Solvej Child swing springs from Swedish design tradition to create a design classic. Made to be functional, and beautiful and to create joy in your life.

The Solvej Child swing is a beautifully crafted product born from the Swedish tradition of creating a functional design classic. It is a great swing for kids to learn to swing on as a tummy swing and then keep all the way through to adulthood. Comfortable and safe as the canvas hugs your body. For use indoors or out, in all weather. Easily adjustable height, easy to move and packs flat.

Give the gift of swinging, proven to have calming effects on both child and parent and is even known to improve sleep in young children.

Each swing is made in a small town in New Zealand from ethically sourced, high-quality materials, built to last a lifetime. The natural wood frame is complemented by an outdoor canvas in a taupe colour – perfect to match a home with a neutral colour scheme.

Functional and beautiful, made to create joy in your life and then be passed down to friends

and generations to do the same.

Key Features

• Suitable from 3 years, max weight 80kgs

• For indoor and outdoor use

• Comes with spring-loaded cable clips so as easy to move between locations

• Easy to clean with either  a damp cloth or scrubbing brush

• Made from sustainably sourced, high-quality materials; preservative-free timber, outdoor furniture canvas, yachting braid and stainless steel

• Family-run business established in 1992

• Made in New Zealand

The Benefits of Swinging

Benefits for Kids

• Swinging has great developmental benefits for children including developing gross motor skills, balance, special awareness and eyesight.

• Studies have shown that children who swing regularly sleep better as the swinging motion helps balance neurological activity in the brain.

• This calming effect can also be particularly beneficial to those on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing issues.

Benefits for Parents

• Helps keep kids calm or happy while giving mum and dad safe, hands-free time. For this reason, one of the most popular places to hang the swing is in the kitchen!

• Very helpful in calming fussy or tired babies.

• Kids love it! And what’s better than happy memories with your children?

 Where to hang your swing

A beautiful addition to the home, the Solvej swing will provide hours of entertainment and can be easily unclipped and moved to different locations around the house and garden.  A playroom is the obvious choice to locate your swing, but certainly not the only place! Provided you have the room to allow, the baby swing can be a useful addition to the kitchen to allow parents some much-needed hands-free time while the baby happily swings and babbles away. The swing comes with one set of screw eyes which will need to be attached to a strong structural point in the ceiling such as timber or door frame, or a pergola.

Hanging Height

Must be hung from a minimum height of 2m. This swing can be hung from a height of up to 3.3 metres  (note this is the hanging height not the length of the ropes).  

The story behind Solvej Swings

After years of travelling together, Swedish cabinet maker Thomas and seamstress Jenny settled in Jenny’s rural hometown of New Zealand to have their first baby. Inspired by the memories of his own childhood, Thomas made a swing for their daughter in true Sandemanian design style – one of functionality and simplistic beauty. With both Thomas and Jenny sharing a passion for environmental and social responsibility, along with a keen eye for design, Jenny’s lifelong dream of creating industry and employment in her rural hometown in New Zealand could now be realised with the production of the Solvej (named after their daughter) baby and toddler swing. Over 20 years later the Solvej swing is still being made in the wood and sewing workshops in a local heritage building they are in the process of restoring.