The GYMBOX™

We purchased this for our 7 year old son who has CP. After a very lengthy wait due to the large size Gymbox being on back order it arrived yesterday. It was 100% worth the wait and worth every penny. It is an expensive product but it is very high quality and I know we will get several years of use despite him being at the older recommended age already. He has spent the last several hours designing obstacle courses (and working on his gross motor planning). As a mom, I can't put a price on seeing him finally be able to independently and safely explore, climb, crawl and just have fun while getting great exercise. I can't wait to incorporate this into our daily PT routine as well. 200 balls in the ball pit works perfectly with this large size Gymbox.
This product is AWESOME.

The GYMBOX is based on the principles and basics of child development, which are the development milestones from birth, with the added value of enjoyment and creativity in a multi sensory environment. GYMBOX enables the baby and the toddler to use a variety of motor skills, which are essential to their proper development: The more the baby tries, the better his skills will develop and s/he will be able to progress and develop movements which are more and more complex and synchronized. On top of developing and improving gross motor movements, the GYMBOX advances the achievement of a variety of skills that are important for proper development: Stimulating visual and spatial perception; Fine motor skills; Hand-eye coordination; Body image and cognition. The GYMBOX also provides an opportunity for social games and develops the sense of capability and self confidence. The different areas of development are linked to one another. Motor development begins with developing control of the gross muscles: the neck, shoulders, legs and hands .Then shifts to the control of the fine muscles, like the muscles of the fingers. There is a connection between intellectual activity, emotional activity and the body motor skills. Movements, especially among young children are used to express feelings. For instance: a happy or excited child will often run or jump to express those feelings. Movement and experimentation with the different senses provide the development of cognition, perception and language skills as well. For example: through jumping and walking, the child develops his gross motor skills as well as learns concepts like: distance and size and develops his sense of continuity by use and illustration of concepts such as: before and after. By looking at things he grasps concepts of big and small, near and far and so on. The GYMBOX provides the development of the social game, together with a parent or with another child. The first such game is the well known full of fun "peek-a-boo" game. The product's components provide a variety of ways to play this game again and again in many various, creative ways. In a later stage the toddler can learn his first social rules like: Wait his turn on the line to the slide or the stairs. The more experience the toddler gains the better are his skills. His sense of capability increases and his confidence in his abilities grows.