We go to the Messy Play session at our local children's centre every Monday. It's great. There is always a sand tray, water tray, various paints, cutting & sticking and random things like shaving foam or cornflour gloop. Lots of fun and keeps the mess out of my living room hurrah!
Chops particularly loves the sand and water. He rarely picks up a paint brush when we're there. The first thing Roly runs for is the paint! Both him and I are usually covered within a minute. It's definitely a day for old clothes!
The staff there are great and perfectly happy for the kids to mix paint and rice and gloop to see what happens. The news that children's centres are threatened with closure under this government is very sad. We've used ours pretty much weekly since Chops was tiny and I would have been very isolated in those early days without the groups there. Most of my 'mummy friends' were met there. We all come from different backgrounds but all appreciated the groups, staff and learning that are offered. If that is lost to future parents it would be a real shame. We should all do whatever we can to keep this great resource.
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