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Pikler triangles, climbing frames and cubes in wood for children from about one year: for climbing, crawling and sliding.
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The makers recommend Ette Tete from 12 months and Elis from one year, always with an adult nearby. What matters more than the date is movement: your child should pull up or crawl on their own and head for the triangle by choice.
In Emmi Pikler's approach a child is not lifted onto equipment they cannot reach alone. They climb as high as they dare and come down the way they went up, so a low slope is a start, not a step back.
A triangle without a ramp, such as MOPITRI with 4 segments, is the simplest form and, according to the maker, can be set up in more than 10 shapes. With a ramp, as on SIPITRI or MOPITRI with slide, you get a sliding side and a climbing side. FIPITRI has 5 segments and counts as a climbing frame.
The CUBITRI cube (58.4 cm edge, model R with a rope side) is more of a den and climbing surface than a triangle, and ramps are an add-on. The Elis 6in1 rocker with board and chair suits families who want balance, sliding and a small table in one piece.
Ette Tete triangles and frames are 82.5 cm wide and 60 cm high in the highest position, with 3 cm rods set 12 cm apart; the ramp is 117 × 40 cm. They are birch plywood with birch rods and a water-based UV varnish. Elis VARIO part A measures about 185 × 66 cm opened out and is made of plywood, birch and beech.
Ette Tete states CE under the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC and EN 71-1, -2, -3, -8 and -9; Elis states CE and EN 71-1, 2, 3. These apply per brand, not to every product. Both makers allow home use only and ask for a level floor, never concrete or asphalt, and no jumping or standing.
Ette Tete recommends its triangles, frames and cube from 12 months and Elis from one year, always with supervision. As a rule of thumb, your child can pull up on their own or crawl confidently. Do not lift them onto it: let them climb up alone and come down the same way.
Both makers state the CE mark and testing to EN 71 for these pieces. A triangle stays steady only under the conditions they set: a level floor, 2 m of free space, tightened screw handles and constant supervision. Check rods and plywood for damage before each use, and never set a triangle on concrete or asphalt.
The triangle alone is for climbing and crawling. A ramp or double-sided board adds a sliding side while the other side stays for climbing up. SIPITRI and the slide versions of MOPITRI and FIPITRI include the ramp; MOPITRI without a ramp needs one added separately.
Assembled Ette Tete pieces are 82.5 cm wide and up to 60 cm high, plus 2 m of free space around them. According to the maker, MOPITRI and SIPITRI split into parts once the handles are loosened and fit under a bed or behind a wardrobe.