Wooden Ramps & Seesaw set

Wooden Ramps & Seesaw Set

Build. Roll. Adjust. Discover.

How the world works. Experienced through play.

Ramps, tracks, slopes and moving objects are all around us. The Wooden Ramps & Seesaw Set takes these everyday pieces of engineering and makes them small enough for children to build, change and work out for themselves.

Build a ramp. Adjust the height. Change the angle. Send a ball, vehicle or loose part down the track and see what happens. Children can experiment with different setups, watch how movement changes and keep adjusting until they get the result they want.

The set includes different lengths and widths of timber ramps, adjustable stands and unique seesaw ramps, giving children plenty of ways to build and rebuild. The seesaw ramps introduce another way to explore balance, weight and movement. Children can place grain, rice, sand or other sensory materials on one side and watch as the seesaw responds. Move the material from one side to the other and children begin to see how the position and amount of material can affect balance.

While the seesaw ramps are not designed as accurate measuring scales, they provide a simple, physical introduction to the idea of balancing weight. Children can see that adding, removing or moving material changes what happens — building foundational understanding through play.

This is engineering made playable. Children aren't just learning about ramps, balance or movement — they are building the system themselves, changing it and seeing the result.

There is no single way to use it. Build a ball run, a vehicle track, a marble run, a sensory pathway or something completely different. Children decide what they want to make, test whether it works and work out what needs to change.

Why Educators & Families Choose This Resource

• Turns real-world engineering into something children can build and operate themselves
• Lets children see how height, angle and pathways affect movement
• Introduces balance and weight through hands-on sensory play
• Encourages children to test ideas, make changes and try again
• Supports construction, sensory, small-world and imaginative play
• Creates opportunities for children to build and experiment together

Key Features

• 5 × Timber ramps and channels in varied widths and lengths
• 2 × Small triangle stands
• 1 × Large triangle stand
• 5 × Timber dowel plugs for adjusting ramp height and angle
• Precision-crafted grooves securely locate ramps onto the timber stands
• Adjustable configurations for building and rebuilding
• Seesaw ramps for exploring balance, weight and movement
• Suitable for balls, marbles, vehicles, grain, sand, rice, loose parts and sensory materials
• Natural timber construction with a non-toxic finish

Supports Learning In

STEM | Construction Play | Force & Motion | Balance & Weight | Problem Solving | Sensory Play | Cooperative Play

Learning Opportunities

Build & Roll
Children build ramps and pathways, then watch what happens when they send something down them.

Change the Angle
Raise or lower a ramp and discover how the change affects movement.

Watch, Predict & Test
Children predict what will happen, test their ideas and make changes to their setup.

Balance & Weight
Place sensory materials such as grain, rice or sand on the seesaw ramps and watch how the balance changes as materials are added, removed or moved.

See Weight in Action
Children begin to discover that the amount and position of material can affect balance, building a foundation for understanding weight and distribution.

Build It Your Way
Create ball runs, marble runs, vehicle tracks, sensory pathways or whatever children imagine.

Work It Out Together
Children share ideas, build together and solve problems as they work out how to make their system work.

A New Take on a Favourite

The Wooden Ramps & Seesaw Set builds on our original Bamboo Construct & Roll Set, taking an idea we loved and developing it further.

More ways to adjust. More ways to build. More ways to experiment.

We've moved the idea into a sturdier, more versatile timber system that gives children greater freedom to build, change, test and discover how movement works.

Product Details

• What's Included:
  • 5 × Timber ramps and channels
  • 2 × Small triangle stands
  • 1 × Large triangle stand
  • 5 × Timber dowel plugs
• Recommended Age: 3+ years
• Material: Sustainably sourced natural timber with non-toxic finish

Care & Storage

Store in a dry, covered environment when not in use. After outdoor play, wipe down and dry thoroughly. Re-oil periodically to maintain the timber and extend its life.

Safety & Quality Assurance

Built for long-term use in high-use learning environments.

At Explore Nook, child safety is at the heart of everything we do. This resource is independently lab-tested and certified to meet:

• AS/NZS 8124 — Australian/New Zealand Toy Safety Standards
• EN71 — European Toy Safety Standards
• ASTM — United States Toy Safety Standards

Made with child-safe finishes and sustainably sourced materials, each piece is designed for active, hands-on play.

More Ways to Build & Experiment

Add balls, vehicles, blocks, loose parts or sensory materials and let children decide what they want to send down the ramps.

Use grain, rice or sand with the seesaw ramps to explore balance and weight, then combine the ramps with other Explore Nook resources to create larger movement systems.