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The Seedling BLOG

What Makes a Great Mud Kitchen?

  • Posted by Victoria Hackett
  • Categories The Seedling BLOG
  • Date September 30, 2016
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What makes a Great Mud Kitchen? 

6 Elements for Exploring Mud Kitchen Play

I love Mud Kitchens! I can’t say enough about them. They inspire diverse playful learning and capture children’s imaginations. The best part of my work is visiting outdoor classrooms, interviewing Natural Teachers and observing children in action. What makes a great Mud Kitchen? Check out the 6 elements that I compiled after my very enjoyable Mud Kitchen Research Project.

1. LOOSE PARTS

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2. CHILD SIZE PLACE TO WORK

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The Children’s Place in Andover, MA

 3. REAL POTS AND PANS

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Christ Church Parish Day School in Hamilton, MA

4. EASY ACCESS TO WATER

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Christ Church Parish Day School in Hamilton, MA

5. STORAGE

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The SHED Program in Andover, MA

6. CHILDREN’S IMAGINATIONS

“The cookies are wiggly because they have worms in them.” Preschooler  

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Do you have a MUD Kitchen that you would like to share? Send your pictures to me a victoria@outdoor-classrooms.com

COMING SOON!

More than Mud Pies: Making A Mud Kitchen e-Course

Onward,

Victoria

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Victoria Hackett

ABOUT VICTORIA:
My mission is for every child in every school to have access to an Outdoor Classroom. Therefore, I inspire educators to teach outdoors and lead an on-line virtual community of Natural Teachers all over the world to create their own Outdoor Classroom story.

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