Published on 25.06.25 in Muddy Faces

We are Playday Champions!

We're proud to have been recognised as official supporters of Play England's Playday campaign.

Playday is the national day for play

Traditionally held on the first Wednesday in August, in 2025 PlayDay is on 6 August

Playday is a celebration of children’s right to play, and a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children’s lives. Something we at Muddy Faces support whole-heartedly.

In 2025 we applied to be recognised as Playday Champions. Eugene Minogue, Executive Director of Play England, said:

It’s brilliant to hear that Muddy Faces is already promoting the Playday campaign and aligning so strongly with its core messages, particularly around outdoor, messy, and child-led play. Your Outdoor Hub is a valuable resource and very much reflects the spirit of Playday and the wider right to play movement.

We’d be delighted to welcome Muddy Faces as a Playday Champion. The aim of the Champions scheme is to recognise and celebrate organisations that actively promote children’s right to play and support the Playday campaign in visible and practical ways - and you’re clearly doing both.

We are proud to be official supporters of Playday & to be recognised as Playday Champions!

The theme for Playday 2025 is … Spaces for Play

This year's theme highlights the vital importance of accessible, inclusive spaces where children and young people have opportunities to play freely, spend time, and connect with friends - that's something outdoor practitioners know all about!

Mud Champions

We believe it is important to acknowledge and celebrate the work that people do that is often unseen, behind the scenes.

That is why we created Muddy Faces Mud Champions - Mud Champions are people who do amazing things in the world of mud play, messy play and natural play outdoors.

Photo is Lizzy Allen of Coed Ceirios Forest School with her Mud Champion medal