Continuous provision in our mud area consists of a mud kitchen, various authentic metal utensils, pots and pans, containers including potion bottles, china tableware, an old microwave and a wooden picnic table. Next to our mud kitchen are tyres with herbs growing in. The children know that in this area they are allowed to carefully pick or pull off parts of the plants and flowers and use them in their play. They often can be observed adding them to their mud potions or pretend food and drink they are creating.
Next to the mud area is water equipment, including funnels, containers, guttering with stands, and watering cans. Allowing children to add water to mud creates new sensory experiences. They can experiment with what happens when different amounts of water are used. As well as allowing for exploration of volume and measure, this can enable opportunities to develop in communication and language as they talk to each other about the changing consistency of the mud.
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