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Imagination knows no bounds as children engage in messy play activities designed to stimulate their senses and ignite their curiosity.

Thank you to everyone who came along to our 'At th

Thank you to everyone who came along to our 'At the Bakery' session today! 🍩🍞🍪🌈🧁🍏🎨

This creative activity station featured colouring

This creative activity station featured colouring sheets, animal-themed cut-outs, and mask-making crafts, allowing children to engage in hands-on play. The activities promoted fine motor skills development through cutting and colouring, sparked creativity in designing masks, and provided an opportunity for imaginative expression and learning about farm animals.

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At our farmyard-themed paint station, children exp

At our farmyard-themed paint station, children explored their creativity using a variety of vibrant paints and fun farmyard templates. This activity encouraged sensory play, fine motor skill development, and self-expression as they stamped and painted their own colourful farmyard masterpiece!

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The pink playdough was perfect for creating adorab

The pink playdough was perfect for creating adorable pigs, and we added pipe cleaners to let the children make curly pig tails for extra fun.

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At our farmyard messy play session, children enjoy

At our farmyard messy play session, children enjoyed exploring the duck pond water activity, filled with vibrant flowers, greenery, and floating ducks. This activity encouraged sensory play, imaginative storytelling, and fine motor skills as they scooped, moved, and interacted with the materials in the pond.

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This fluffy shaving foam sheep offered a wonderful

This fluffy shaving foam sheep offered a wonderful sensory experience for our messy play session! The children had the chance to explore the soft, squishy texture of the foam, stimulating their sense of touch and engaging their curiosity. This activity supports sensory development, encourages creativity, and provides a calming and fun tactile experience.

This messy play activity featured a cow pattern ma

This messy play activity featured a cow pattern made with coloured rice. The black and white rice was arranged in a simple pattern inside a sensory tray. Children used tools like colourful plastic rakes and scoops to explore and manipulate the rice, encouraging tactile play and creativity.

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This cereal messy play activity used cornflakes, W

This cereal messy play activity used cornflakes, Weetabix, Rice Krispies, and Shreddies to create a sensory farmyard scene. With toy animals, tractors, and hay bales, children explored textures while engaging in imaginative farm-themed play.

The "Washing the Animals" activity provided a fun

The "Washing the Animals" activity provided a fun and sensory-rich experience for children. It featured two bowls: one filled with bubble bath water and the other with a "muddy" mixture made from cocoa powder and water. Miniature farm animals were placed around the setup, and children used sponges to wash and clean them. This activity encouraged imaginative play, fine motor skills, and sensory exploration while teaching care and hygiene in a creative and engaging way.

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Join us for a magical messy play session inspired

Join us for a bakery-themed messy play session at

Join us for our seasonal Messy Play Sessions at Po

Join us for our seasonal Messy Play Sessions at Popley Fields Community Centre, Basingstoke! Perfect for children aged 6 months to 5 years 11 months, these fun-filled sessions include sensory and interactive play designed to support cognitive development, fine motor skills, and social interaction.

Tickets are available now! A sibling discount is available and can be applied at checkout (details are on our website and below; T&Cs apply).

The link to our website can be found in the bio above.

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Using long sheets of paper with swirling lines dra

Using long sheets of paper with swirling lines drawn on them, the children painted festive Christmas lights. They used colourful paints and paintbrushes to add bright bulbs along the lines! 🎄

'Christmas pudding, Christmas pudding,
Steaming ho

'Christmas pudding, Christmas pudding,
Steaming hot, steaming hot,
Sprinkle on the sugar, sprinkle on the sugar,
Eat the lot, eat the lot!'

The Christmas-themed water tray, filled with soapy

The Christmas-themed water tray, filled with soapy water and festive toys like Santa, reindeer, penguins, and a sleigh, provided a delightful sensory play experience. The children eagerly used a variety of pouring tools to scoop, pour, and create bubbles, enhancing their fine motor skills while enjoying the holiday-themed activity.

This messy play activity featured a tray filled wi

This messy play activity featured a tray filled with red and green dyed rice, creating a festive Christmas theme. Various tools and Christmas-themed items, such as reindeer cutouts and decorative pieces, were added to encourage exploration and develop fine motor skills. It was a fun and engaging way for children to enjoy sensory and imaginative play during the holiday season.

Here are the ‘Save the Dates’ for Messy Monkey

Here are the ‘Save the Dates’ for Messy Monkey Makers sessions in 2025, perfect for those of you who love to stay organised.

Images credit: Freepik.

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This melted snowman messy play activity was create

This melted snowman messy play activity was created using a mix of cornflour and water to make gloop for sensory exploration. The children explored the unique texture of the gloop and used their hands and spoons to interact with the snowman-themed elements, such as the hat, scarf, and face, encouraging imaginative play and fine motor skills.

This reindeer food-making activity provided a fun,

This reindeer food-making activity provided a fun, hands-on sensory experience for children during the holiday season. With a festive setup, the kids scooped and mixed ingredients like oats and sprinkles, placed them into bags, and decorated them with twine to create magical food for Santa’s reindeer, all while engaging with colourful cards for added learning and creativity.

I hope your reindeer enjoyed them whilst visiting on Christmas Eve as ours did! 🦌🎅❤️

This creative Christmas dinner activity focuses on

This creative Christmas dinner activity focuses on sensory play with vegetables. Children were encouraged to mash boiled potatoes and explore other vegetables like carrots, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and cauliflower using child-friendly tools such as mashers, spatulas, and spoons.

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