Examples of messy play

03 November 2004

Material to be explored Water plain, coloured with food colouring, scented, mixed with bubbles, warm, cool, ice, offered at the taps, when bathing or in a water tray Sanddry for sieves, wet for sand castles, sloppy for pouring, mixed with washing-up liquid, etc

Water plain, coloured with food colouring, scented, mixed with bubbles, warm, cool, ice, offered at the taps, when bathing or in a water tray Sanddry for sieves, wet for sand castles, sloppy for pouring, mixed with washing-up liquid, etc

Claymixed with water to make paste and of different types including clay from the garden if you have it

Soil garden soil, compost of different types

Shaving foam with paint, glitter, etc

Cornflour with food colouring

Whisked soapflakes

Dough change its consistency by adding more water or other materials such as oil

Gluedifferent types of glue such as wallpaper paste, flour and water and PVA, all to be explored in their own right

Paintagain, to be explored in its own right. Let the children mix their own paint from the powder paint

Shredded paperwith straws

Lentils, beans, peas with tins

Jelly, porridge, custard especially for babies during meal times

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