AnonyMouse_39602 Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 Hi All, back in the summer we ordered 2 walkodile duo's for preschool with our tesco vouchers, only received them recently and today was the virgin outing using them. We took out 5 children ( our older ones -wed pm) and have to say they worked really well - gave children more independence and responsibility and enabled children to be paired and encourage lots of chat between them. There was a moment when one of girls was flagging slightly and her partner had to be asked to slow down but otherwise a great resource- does anyone else use them ?? and what are your experiences please
AnonyMouse_33900 Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 We have had a "walking rope" for over 8 years that my husband made for us. He poached the idea when he saw it being used on a holiday in Menorca. He simply used a lightweight rope and tied a half hitch every 1.5 feet (approx.) We are registered for 25 children so he tied 13 knots. The children walk either side of the rope and hold one in front and one behind the knot. It has been very successful for us and we can walk 25 children at a time with minimum fuss. Everybody loves seeing us when we are out and about the village and one local artist even painted a picture of us all entitled "The Playgroup Rope Gang" 1
AnonyMouse_5970 Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 I would like to get one, but can I just ask...what happens if one child trips or falls? Does he take others down with him? Have you had accidents like this? I think they look brilliant so that's my only worry.
AnonyMouse_33900 Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 We have never had accidents like this no. Obviously children do trip and fall but on the whole there are enough adults around to make sure that everybody stops walking until the child has been picked up and sorted out. We would not be without ours.
AnonyMouse_12805 Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 We have them- got two actually. We bought them from a grant a couple of years ago before we had an outdoor area. Although they are good now we have an outdoor area we dont use them very much. My main gripe with them is we find at this time of year trying to get the harness on over thick winter coats can be such a pain but they are good very good- not sure if I would have bought two if we had to pay for them
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