Places to find what you need

Section 5 of the Making a Mud Kitchen book.

Introduction

What you'll need

mud
children
found, begged and borrowed kitchen bits

This activity has been provided by

Useful items from our shop

Item available from our shop

Environmental Considerations

Consider the environmental impact of preparing, carrying out & completing this activity. Could this impact be reduced? Specific considerations for this activity could include:

Health & Safety Considerations

Follow your usual operating procedures and carry out appropriate risk benefit assessments.
Some considerations particular to this activity include:

Places to find what you need:

The best mud kitchens, and those which have the most atmosphere and character, are made from found, gathered and donated items – especially when these come from the children’s own families. It’s important not to spend much money – what matters to children is that these things come from the real human world, to combine with the stuff of the real physical world.

Here are a few possibilities:

Families of children and staff - specific requests and lucky finds - items used in a range of represented cultures - the perfect little old cupboard might come from someone’s garage.
Charity and second-hand shops - especially for interesting tableware, bakeware and utensils.
Emporia and house clearance sales - can yield some really interesting and unusual things
Furniture recycling centres, such as REMAR - can yield some quirky and cheap cupboards and dressers
Specialist suppliers, such as Muddy Faces - for a range of really interesting and unusual resources to set up and extend mud kitchens.

Disclaimer: Muddy Faces cannot take any responsibility for accidents or damage that occurs as a result of following this activity.You are responsible for making sure the activity is conducted safely.