Messy play activities

Get hands on cornflour and water messy play activities to help children enjoy learning. See how they can learn in the outdoors and through play!

Sensory play for kids using edible sludge. Safe for little hands, even babies. Tutorial on how to make your own.

And bonus: it leaves hands cleaner than when you started!

Chocolate oobleck is the perfect sensory material to use in a Valentine's sensory bin or as fake mud for play.

Disclosure: This blog contains affiliate links which I may earn a small commission from if you purchase through them, at no extra cost to you. Taste safe mud is a must have sensory play experience. While I am all up for a good splash about in the real deal, being able to provide a taste...

Kids love playing with shaving cream, but did you know it is also educational? Here are 10 of the best shaving cream activities.

Over 20 dry messy play ideas to try with the kids. You'll find dry messy sensory play, along with engaging dry art projects.

Everything you could possibly want to know about messy play! You’ll find over 130 messy play ideas for every season, as well as a list of FAQs, tips, and materials to get started.

Have you made bubble foam yet? Turning it into bubble foam trucks is even better! This easy sensory bin from Busy Toddler is a must try.

Soap foam is such a fun and easy sensory play recipe to mix up. It can be whizzed up in minutes using only 2 ingredients, water and washing up liquid (dish soap), and it feels so soft and fun to play with. Soap foam can be made in any colour of the rainbow by adding a little food colouring. Playing with soap foam is such a fun sensory play experience for toddlers and preschoolers (and big kids too!) that is suitable for both outdoor or indoor sensory play.