A playground spinner or rocker is configured so that two children may share the spinning or rocking motion while in a face-to-face relationship, thereby promoting social play and attunement. The playground spinner or rocker includes a base that defines a first seating compartment and a second seating compartment, with each seating compartment being configured to hold a single child. The base also includes a dividing wall that extends between and separates the first seating compartment and the second seating compartment. The dividing wall serves as a barrier that helps provide each child with a defined sense of personal space, thereby facilitating play by children having autism spectrum disorder.

A playground spinner or rocker is configured so that two children may share the spinning or rocking motion while in a face-to-face relationship, thereby promoting social play and attunement. The playground spinner or rocker includes a base that defines a first seating compartment and a second seating compartment, with each seating compartment being configured to hold a single child. The base also includes a dividing wall that extends between and separates the first seating compartment and the second seating compartment. The dividing wall serves as a barrier that helps provide each child with a defined sense of personal space, thereby facilitating play by children having autism spectrum disorder.

Playground spinning devices that provide children with a unique play experience that includes a combination of (a) rotation of a base relative to a support structure about a first axis of rotation and (b) rotation of a bowl relative to the base about a second axis of rotation. While the rotation of the base about the first axis of rotation is shared by all users of the spinning device, each user also experiences an individual second rotation of the bowl in which he or she sits.

Playground spinning devices that provide children with a unique play experience that includes a combination of (a) rotation of a base relative to a support structure about a first axis of rotation and (b) rotation of a bowl relative to the base about a second axis of rotation. While the rotation of the base about the first axis of rotation is shared by all users of the spinning device, each user also experiences an individual second rotation of the bowl in which he or she sits.