DIY Sensory Swing

This is the sensory swing my husband made.  Ours is in the garage.

- AK

Things you need:

• Board (We found ours in the scrap pile at Home Depot for $1.  Its is 2.5'x21" - but you can use any size)
• Rope (also bought from Home Depot)
• Zip ties
• bath mat  (I got the cheapest I could find to fit the board at Walmart)
• staple gun

 Here is a full view of the swing.  The first thing we did was drill the holes in each corner of the board and then we cut out the circle board and drilled the holes in it (this piece keeps the ropes from caving in on the child).

 This is the attachment.  We secured a piece of wood to the garage ceiling and then secured the swing attachment.  We ran two ropes through a ring and bundled it with a zip tie to keep it from slipping.
Click HERE for swing attachment.

 A closer look

 This is the circular piece.  There are zip ties under each hole to keep it from sliding down.

 I used a staple gun to wrap the board with a bath mat, cut slits in the mat, and ran the ropes through.

 Bottom view - the ropes are knotted under the board.

- AK

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