Spending an extended amount of time outdoors, making mud pies for example has been shown to build a child’s confidence, promote creativity, enhance the senses, challenge thought patterns and reduce stress.
Mud play not only helps develop sensory skills, social and emotional development, language skills but it also develops a scientific mind.
More studies and research also list these benefits of playing in mud.
*increases brain activity
*builds a connection with the natural environment
*encourages creativity and emotional development
