Nursery World - Mud, glorious mud

There's plenty of fun and learning for children to find in one of nature's readiest resources, as demonstrated in a book by Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield Mud art

Mud art

On an expedition to play tree hugging, some of the children got stuck in the mud and had to be rescued by their giggling friends. The mud was too tempting to ignore. Squatting down by the track, the children began lifting up great handfuls, letting it drip through their fingers. Before long they began moulding some thicker mud into miniature mud caves and even houses with several floors. Boys and girls worked together, designing the mud dwellings, using sticks as supports and making daub by mixing mud with grass. The trees waited for another day.

Here are a few suggestions for other ways in which children can make muddy works of art.

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