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We created our Mud Play Initiative, now known as the Muddy Faces Mud Campaign, in 2011 and have been promoting play with natural resources and, in particular, mud, ever since.
International Mud Day
Celebrating glorious mud on the 29th of June every year! Find out about the origins & history of International Mud Day here.
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World Forum Foundation: creators of Mud Day
In 2009, at the World Forum for Early Childhood Care and Education in Belfast, the idea of International Mud Day had its beginnings…
Read the history of International Mud Day here - from the instigators of the whole thing
Some World Forum Foundation mud resources include:
- The Wonder of Mud - reflections from Nepal and Australia, 2010 (pdf)
- The Mud Book - lovely, inspiring book with tons of photos (free pdf)
- Who Likes Mud? - illustrated storybook relaying how different animals & people love mud for all sorts of reasons (free pdf)
- It’s OK to get dirty - inspiring little video featuring children relishing getting muddy (3 mins 34) (watch it below)
Muddy Faces Mud Campaign
Inspired by WFF and other thinking about the benefits of natural play for young children, in 2011 we set up our Mud Play Initiative, now known as the Muddy Faces Mud Campaign.
National Paddy Day
"National Paddy Day (In Nepali: राष्ट्रीय धानरोपाई दिवस, Rastriya Dhanropai Diwas) is an annual festival in Nepal which marks the beginning of the rice planting season. It is celebrated on the 15th of Asadh (usually late June or early July) every year ...
The people splash each other and play in the mud, plant rice seedlings, eat the traditional dish of curd and beaten rice, and sing folk songs."
From Wikipedia.
Mud Gallery
To celebrate International Mud Day in 2019 we created a brilliant gallery of muddy photos - to show the world how amazing and brilliant mud can be, and the range of ways it can be used and enjoyed.
It wasn’t about the quality of the photos – no need to be a professional photographer - we wanted to capture the essence of Mud Day - the joy of mud, the muddiest play, the dirtiest faces, the messiest mess - anything muddy goes!
We ran a competition, asking people from across the UK and beyond to share their muddy photos with us - and the result is our glorious Mud Gallery!
The competition is now closed, but we will be delighted to add more photos if you have a gem you would love to share - just email them to share@muddyfaces.co.uk and mark them Mud Day Photo Gallery.
We particularly welcome photos from under-represented groups, including children/people with disabilities or from diverse backgrounds.
