Child Activity: Mud Kitchen
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Guest Post: Tinkerwonderplay
In a time where children are experiencing intensive technological exposure, a mud kitchen encourages children to be outside with nature to ignite curiosity, wonder, and creativity.
Outdoor mud kitchens provide opportunity to practice practical life skills, make sense of the world around them through dramatic play, and engage in science by experimenting with natural materials.
For the initial introduction to this play space I placed all things fall, eventually I will most definitely bring in real mud. Nearly all children are drawn to mud and messy play is of great importance. Research has shown that there are endless benefits in playing with mud and building healthy immune systems. For the first experience I placed pumpkins, foraged acorns & leaves, sticks, wicker balls, felt acorns, pots & pans, wooden utensils, and a muffin tin.
This Mud Kitchen is by Grow Wild Co.
Learning through play is all about allowing children to foster a myriad of skills at their own developmental level. A mud kitchen is an optimal creative environment where it meets the diverse needs and interests of children at their own pace while instilling wonder and play.
Tinkerwonderplay is run by Yasmeen Kamrani . Yasmeen is the Administrator of three preschools in Alameda, CA. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Human Resources & Marketing, a minor in Human Development specializing in Early Childhood Education, as well as a Master of Science in Early Childhood Education. She has 20 years of combined experience in the classroom and administration. She believes children thrive in an environment filled with intention, beauty, curiosity, and wonder. Her goal is to provide resources to empower educators, parents, and anyone for all things Early Childhood.