Overhead Bars 1.8m

The Overhead Bars are a versatile and essential attachment for any preschool outdoor play area. Designed for toddlers and preschoolers, they enable a variety of activities such as swinging, hanging upside down, and climbing, promoting strength, coordination, and essential sensory development.

Why centres choose it

• Flexible Height Transitions: Utilises the QuickClip system for easy height changes between 28cm <–> 58cm EverPlay Boxes, or 58 <–> 88cm EverPlay Boxes or between 28cm, 58cm, 88cm boxes and the ground. Not to be used with 118cm high EverPlay Boxes, per playground standards max height limits.
• Lightweight and Easy to Adjust: A single teacher can easily move and reattach the bars, making it simple to reconfigure play setups.
• Promotes School-Readiness Skills: Builds upper body strength and gross motor skills, forming the foundation for fine motor skills like handwriting.
• Sensory Development: Activities like swinging and turning develop kinaesthetic awareness, proprioception, and vestibular senses, crucial for spatial awareness, balance, and coordination.
• Lightweight Construction: Made from powder-coated aluminium, the overhead bars are very light and easy for one teacher to move around/change.

Size

• 1.8m length x 0.6m wide
• Overhead bars extend 0.6m above an EverPlay box if connected.
  • i.e. an overhead bar connected to a 58cm EverPlay box, means the rungs are 1.18m from the ground.

Colours

• Black powdercoated frame as standard. Custom colours available on request. Fern, Sand, or Mist endurapanel step.

Compliance, setup and care

This set is part of Play’n’Learn’s CCEP-certified Outdoor Moveable Play Range for compliance with NZS 5828:2015, AS 4685:2021 and EN 1176:2017 when set up, used, inspected and maintained in line with Play’n’Learn guidance.

When configured at 600mm or below, a 1.5m clear fall zone is not required, but the play area must still be clear of hazards. If this set is combined with higher EverPlay pieces, use suitable impact-absorbing surfacing and a 1.5m clear fall zone from the 600mm point.

View the EverPlay Compliance, Cleaning and Setup Guide.

Warranty

EverPlay 2.0 is backed by a 10-year structural warranty. It is made to order in New Zealand and designed to stay outside year-round in ECE and school environments.