Mud Kitchen Play

The sun has appeared over the last few weeks and although it is still quite cold, I have seen an increase in outdoor play pictures. 

Mud Kitchen Play is a great way to be outside, allowing children to use their imagination and creativity. 

Make an Outdoor Pizza

You can use a plate, log slice or just the patio as your pizza base, collect toegther some mud or wet sand to create a nice surface, add some pizza toppings and also sprinkle on some petals and leaves as the cheese. The Pizza Toppings Set is great for this activity but also natural items such as sticks, flowers, pebbles and shells etc. 

Host a Party

Children can get into the spirit of entertaining by hosting their own themed party, They could "cook" up to treats in their mud kitchen, even dress up in their theme of choice. Perhaps they will do pirates, fairytale or Italian themed with Pizza. They can make cocktails and add natural items for garnish - all make believe of course!

Mixing

Either following one of our receipe cards or making up your own, get the children to measure out the quantities and cook up some treats. You can do volumes of liquid or simply 4 leaves, 6 sticks etc. They can mix it all together and serve up. Activity good for counting, quantities, comparing measures and volumes etc. You could add in a bit of food colouring and water to create a colourful concoction. 

Muddy Cafe

Invite everyone over for a Muddy Cafe, take orders and make their treats on request. Children and Adults alike can enjoy seeing what is created follow their requests. 

Potion Making 

Become your very own Harry Potter and create wonderful potions for creative skills. You could use some of the mixture out of the Little Munchkins Botanicals to create a bit of fizz.