Fabricated of stainless steel the small Babel Drum has been carefully tuned to replicate the sweet sound of steel pans. Played with the hands, preferably by striking with the fingertips, the 8-notes produce perfect musical tones. The small Babel Drum is tuned to the C major pentatonic scale C4 – C5. The drum creates beautiful melodies with remarkable long sustain. No previous drumming experience required to produce mesmerizing mellow tones. Available in large and small.

Inspired by the traditional Cuban/Peruvian Cajón drums this stainless steel resonating box is easy to play. They are attractive, very sturdy and can double as a seating solution. Several together form the perfect drum circle.

What looks simple at first glance—a pump, a channel, and a diverter leading to two mixing plates—reveals complexity far greater than its humble appearance suggests. The winder pump feeds the system, and a distributing trough delivers it to one of the two mixing plates below. Tailwater’s genius is that it requires complex interaction and negotiation of the children playing with it. While one person releases water at the pump, others downstream have to decide when, where, and how much of the water is delivered below. An exploration of gravity, engineering, and cooperative teamwork, this water playscape stimulates social interaction and cognitive development in equal measure.

Compact but complex, Ripple combines four elements of water play in a balanced arrangement that can accommodate many children at the same time. A winder pump releases water into a channel that splits into two, with each side controlled by a hand-controlled dam. One branch leads to a water wheel driven by the kinetic force of falling water and the other leads to a splash table. It is possible to maintain eye contact from any point in the system, encouraging collaborative social play and interactive engineering. From toddlers to parents, everyone can find a way to engage in the stimulating, fun, sensory water play this system provides. 

A perfect water play element for smaller spaces, Redmond delivers far more than the sum of its parts. A winder pump is the single source of water, pouring into a distributing table that then deposits water into a long channel and eventually a basin below. Despite the simplicity and minimalism of this system, it offers multiple opportunities for children to interact with and explore the movement of water together. Anyone questioning if these two basins and single channel will be enough to keep kids engaged needs only to recall the hours of fun provided by a single puddle or paddling pool in a backyard. Social and sensory, this elegant bit of water play is an invaluable addition to a playscape.

Ideal for a playscape with an integrated reservoir as the base, Narrows provides a series of distinct play areas rising up from the water below, each mimicking different natural systems. Incorporating a triangular water reservoir with dams, multiple winder pumps, channels, mills, and an Archimedes screw—opportunities abound for group or individual exploration and play. Highly sensory, endlessly engaging, and technically stimulating, children can move from station to station and discover various ways of moving, damming, and conveying water throughout the site. A beach, a creek, a waterfall, and any other natural setting you wish to imagine in one water-filled place. 

Understated but richly engaging, New Orleans offers several levels of interactive water play in a compact system. A single winder pump releases water into a channel that invites you to enjoy the sensory pleasure of running water or to explore the engineering of damming and releasing it to the table below. The Water Swirl Table features triangular dams that you can rotate and manipulate to create various water flow patterns. Unlike a splash pad, this type of water play invites collaborative, experimental play and endless opportunities for discovery. From engineering to fun splashing, these simple play elements provide hours of entertainment and stimulating activity.

Elegant and dynamic, Headwater presents two different streams of water play originating at a single winder pump and mixing basin. Hand-operated weirs and check dams provide ample opportunity for children—playing individually, in pairs, or in a larger group—to work together collaboratively in complex water play. Working out the ways that water can be controlled across the various features requires creativity and logic. This complex play and interaction stimulate cognitive skills development and communication, while the open layout encourages cooperation, eye contact, and negotiation. 

Proof that play need not be complicated to be compelling, this gravity-fed system begins with a winder pump that releases water into a basin where multiple children can play at the same time. This basin is the perfect place to experiment with water, using your hands to block or release the drain while others wait below alongside the trough—whose gentle slope conveys water into a square water table. As children gather to catch, collect, and splash the water, the playscape stimulates both social and emotional skills by encouraging communication. The explorative sensory environment stimulates cognitive development and builds motor skills.

For a minimal design, with maximum play potential, Eddy is a welcome addition to a playground. A central distribution system leads to multiple channels, diversions, and splash tables—making for an engaging, multifaceted water play experience. As water flows along, various opportunities to dam, splash, and interact with it present themselves. The multiple stations allow groups of children to self-organize into teams, exploring the dynamics of water as it moves, stops, falls, and is conveyed from one place to the next. The need for cooperation and coordination tests and reinforces social skills, and the engineering challenges in a sensory environment stimulate cognitive development. 

An engrossing addition to any playground, Current is a compact water play system that offers loads of fun in a minimal footprint. It features a winder pump that releases water into a distributing table below—where an open design provides an opportunity to collaborate, negotiate, and connect as you collect, splash, and play with the water. When it is released to the stainless steel trough, a built-in dam can control the flow as it makes its way to a water mill at the end. Every part of this system is designed to encourage logical thinking and develop cognitive and fine motor skills. The ability to control the movement of water at various points introduces elements of engineering and mimics the behavior of water in nature. 

Turn the 4′ round disc and see the optical illusion. This whimsical decoration will add a touch of playfulness to any environment: library, city hall, school, pathway, waterfront, and of course the playground! Available with post or wall-mounted.