Engaging in mud play and creating mud balls can offer both entertainment and health benefits for children. Kids love to get messy, and there’s no better way to do that than by playing in the dirt and ...

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Experts say that as play spaces become more sanitised, children are deprived of a chance to connect with nature Michael Follett is a specialist in children’s play and is passionate about the ...

Image credits by: Medical research is showing that children playing in the mud can have both physical and emotional advantages. Gone are the days when our playgrounds had mud and no phones. T-shirts ...

Mud play allows children to connect and interact with the natural world around them. Chitayi says that children do not necessarily play in the mud, but as long they are in a clean safe environment, ...

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