Seeing your child covered in mud, paint or shaving cream might make your stomach cringe, but breathe deep and don’t fear the mess. Your child has much to gain from messy play, and the clean-up is well ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It is about to get messy at the Louisiana Children’s Museum in City Park on Saturday for the fourth annual, “Mud Fest.” Every day at the Louisiana Children’s Museum, they aim to ...

Take a lot of dirt and some water, add preschoolers and some young-at-heart instructors, and you get some serious fun in the mud. “I got muds in my feet,” said 4-year-old Andrea Cardoso as she ...

For kids and adults who have been “goo deprived” indoors this winter, now is the time to go out and make the mess you’ve been missing. Outdoor slime parties, tie-dye sessions, painting classes with ...

Climbing trees, making mud pies, or simply playing outside, parents and educators know that being in nature is an important part of every childhood. But when it comes to messy or risky play, it's a ...