Making Room for Mud at Preschool

18th May, 2011 - Posted by - 5 Comments

Editor’s Note: It’s been far too long to we took at trip to Jenny Kable’s magical land of play and learning! As always, Jenny inspires. And you know how much I love dirt and mud… :-) Bethe

Do you remember a while ago I posted about the joys of playing with mud?

Well guess what? We are getting a dirt/mud patch at preschool! Is it a teeny bit sad to be excited over a pile of dirt?

My amazing Director called us all, young and not so young, to the proposed site of said dirt patch for a dirt patch brainstorming session.

How big should our dirt patch be? Let’s measure it out in people.

How would we keep the dirt in the dirt patch?

with walls and a gate
with lego walls
with logs
with tunnels

What would our dirt patch look like? Let’s draw some plans.

One bright little soul came up with the idea of putting a water tank next to the dirt patch so that we would have water close at hand for quick and easy mud making. I like this one!

Does anyone have experience of making a dirt/mud patch? I’d love some photos for inspiration.

Stay tuned… Jenny

Blogger Bio: Jenny Kable is an early childhood educator, teaching and learning from children in a progressive preschool setting nestled in the beautiful Australian bush. Her blog, Let The Children Play, is filled with wonderful ideas and inspiration. Jenny is a favorite blogger around here! You can follow her on Twitter @preschoolplay.