Messy play with potatoes

Yesterday we were printing with potatoes but there are lots of other ways you can play with them too. How about some cooking and mashing fun?

We set up a low table with lots of kitchen equipment and just explored. We had no plan other than to investigate the potatoes and . . . → Read More: Messy play with potatoes

Carnival of Messy Play

Welcome to the Messy Play Carnival!

This week’s Play Academy link-up is all about Messy Play. Please share an idea for any kind of messy play – a new post or one from your archieve. Help us build a fantastic store of messy play ideas we can use whenever we need . . . → Read More: Carnival of Messy Play

Halloween lucky dip

Are you ready for our Carnival of Messy Play tomorrow? Come and link up a post on any kind of messy play and help us build a fantastic resource of messy play ideas to share. Any type of messy play, old and new posts welcome. Hope you’ll join us tomorrow.

Here’s our favourite . . . → Read More: Halloween lucky dip

Outdoor messy play

Warm, sunny weather gives a great opportunity to take your play outside. How about some outdoor painting? Even if you’re usually reluctant to let the kids do messy play indoors, when you’re outside you can relax a little and let them get creative.

We used a wipe-able tablecloth to give the . . . → Read More: Outdoor messy play

I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles

Kelly over at A Place of My Own is hosting a British Mummy Bloggers carnival this week and has challenged everyone to write a post inspired by a song title. Here is our entry:

Bubble Painting to the tune of I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles (I’m listening as I type!)

(Hazard . . . → Read More: I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles

Messy play: what’s your view?

How do you feel about mess? Do you let your children have free rein around the house to play with what they like? To pull all the cushions of the sofa to make a boat? To use all their bedsheets to build a den? To take pasta from the kitchen cupboards to use in their pretend . . . → Read More: Messy play: what’s your view?

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