Friday

Mud play



public domain image mud play
Are you lucky enough to have a mud patch in your garden, preschool or child care centre?

THEORY:
Did you know that playing in the mud can make you happy, healthy, smart and creative? Exposure to friendly soil bacteria could improve mood by boosting the immune system just as effectively as antidepressant drugs, a new study suggests. Find out more good news about his fun activity: 10 reasons why we should let children play in the mud at Let the Children Play

HOW TO MAKE A MUD PATCH:
Creating a Mud Patch at early childhood Ireland
Make a Mud Kitchen for Mud Day at Jan White Natural Play

ACTIVITIES FOR MUD PLAY WITH PRESCHOOLERS:
3 Preschool science projects exploring dirt and mud

Even if you don't have room for a patch you can provide mud play in smaller ways suggested here:

Mud wedding cakes at posie blogs

preschooler play
Contain it at Chasing Cheerios


preschool mud creations
Make mud creations at Via Joy

Country Kids from Coombe Mill Family Farm Holidays Cornwall

10 comments:

  1. what a great blog! i'm an ec teacher, incidentally, but found you via the garden journal linky. will be following along, great stuff! :)sarah

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  2. A belated thanks, Sarah. Glad the link ups like garden journal are helping people connect too.

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  3. Welcome! They say that the best play is often the messiest - what great suggestions for some fun learning through play. Thanks for linking up and sharing with Country Kids.

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    1. Hi Coombe Mill, we love messy play the best around here and really appreciate your Country Kids link up

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  4. Phew. I don't feel so bad about forgetting my kids wellies on the rainy walk we had now!

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    1. LOL! That's good. Hope you had a lovely walk.

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  5. That first photo rocks! We're good friends with mud!

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    1. Yes Sabrina, isn't it a great photo - really displays the joy in mud play

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  6. Awww the first photo is FUN! We have so much in here as we are know as Weston-Super-Mud (Weston-Super-Mare) and I let my son walk in the beach when its low tide and he will be covered in mud in to time =P #Countrykids

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  7. I am glad you are embracing the mud and the sand and all things messy

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