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Mud articles

Articles, blogs & news items, from the UK & internationally, featuring evidence & expert opinion on messy & mud play and its' benefits.

Arranged in chronological order, most recent at the top

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Country Living: Mud, mud, glorious mud

Lovely article in a prestigious magazine describing the benefits of mud to children, adults, flora and fauna. Liz Edwards, director of Muddy Faces, is quoted and mentions our Mud Campaign and Making a Mud Kitchen book.

Country Living, 9 October 2024.
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Country Living mud article October 2024

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Mud reports & research

Evidence for the benefits to children of mud play.

These reports & research are, as much as possible, arranged in chronological order, most recent at the top

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Muddy case studies

The real practical work carried out at different settings on a day-to-day basis can be fascinating and inspiring. These examples of work in practice have been gathered from a range of settings and locations in the UK and internationally, and focus on the creation of mud play opportunities, mud kitchens, and Mud Day events.

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Mud Day & mud play videos

An international array of Mud Day celebrations & mud play ideas.

Has your Forest School, outdoor setting, school or nursery made a film celebrating mud? Send us a link & we'll add it here. share@muddyfaces.co.uk

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FREE Making A Mud Kitchen book

Making a Mud Kitchen has everything you need to know about mud kitchens – all the whats, whys, wheres and hows - and is available to download for free.

Making a Mud Kitchen has been translated into TWELVE different languages and counting! Download your free pdf in:

• English • Croatian • French • German • Greek • Hungarian • Icelandic • Italian • Portuguese • Spanish • Swedish • Turkish or Welsh below.

A printed version of Making a Mud Kitchen is available to purchase in the Muddy Faces shop.

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More mud books & mud kitchen guides

Mud books in our shop & Mud Kitchen guides from outdoor practitioners.

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Mud play tips

These tips are from the experts - Forest School practitioners, outdoor leaders, teachers, families - people who love mud play and it’s benefits so much that they have generously shared their skills, knowledge and experience with us.

We thank them all - and welcome any new mud play tips you have - send them to share@muddyfaces.co.uk

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