International Mud Day is June 29
What Will You Do To Celebrate?
There
is a celebration for everything and mud is no exception. Just looking at mud seems to bring back
childhood memories. The cool, wet and
squishy feeling between our fingers and toes makes us enjoy being part of the
natural world. So it’s only right to
have a whole day dedicated to having fun in the mud.
Here
are some Mud Day activities everyone will love:
Mud Painting – Painting with mud
can be done many ways. You can use
brushes, your hands, your feet, leaves or sticks. You can paint on slate, an easel with paper
or even your body.
Mud Sculpting – This can be done
indoors or outside on a table. You can even sculpt on the grass using
trays. Just get buckets full of mud,
some sticks, leaves, rocks, pipe cleaners or other materials and create a mud
masterpiece.
Mud Olympics – The possibilities
are endless for mud games that are appropriate for both adults and
children. Here are a few:
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Tug of War
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Relay RacesMud Obstacle Courses
Mud Puddle Jumping – The kids just love
this one. Once they see someone get
splashed with a muddy mess, they will splash in the puddles for hours.
Mud Swimming – Swim in a big mud
puddle. For a great Mud Day activity
that has two fun steps, get a blow up pool and have the kids make the mud by
adding dirt and water in the pool. Then the kids can swim in the mud pool they
created.
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Dig and Find
– Place items in the mud ahead of time and have the children dig through it to
them. If they are digging in a natural
mud spot, they might find more than what you put in there.
Mud Prints – Make footprints and handprints in
the mud. Let them dry out so you have a
mold of your hands and feet. Making
prints of your pet’s paws is fun also.
Toy cars, animals or cookie cutters can also be used to make different
prints in the mud.
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Tacos by Mario Lopez
Stuck
In the Mud by Jane ClarkeMud Puddle by Robert Munsch
Mud Slides – (No, not the drink, but those are a
great idea for adults on Mud Day!) Just about every kid loves a slide. Make a mud slide by laying out a long tarp
and covering it with mud. Putting the
slide end of one of those heavy duty plastic children’s slides into a huge blow
up pool filled with mud will work also.
Play In
The Mud – Play and explore the old fashioned way. Just get right into a pile of mud and
play. Have some spoons, shovels, cups,
buckets, pails, pots, rolling pins and just about anything you want to use to
enhance the fun. You might also want to
have a magnifying glass and a critter container on hand in case you find
anything you want to get a better look at.