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5 Calming Activities To Help Children to Relax

5 Calming Activities To Help Children to Relax 1 June 2017

By Monisha Iswaran Hyperactive children can definitely take a toll on your patience, as it is difficult to think of ways to continuously amuse them. All children at some point or another get into a crazy mood where them seem to be incapable of sitting still.

DIY Hammock Chair - Make Your Own

DIY Hammock Chair - Make Your Own 16 June 2016

Looking for a fun craft project to make something for the kids? This DIY hammock chair is quick and simple to make, and it's cheap too!

DIY Skateboard Swing - Make Your Own

DIY Skateboard Swing - Make Your Own 18 July 2019

Making a skateboard swing can be a surprisingly easy and cheap DIY project. It can also be a safer alternative to actual skateboarding or surfing for small kids.

Fun Backyard Activities for the Kids

Fun Backyard Activities for the Kids 25 April 2017

In this article, we'll be focusing on ways to improve the backyard to make it more fun for the kids. Hopefully you find the ideas to be quite unique, to help to get your creative juices flowing, so you can make a truly interesting backyard.

How to Hang a Sensory Swing: Ceiling, Beam, Tree or Stand

How to Hang a Sensory Swing: Ceiling, Beam, Tree or Stand 5 September 2026

A sensory swing needs one thing before anything else: a hanging point that holds the weight and gives the swing room to move. This guide covers the four ways our customers hang them, a ceiling anchor plate, a beam, a tree limb with tree straps, and a stand, with the capacities, heights and clearances from the product manuals.

Nest Swing vs Sensory Swing: What is the Difference

Nest Swing vs Sensory Swing: What is the Difference 15 September 2026

Both are swings, both are sold for calming and both hang from the same hardware, so what is the difference? The short answer: a nest swing is an open, round seat on a rigid frame, a bit like a bird's nest, that one or more people can share and that swings properly, and a sensory swing in the narrower sense (a wrap, a pod or a Cacoon) closes around whoever is inside and is for sitting, lying and gentle movement rather than swinging.