Manege for children with their own hands

The time comes and the child peacefully lying in the crib learns to crawl, get up. Parents begin to follow and stop leaving him alone. The pope can give the kid the safety of movement and construct the arena with his own hands. As practice shows, this is a simple process that does not require special knowledge. Follow the instructions and pre-prepare the material and tool.

Children's arenas. Typical constructions of

There are many varieties of children's arenas. By configuration, they are separated:

1. Square.
2. Rectangular.
3. Hexagonal.

On the fencing perimeter:

1. Wooden fence. Preferred option. The material is eco-friendly, durable, durable. Disadvantages: when falling and striking a wooden grill, there may be injuries.
2. Grid. Light, soft, smoothes blows, softens falls. Disadvantages: the baby can get tangled fingers in the cells.

For the intended use:

1. Game. Used to develop a baby's motor skills, as a temporary device for several hours. The industry produces these products with a variety of forms, from modern and classical materials. The bottom of the arena is covered with a rubberized cloth, a plaschke. The average price is from 67 $.
2. A cot-playpen. There are two types: wooden and mesh. Wooden make stationary or folding, with a swinging front wall, with the possibility of adjusting the height of the rim. The manege is selected taking into account the growing up of the child. In such a sleeping manezhik the child will sleep until 3-4 years. The advantage of this type is the high stability of the structure. Disadvantage: the material is poorly treated with hygiene. The average cost of $ 100.
3. Screen. It is located depending on the area of ​​the apartment and the preferences of the parents. The main functionality - temporary fencing. It is convenient to create a safe movement of the baby around the apartment. Masks and protects the child from penetration into dangerous places: stairs, fireplaces, office equipment. The average price is from 40 $.
4. Inflatable. Has a seasonal purpose. It is made of food plastic or rubber. Brightly colored, has fanciful shapes. Convenient for trips with the child to nature, the sea, the country. The average cost is $ 20.

For small apartments, a rational arena is a classic cot, surrounded by round wooden rods. Rigid construction reliably keeps the beginner to get up the baby, allows you to take the first steps around the perimeter.

How to create a collapsible, hexagonal shape for yourself

The size of the arena is chosen independently, the dimensions depend on the possibilities of the total area of ​​the apartment. Recommended height 75 - 100 mm. The height is played by the protection against the child falling out of the crib. Growing up, he learns to throw a leg, overweight. A high fence will not give him such an opportunity.

The following materials are required for the frame construction:

1. Bars made of hardwood: birch, alder, aspen, maple. These rocks are characterized by medium hardness, are easily processed and cut off. They have a beautiful natural color, a calm, non-irritating look. The recommended size is 15x50x1000 mm. In the amount of 12 units. Before buying a tree is checked for quality: good drying, lack of roughness and defective spots, no bluish coating. Do not dry the uneven bars in the process of operation will lead and warp. The blue on the wood means its dampness in dampness.
2. For the grid, round bars with a diameter of 10 mm. The number of 36 units. The wood species is selected similarly to the previous point.
3. Bolts and nuts with a diameter of 5 mm. Select the connecting elements with a smooth metal surface. Speakers above the bar head should not scratch the child's handles. The material of the bolts is selected taking into account the ecological compatibility and safety for the child's health.
4. Self-tapping screws.
5. Sandpaper for wood: №0 and standard.
6. Thick construction PVA-glue.
7. Varnish or paint without organic solvents, water-based. For example, AZ 2130/00.In the tank, this varnish is white, looks like a thick milk jelly. When drying, it becomes transparent, creating a surface protection from mechanical damage and not masking the natural pattern of wood.

For work it is necessary to prepare a set of tools:

1. Hacksaw on wood with a removable cloth.
2. Fret saw: manual, electric.
3. Electric drill and set of drills with a diameter of 5 mm and 10 mm.
4. Brush for applying varnish.

Manege is assembled from separate sections, bolted together with racks. Convenient and mobile design allows you to fold the crib for transportation, cleaned for cleaning or repair time.

How to assemble an arena with folding sections

Begin assembling from the side walls. In our case there are 6 of them.

1. The ends of the bars for the crossbeams are trimmed, the same length is achieved. Extra centimeters cut down.
2. Sandpaper No. 1 is taken and used for sanding bars.
3. The hand is checked for smoothness on all sides.
4. Sandpaper No. 0 is taken. Each bar is peeled to perfect smoothness.
5. The same operations are performed with bars for gratings.

Assembling sections:

• Select the bar for the lower crossbar of the fixing racks. Mark the places of installation of the rack and cylindrical bars of the grid.
• On the upper crossbars make markup taking into account the coincidence of details along the vertical.
• Drill through holes for connecting bolts on both crossbars.
• Drill the socket under the bars of the grilles. The depth of the hole is up to the middle of the bar. The distance of the rods is selected up to 100 mm. Precaution: the baby can push his head through wide openings and injure himself. The ideal gap parameter, tested not by one generation of parents and children, is 70 mm. Nor is it too frequent for the lattice. The baby will push the handle or the leg and can not pull it back.

Tip: The required depth of the socket is as follows: to the drill, the bit is attached to the drill parallel to the drill by 7 mm shorter.7 mm is the size of half the thickness of the crossbar. The drill, after passing a depth of 7 mm, rests against the bar in the bar.

