A selection of Hippo's interactive play panels and Squirtums are allowing children to splat, squirt and spray together at Concordia Leisure Centre in Cramlington, Northumberland.

The splash toys are an extension to the centre's water factory located in the pool's beach area, which already included an interactive waterball, interactive masts, water wheels, shark showers, small and large tipping buckets and water channels.

The panels and Squirtums are a great way of utilising space on the pool side and are also ideal for building water confidence in toddlers and children with SEN who prefer to play on there.

Squirtums will encourage tactile play and water exploration whilst the play panels will promote learning through sequencing, patterns and recognition skills.

The installation at Cramlington was carried out by the pool operator without needing to close the pool or disrupt the pool activity programme. Both the Squirtums and the panels are easy to maintain.

Elsewhere, Blackburn Leisure Centre in Brough is due to have a splash zone created in time for the summer holidays. This will feature Squirtum hand pumps, interactive play panels, a short mast and water channels.