A swing is a hanging seat in a playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing. The seat of a swing can be attached to a chain or a rope. Once a swing is in motion it continues to oscillate like a pendulum until drag brings it to a halt.

On playgrounds, several swings are often suspended from the same metal or wooden frame, known as a swingset, allowing more than one child to play at a time. Such swings come in a variety of sizes and shapes. For infants and toddlers, swings with leg holes support the child in an upright position while a parent or sibling pushes the child to get a swinging motion. For older children, swings are sometimes made of a flexible canvas seat, of rubberized ventilated tire tread, of plastic, or of wood. A common backyard sight is of a wooden plank suspended on both sides by ropes from a tree branch. Older children can go much higher, sometimes over 15 feet (5m) above the ground, by "pumping," shifting their body weight to boost the height of the swing.

Swing songs

---

Several songs accompany the rhythmic swinging, including the following:
"Swinging,
Swinging,
Here we go up,
Here we go down!"

And:

Swing Wing, everyone loves to swing
Swing Wing, everyone loves to swing
Don't swing too high
You don't want that
Or you'll go splat!

More songs can be found in the Swing Club Hymnal

Frogger Ball

---

A playground game played involving swings and a rubber ball. Several people are required for this game, varying by the amount of swings. At least 4 people OVER the amount of swings available must play. For example, if there were 8 swings, 12 people would have to play. Two of those not swinging would stand on the sides of the swingset and toss the ball back and forth. If a swinger was hit with the ball, they would get off and change places with the thrower.

External links

---

• SwingSongs
• Video of a swing in Csakbereny, Hungary

Play | Houpačka | Gynge | Schaukel | Columpio | Balançoire | נדנדה תלויה | ブランコ | Schommel | Huśtawka | 秋千