
Here’s a collection of mud play resources we’ve collected for anyone interested in learning more about mud play and how it supports early learning.
You find a free handout on the topic here and a related video here.
Mud Play Resources
A collection of mud play resources here at Playvolution HQ:
- Tip-Toeing Into Mud Play
- DIY Mud Blocks
- Handout | Dress For Early Learning Success
- Sensory Play
- Handout | We Experience The World Through These Eight Sensory Systems
- What is Sensory Play?
- 4 Benefits of Sensory Play
- Balanced and Barefoot
- Sensory Integration
- How Do You Deal With Messy Play?
- Growing number of nurseries ditching plastic toys for sticks and mud
- Tall Trees, Mud Pies, Toy Cars and Tin Soldiers…
- The Magic of Dirt: 10 Benefits of Mud Play
- Dirt is NOT Dirty – How Playing in the Dirt Benefits the Immune System
- Taming The Mess
Other Play-Related Resources
Here are some general resources related to play:
- Handout | Gray’s Conditions Of Play
- Is It Real Play, Play-Like, Or Not Play?
- Handout | Bruce’s 12 Features Of Play
- Handout | Smilansky’s Types Of Play
- Handout | Parten’s Stages Of Play
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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.



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