Pumphouse Cascading Timber Waterways

Inspire curiosity, exploration, and hands-on discovery with the Pumphouse Cascading Timber Waterways — a robust, Australian Made outdoor water play system designed for sensory-rich learning. Perfect for early learning centres and outdoor play spaces, this impressive timber setup invites children to explore the endless ways water moves, flows, and interacts with its environment.

Featuring a heavy-duty water pump housed within a sturdy pumphouse, the system circulates water from a large tub back through a series of cascading timber sluice boxes. Each box includes a removable gate, allowing children to control water flow, experiment with cause and effect, and collaborate during play. The generous overall length encourages multiple children to play at once, supporting shared discovery and social interaction.

Crafted from treated, solid cypress pine and manufactured in Australia, the Pumphouse Cascading Timber Waterways is built to withstand outdoor conditions while bringing a natural, tactile element to your learning environment. Like all-natural timber outdoor equipment, ongoing care and maintenance are essential to ensure surfaces remain safe and suitable for children’s use.

Why Educators Love It:

• Australian Made quality for durability and peace of mind

• Encourages sensory exploration and early STEM learning through water play

• Promotes problem solving, collaboration, and cause-and-effect understanding

• Removable sluice gates allow children to control and experiment with water flow

• Supports group play with a long, shared play surface

How to Use It:

• Set up as an outdoor water play station for sensory exploration

• Encourage children to experiment with water flow using the removable gates

• Use for STEM learning, investigation, and collaborative problem solving

• Reconfigure sluice boxes in straight lines or right-angle layouts

• Ideal for supervised outdoor learning and group activities

Care & Maintenance:

• A 6-monthly care and maintenance program is recommended for all natural outdoor timber furniture and play equipment

• Regular inspections should be carried out to ensure timber surfaces remain safe for children

• Use sandpaper or a sanding block to remove any sharp edges, cracks, or splinters

• Once surfaces are clean and dry, apply a liberal coating of natural timber oil using a sponge or cloth

• A consistent maintenance program helps reduce cracking and splintering over time

• Natural movement and weathering of timber is expected; cracks and splinters are not warrantable

Details:

• Pumphouse Cascading Timber Waterways outdoor water play system

• Australian Made product

• Manufactured from treated, solid cypress pine

• Heavy-duty water pump housed in the pumphouse

• Hose included to circulate water from tub back to pump

• Removable sluice (loch) gates in each box

• Designed for outdoor use

• Overall length: approx. 3.9m

• Sluice box width: 26cm

• Pumphouse height: 90cm

• Install on cleared, level ground

• Manufactured to order – allow 6–8 week lead time

• Adult supervision required