Mucky pups get creative with glitter, glue and gloop during Bracknell messy play days
Bracknell Mucky pups got creative during the messy play day eventsA messy playtime complete with glitter, glue and gloop greeted tots at Great Hollands Community Centre on Wednesday.
The first messy play-day, organised by Bracknell Forest Borough Council's children's centres, was a huge success with more than 50 local children getting stuck in to a variety of activities.
The painting, drawing and glueing-fun at the centre on Wednesday, August 15, was free for all under fives and their parents and siblings and is the first of five messy play-days this summer.
Other activities that the children got to grips with included playing with variety of materials like shaving foam and cornflour gloop to make a creative mess. They were also treated to a range of healthy snacks donated by Organix.
Despite appearances, messy play can make an enormous contribution to babies' and young children's creative development and allows children to use materials in new ways.
Messy play is important at it has a lack of focus which leaves the child to explore lots of possibilities. Curiosity is encouraged and messy play sparks a desire to explore.
Trying new things also encourages children to speak and listen when sharing resources.
Cllr Gareth Barnard, Executive Member for Bracknell Children's Services said: "I'm glad to see that the children who attended the messy play event had a lovely time- education is usually structured so it's nice to see a day like this organised for young children.
"Being creative and making mess go hand in hand and this is the perfect opportunity to do both!"
Those attending should wear clothing that they don't mind getting dirty.
Refreshments will be available and parents will have the opportunity to say what they would like from the borough's children's centres.
Further messy play days will be held on:
18 August: St. Joseph's church hall, Town Centre 10:30am to 12:30pm
21 August: The Pines community centre 10am to 12pm
23 August: St. Michael's church hall, Easthampstead 10am to 12pm
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
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