What is Ball Pit for Trampoline Park

Created on 09.04

The ball pit in the trampoline park,also known as "ocean ball pit","million ball pit" ,is the most basic and important part of the indoor playground. It is a multi-dimensional role area, which includes protection buffer, sense experience and game playing. In this article, we will give you a systematical analysis about its definition, composition, material, function, game and risk.

I.Definition, Composition and Main Materials.

A ball pit is a kind of indoor play area surrounded by soft enclosure and filled with huge amount of plastic hollow balls. Its composition includes two parts: soft play enclosure and "ocean balls". The soft play enclosure is used as the protection barrier. Usually a wooden frame is used inside, which is surrounded by cushion materials such as EPE pearl cotton or HD foam outside. Finally, it is wrapped by soft and durable PU leather or 4.5mm PVC material outside. Its design aims to reduce the collision injury risk brought by visitors.

The main part of the contents inside the pit is "ocean balls". Its mainstream products on the market use eco-friendly PE (Polyethylene) or LDPE in general. It is non-toxic, odorless and skin-friendly. The product made of this material has smooth surface without burrs and will not hurt children when they play. In terms of specification, the most common diameter of ball pit ball is 5.5cm, 7cm or 8cm. This size is designed to avoid babies or toddlers swallowing it accidentally. Furthermore, qualified "ocean balls" should have very strong pressure resistance and resilience. It can withstand tens kilograms of pressure from visitors. In terms of appearance, it often appears in colorful or macaroon series to create a very lively atmosphere.

II、Main Functions and Extended Games.

The main function of the ball pool is to absorb the impact force and protect the visitors from injury. So the buffering area below the slide, climbing wall, high-dive, trampoline area is usually a ball pit. When visitors slide or jump from a high place, the large number of balls can effectively reduce the impact and minimize the risk of injury.

In addition to its basic buffering function, the ball pit is also a very attractive play space by itself. Visitors can roll, jump and run freely to play in the sea of balls and enjoy the feeling of being surrounded by millions of balls.

It is very common to see interactive projectors in ball pits. Projecting game screens on the wall or floor, visitors can use the ocean balls as "cannonballs" to play the game. This kind of interactive game combines the traditional play with electronic electrical appliances.A large ball pit is also a good place to organize team games such as treasure hunt and dodgeball.

III. Safety and Health Risks.

Although the ball pit appears to be very safe and soft, there are actually huge and overlooked safety risks inside it. If a visitor lands in a bad posture, such as diving headfirst into the ball pit, the ability to cushion the impact offered by the ball pit is greatly diminished. This can easily result in compressive injuries to the cervical spine and in a bad case even lead to lifelong paralysis.

Second, the bottom of the ball pit can also become a blind spot for dangers. Hard objects and sharp edges such as keys, mobile phones and hairpins may fall off from visitors and end up in the ball pit, potentially presenting a physical threat to other visitors who play in the ball pit.

Of course, facility aging cannot be ignored. Damage such as soft padding on the enclosure worn out or the safety net falling off can result in scraping accidents and entrapment accidents.

How laborious it is to clean and disinfect the balls! Because there are so many balls, it takes a lot of time and effort. If there is no strict and regular cleaning protocol in place, after contact with so many visitors, the ball pit can very likely become a place that breeds bacteria and viruses and threatens people’s health, especially children’s with low immunity.

The maintenance protocol should include emptying the ball pit regularly and using professional ball-washing machines to clean and disinfect the balls, cleaning and disinfecting the floor of the ball pit, and finally making sure that all the parts are fully dry before reopening to create a clean and safe environment.

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