Fun with Mud!

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We had a very "muddy" story hour this week! We sat on our mudpuddles instead of carpet squares and did some mud painting for our craft. See you next week for our next adventure! #maryebartlettlibrary #meblibnhphotogallery #meblibnh #meblibyouth #kidscreate #brentwoodnh #brentwoodnhlibrary #storyhour #storytime #fun #mudpainting

A post shared by Mary E. Bartlett Library (@brentwoodbooks) on Mar 21, 2019 at 3:46pm PDT

Books Shared:

Hogwash!
Karma Wilson

Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud
​Lynn Plourde

The Pigeon Needs a Bath!
Mo Willems

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Literacy Tip:

Drawing, painting, and other mark making activities help develop the awareness of print, necessary for the development of reading.  During storytime, we spread out large sheets of paper and provided cups of "mud" (chocolate pudding mixed with crushed graham crackers) and large paintbrushes.  The children were encouraged to paint with "mud" in any way that felt good to them.  The goal was to fill up as much of the paper as possible..  A great follow up activity would be to have your child paint with the "mud", then use their fingers to draw shapes, letters, and pictures in the puddle.

Songs & Activities:

Song
Stuck In the Mud
(Sung to the tune of "Hi Ho the Derry O!" - pretend to get stuck in an imaginary mud puddle on the floor.)

My feet are stuck in the mud,
My feet are stuck in the mud,
Oh, no, what do I do?
My feet are stuck in the mud!

Substitute other body parts for "feet" in subsequent verses.

Song
5 Pigs so Squeaky Clean
(Sung to the tune of "5 Green and Speckled Frogs")

5 pigs so squeaky clean,
Cleanest you've ever seen,
Wanted to go outside and play,
Oink! Oink!
1 jumped into the mud,
Landed with a great big thud.
Now there are 4 clean squeaky pigs,
Oink! OInk!

Activity
Mud Painting
For a full description of this activity, see the Literacy Tip above.

Snack
Mud Cups
Prepare chocolate pudding and mix in crushed graham crackers.  (Option: add whipped cream to the pudding for a lighter, more airy mud)  Bury a gummy worm in the mud. Enjoy!

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