• The walls of the grooves on the lower crossbar are greased with PVA glue.
• The ends of the bars are inserted into the lower sockets. They are fixed until the glue sets.
• The grooves of the upper bar are greased. Connect to the ends of the beams.
• The assembled six sections are exposed to drying in a warm, ventilated place.
• Assembling the fixing racks is an important work process: the racks carry the function of keeping the structure in a vertical position and in a horizontal position when folding. To strengthen, strengthen the rack under increased load, the glued beads are strengthened by screws.

Gathered construction:

1. Through holes for large bars are combined with through holes for small bars. Bolt connection.
2. Water-based varnish covers all wooden parts. The kid wants to taste the upper details of the arena, so the selection is selected taking into account hygiene, water resistance and health safety.

The proposed instruction makes a large arena. It can accommodate 2-3 children at the same time.

Tip: Do not give a large playpen to a large playpen. An inventive child will lay the toy on the bottom, stand on it and risk falling out.

How to make a classical

arena 1. The optimal maximum size of the crib is selected taking into account the dimensions of the room. The area of ​​the arena is important for the development of motor reflexes and skills in the child. It is better to move the furniture and release the extra part of the room for the crib, than to save and build an uncomfortable narrow or short bed.
2. Prepare materials:

• blocks from hardwoods: birch, maple, alder. Diameter 30 mm;
• bars for gratings with a diameter of 5-10 mm;
• electric drill;
• hacksaw for wood;
• building measuring tape;
• water based primer;
• sandpaper №0 and №1;
• varnish, water-based paint;
• double-action pendulum with wide shelf;
• latch.

3. Of the main dimensions, pay particular attention to the choice of the height of the grille. A child is made of 100 - 70 cm. The distance between the grilles is chosen to be the optimal for safety: 70 mm.

Tip: if possible, make a riding hall of heavy materials, combine metal with wood, for example, for a lower bar, a metal square or round tube, metal rods, is suitable. A heavy manezhik will not turn over, if the grown-up kid piles all the weight on one edge.

4. Measure the selected size on each bar, cut off the excess part. Prepare 8 pieces: 4 pieces along the length of the arena and 4 pieces along the width of the arena. From the same beam, make vertical posts in each corner.

5. On the bottom and top horizontal slats, do not drill through the holes under the bars of the grate, with a depth of up to half the thickness of the bar. The coincidence of the holes on both surfaces is maintained.

6. Grinds the surface of the rails for the fence. An ideal smoothness is achieved.

7. Cover all surfaces with a primer. Are dried.

8. The bars of the grid are inserted into the recesses. First set to the bottom bar, then to the top.

9. Side racks are fastened together by bolts and corners on bolts. At any time, the structure can be disassembled for transportation.

10. Pendulum hinges connect adjacent walls in pairs.

11. Install the latch on the other side. A hairpin or safety hook.

How to make a wheelchair without lattice

For small apartments, the ideal boxyard for a child will be a mesh box cot. It is mobile, has a compact design, a safe fence. Amortizes and softens the fall of the baby.

Materials and tools for the arena:

1. Synthetic mesh.
2. Plexiglass tube.
3. Hacksaw for metal / electric jigsaw.
4. Tailoring Scissors.
5. Roulette.
6. Mel.
7. Sewing machine.
8. Colored thread number 10.

Dimensions of the arena with a grid are chosen based on the possibilities of the area of ​​the apartment. Choosing the sizes, you buy in the store a synthetic mesh. Requirements for the mesh material:

1. Color: light, calm. Recommended by child psychologists shade - cream, light beige, gently-blurred pink, light-celestial. Baby for a long time will look at this mesh, strain the lens or experience pain in the eyes, if you choose an acid-bright range.
2. Selects a mesh with an average cell size. In a large - the child will get confused, try to push the handle-leg behind the toy and wrap the material tight on the skin. Small - will make the baby nervous and feel a sense of loneliness, will make it difficult to visual review. The recommended size of the cells is from 20 mm to 35 mm.
3. Synthetic filament yarn is selected in medium thickness. The thread is not twisted, solid, without liner or metal inserts. A very thin thread will cut the delicate skin.

Assembling the structure:

1. From the plexiglass tube, the hanging segments of the arena are cut to the chosen dimensions.
2. For a square arena, a mesh pattern is made for one side. On all four sides left a large supply for the kulisok. In the kulisks tubes will be drawn.
3. Pattern is placed on a mesh fabric, circled with chalk. Cut out the first side.
4. Kulisks are wrapped on four sides, stitched with a sturdy small stitch. Threads for sewing are taken under the color of the material.
5. Insert tubes into the ready-made kulisks. One at the top and bottom. Then pass the tubes into the sidewalls. Correct the tension of the material, sewn or unfold, setting a tight position. This was the first wall of the arena.
6. Perform the operations described above to make the remaining three walls.
7. In the mesh fabric, to fix the tubes make holes in the diameter of the plexiglass.
8. The walls are assembled among themselves.
9. For durability and safety, joints turn into soft material. For example, a removable cover is sewn.

Manege from the grid will serve as a bedroom for the kid and a place to play.