{"id":4410,"date":"2020-04-21T18:54:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T18:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendps\/?page_id=4410"},"modified":"2020-06-15T08:28:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T07:28:02","slug":"nursery-messy-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendnursery\/?page_id=4410","title":{"rendered":"Messy Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4385 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendps\/files\/2020\/04\/Messy-Play.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"213\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Messy &amp; Creative Play<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><b>Messy play<\/b>\u00a0is a way of encouraging children to learn about raw materials such as mud, sand, water and paint in an unrestricted way.\u00a0\u00a0<b>Messy play<\/b>\u00a0is extremely important for a\u00a0<b>child&#8217;s<\/b>\u00a0development.<\/p>\n<p>It provides children with an exciting tactile and\u00a0<b>sensory<\/b>\u00a0experience that inspires their curiosity, allows them to explore the world around them and enhances their learning, language and creativity.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Messy play<\/strong>\u00a0allows children to create, build, develop their imaginations, explore textures, use their senses and it\u2019s fun!!\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Please ensure appropriate supervision is in place for any young children using our messy play recipes and that they avoid consumption.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendps\/files\/2020\/04\/Messy-Play-Block-1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4429\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendps\/files\/2020\/04\/Messy-Play-Book-1-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendps\/files\/2020\/04\/Messy-Play-Book-2.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4428\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendps\/files\/2020\/04\/Messy-Play-Book-2-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendps\/files\/2020\/04\/Messy-Play-Book-3.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4427\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendps\/files\/2020\/04\/Messy-Play-Book-3-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendps\/files\/2020\/04\/Culture-Play.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4433\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendps\/files\/2020\/04\/Culture-Play.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><a 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225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/mossendnursery\/uploads\/sites\/39549\/2020\/05\/08170923\/IMG_0952.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Messy Play Activities<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"arrow-link\">Oatmeal Play Dough<\/h2>\n<p><strong>You will need:\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"userContent\">1 cup of Plain Flour; 2 cup Oatmeal; 1 cup water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"userContent\">This recipe requires no cooking, simply place it all the ingredients in the bowl and knead until smooth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Make Play Dough with Quaker\u00ae Oats | Quaker\u00ae\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/398NBZdWyH0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"arrow-link\">Leaf Printing<\/h2>\n<p><strong>You will need:<\/strong>\u00a0leaves in different shapes and sizes with stems on; water-based paints; small paintbrush; old toothbrush; plain paper; newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0hold the leaf by stem and paint on side. Place the painted leaf face down on the plain paper.\u00a0 Place newspaper on top and rub gently with the toothbrush.\u00a0 Lift newspaper and leaf up to reveal your print.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leaf Print Technique for Kids | Easy Simple Leaf Printing for Children\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DknOvAlfX5o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Star Gazing<\/h2>\n<p><strong>You will need:<\/strong>\u00a0A cloud free night; constellation book or chart which can be downloaded\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsastronomy.com\/astroskymap\/constellations.htm\">here\u00a0<\/a>;\u00a0a collection of pebbles, buttons, beads, pulses etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0copy the constellation by using your peebles etc, you can use glue to stick the peebles etc to paper.<\/p>\n<h2>Make a Shaker<\/h2>\n<p><strong>You will need:<\/strong>\u00a01 empty clean yoghurt pot; 1 piece of paper; some rice or dried beans; a rubber band; pens and stickers to decorate your shaker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0cut a circle of paper large enough to fold over the sides of the pot; put some of the rice or dried beans into the pot (not too much or it will not make much noise); put the paper over the top of the pot and secure with the band; decorate the lid of the shaker.<\/p>\n<h2>Paper Crown<\/h2>\n<p><strong>You will need:<\/strong>\u00a0stiff card; sticky tape; pens or crayons; glue, glitter, sequins, bits of scap material<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to do:<\/strong>\u00a0measure a strip of card to fit round your child\u2019s head; fasten the card with sticky tape: cut a zig zag pattern along the top of the crown; your child can now decorate.<\/p>\n<h2>Fizzy Cloud Dough<\/h2>\n<p><strong>You will need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup flour<\/li>\n<li>1 cup baking soda<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>Vinegar<\/li>\n<li>Droppers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Combine the first three ingredients (you can mix colour into the oil). Use droppers to drop vinegar on to the dough. Play with dough and watch it fizz.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fizzy Play Dough\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PTkCvvb6_Kg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Messy &amp; Creative Play Messy play\u00a0is a way of encouraging children to learn about raw materials such as mud, sand, water and paint in an unrestricted way.\u00a0\u00a0Messy play\u00a0is extremely important for a\u00a0child&#8217;s\u00a0development. 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