Turning famous fairy tales into outdoor play structures, digital edutainment & fun.
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The KOMPAN Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale concept is a revolution in play, truly designed for the 21^st century.
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Provides children strong educational content, and encourages good social behaviour.
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Play Smart

For the first time ever KOMPAN has built the fascinating themes of fairy tales into outdoor play designs, and combined age-appropriate physical challenges with a full digital package of fairy tales and virtual games supporting learning, edutainment and fun.

The result is a new patent pending product line setting completely new standards for what a playground can offer.

Three Key Elements for SMART PLAYGROUND^TM

Themed Play structure

The colourful themed playground structures have two fairy tales in one product, offering age-appropriate physical challenges for both the younger (1-4) and older (2-8) children. The structures facilitate free, guided and instructed play.

The Fairy Tales

The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Ducking and The Tinderbox are loved by children and adults all over the world. Fairy tales are designed for the child's world and spark role-play and imagination. They contain universal truths and provide moral insights.

Digital Content

By using Apps, downloaded for free to your tablet or smartphone, a link between the physical and virtual world is created. The Apps offer you, on the spot, the popular fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, to read, or have read out loud in 16 different languages.

More than just for fun.

When designed to really promote child development, playgrounds can significantly improve children's health, learning and social interaction. In fact we see play as nothing short of fundamental to a better life.

Themed Play Structure

Facillitate free, guided and instructed play
Social inclusion (digital layer gives additional ground level activities)
Durable material (steel/plastic), 100% non-wood products (vandalism resistant, wear & tear resistant)
Low installation and maintenance cost

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Multiple level play equipment which stretches motor skills. Also available with ADA-staircase

Multiple materials with different tactile qualities

Desks and dens are conducive to creativity

Manipulative elements for cognitive learning and creativity

Themed play to stimulate imagination and creativity

Strong Educational Content

Curriculum relevant learning facilitated by play equipment and Apps.

The Fairy Tales

Unite children and adults through a common reference frame - facilitating child/adult interaction.
Strong appeal to children. Designed for the “child's world” (in eye height with children).
Fairy tales sparks the role play and imagination (kick starts play and interaction for children).
Huge storytelling appeal - Sparks active use of language (keeps the play going on and on).
Add educational content to play.

Digital Content

We have used children's interest in technology to encourage them to fall in love with outdoor play once more. The games are edutainment, charmingly fun and help spark children's imagination in the playground.
- Bring your smartphone or tablet to the playground.
- Scan the QR code on the playground structure with your smartphone.
- You will be taken to your App store to download KOMPAN App.
- With 'Play Gate' you can watch how the characters come alive on your device.
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Digital Content

Play Gate Virtual Universe
Adults and children can scan the fairy tale book located on the equipment with their smartphone or tablet and watch as a whole secret universe unravels in front of their eyes. Sparking the imaginations of children and opening the door for themed play.

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Digital Content

Play Gate Portal
The SMART PLAYGROUND^TM brings children and adults together through their love of fairy tales and technology. With augmented reality, children can watch in amazement as their favourite fairy tale character 'magically' appears on the playground. Adults can encourage children to interact with the character and promote role play in the playground.

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Digital Games

Read along

The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and The Tinderbox are available to read or have read out loud in 16 languages. Adults can read along with children and initiate discussion about the moral lessions in the tales.
Digital Games

Play along

HCA Play Along Toddler Game - Age 1-4. Toddlers tap the screen in time to music.
Digital Games

Tale run

HCA Tale Running Game - Age 4+. Based on the popular running game mechanism popular on the app market, fairy tale characters sprint and avoid obstacles.
Digital Games

Pic-2-Word

Pic-2-Word Language Game - Age: 3-8+. Children match words to pictures or vice-versa.

Select an app:

Digital Games

You can download the thrilling app via the QR code book dotted around the playground facade. You can also download them from free on the App or Store.

The app offers:

Augmented reality
Fairy tale read-along
Learning supported games

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Multi-dimensional Playground

Education

Parents and teachers can also facilitate and guide play. They can encourage them to re-enact, role play and carry out learning activities.
The downloadable 'SMART PLAYGROUND^TM Teachers Guide' includes a range of interactive games that further improve children's learning including reading, speaking, listening and writing.

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