Nursery World - Learning & Development: Messy Play for Under-Threes

Jelly is an ideal medium for babies and young children to explore because it can be presented in various ways according to the amount of water used.

Use jelly tablets or crystals, but read the ingredients on the packet and check for allergies before introducing either to the children.

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A large flat container is ideal for exploring jelly, as children can crawl up to or sit next to it. Alternatively, present it on a highchair tray. It is best to remove all a child's clothing apart from a nappy and have facilities ready to wash or bath children - playing with jelly is sticky as well as messy.

Present the jelly mixture in one of the following ways:

- use several packets of jelly, mixed as instructed, to create enough to cover the base of a clean builder's tray

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