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Clean mud – Day 100 Toddler Play Challenge

February 19, 2014 by Emma Edwards 6 Comments

This is a great quick set up activity because part of the fun is making the clean mud.

Adventures of Adam toddler play

Adam sat in the Tuff Spot Tray (affiliate link) and tore up toilet paper.

Adventures of Adam toddler play clean mud

Whilst he was busy I grated the soap. It looked like cheese so best to keep away from little hands and mouths!

Adventures of Adam toddler play

Once we had ripped up a whole toilet roll I scattered some of the soap shavings on top before pouring on hot water.

Adventures of Adam toddler play

In the past I have tried warm water but it doesn’t melt the soap enough.

Adventures of Adam toddler play

We then mixed it all together. A potato masher is great for this although I prefer to use my fingers.

Adventures of Adam toddler play

I can’t imagine Adam will be up to using his fingers any time soon!

Adventures of Adam toddler play

We sprinkled green glitter and mixed that in too.

Adventures of Adam toddler play clean mud

Clean mud is amazing to touch and smells lovely. It is so soft and you can’t stop squashing it between your fingers. To encourage Adam to touch the clean mud I resorted to using vehicles. I tipped the clean mud out into the Tuff Spot and waited to see what Adam would do.

Adventures of Adam toddler play clean mud

He laid down in the Tuff Spot and moved the blue car around.

Adventures of Adam toddler play clean mud

He touched some of the clean mud and immediately had to show me – looking unimpressed.

Adventures of Adam toddler play clean mud

But he kept at it.

Adventures of Adam toddler play clean mud

Adventures of Adam toddler play clean mud

Dad-dad showed Adam how to scoop up the clean mud on a spatula and then throw it in the air. He loved doing this.

Adventures of Adam toddler play clean mud

The clean mud is also great to make sculptures with. In the summer the sculptures eventually go hard in the sun as the mixture is basically soapy paper mache. I made some clean mud snowmen.

Adventures of Adam toddler play clean mud

Adventures of Adam toddler play clean mud

It didn’t take Adam long before he flattened them though.

Adventures of Adam toddler play clean mud

This is another activity I have used with my Reception class. Ours was on a much larger scale as we used a large sand pit instead of a Tuff Spot. Whenever a child had finished playing they wiped their hands on some toilet paper and threw the toilet paper back into sandpit to add to the clean mud.

 

Equipment:

* Toilet paper

* 2 bars of soap

* Grater

* Glitter (optional)

* Hot water

* Shallow box

* Potato masher and whisk

* Tuff Spot Tray (affiliate link) – optional

 

Adam was 21 months old.

 

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Filed Under: Play Activities, Super Quick Play Activities, Supervision needed Tagged With: 100 day toddler play challenge, Cupboard Resources, Messy activity, Outdoor Play Activities, Sensory Play Activities, Toddler play, Transport activity, Tuff Spot/ Builders Tray

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  1. familyfever says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:57 pm

    Oh I have never heard of this before, it sounds amazing! Def one for the to do list. #countrykids
    http://www.myfamilyfever.co.uk

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  2. mytravelmonkey says

    April 12, 2014 at 5:30 pm

    That is simply the best idea ever! Thanks for sharing. I’m not a big fan of mud so soaps will be a much cleaner experience 🙂 #countrykids

    Reply
  3. Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk) says

    April 12, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    OOhh I love your mud cuz I am sure it smells nice #countrykids

    Reply
  4. Coombe Mill (Fiona) (@coombemill) says

    April 13, 2014 at 3:39 pm

    What a great idea and a nice sensory experience to encourage creative play! Thanks for linking up and sharing with Country Kids.

    Reply
  5. Earthmother (@mmearthmother) says

    April 19, 2014 at 8:20 am

    Great idea! I’ll defintiely be stealing this one! Thank you. #countrykids

    Reply
  6. Ou Ke Ren says

    July 20, 2016 at 1:19 am

    Excellent idea….I will be looking after my boy in the mornings soon, so thanks for all your ideas and inspirations! I’ll be using many of them!!!

    Reply

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During a difficult pregnancy suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Emma vowed to make every day an adventure once she had recovered. Adventures of Adam is the outcome of completing a 100 day play challenge with Adam as part of that promise. Emma has a section dedicated to HG friendly play activities so that Mums can still be part of their children’s play whilst they are ill.

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