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15 messy play ideas for under 2’s

Why not try these 15 great messy play ideas for under 2’s

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As messy play offers children many learning opportunities it is important that children are offered this on a regular basis if not daily. As many of us have experienced messy play can get very messy, therefore, some people are reluctant to offer messy play because of the mess it can potentially create. There are many messy play activities that are fun for children but can be contained. But really, messy play should be about letting children get messy and freely explore the activity.

From a learning point, there are some many reasons why messy play can help children’s development. It can help develop their gross and fine motor skills as well as their hand-eye coordination.. During messy play there are many opportunities for children to develop their communication and language skills.  These are just a few skills that children will develop whilst joining in with messy play.

Messy play is a great open ended resource which is ideal for children under 2 as they can take themselves on a journey exploring as they go. As well as it being an open-ended resource there are many other resources that can always be added to messy play to extend the learning further.

Why not try some of these great messy play ideas with your under’s 2.

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