Joins us for squishy, messy fun as we celebrate International Mud Day!

International Mud Day was dreamed up by educators in 2009 and launched in 2011 at the World Forum for Early Childhood Care and Education. Since then, thousands of schools, early learning centers and families from around the world have taken up the challenge to play in mud on the 29th of June.  Muddy play help kids connect with the Earth in a tactile, immediate way.

Visit us for moderately-messay mud-themed activities:

• Paint muddy portraits on our paint wall in the Art Studio
• Complete a scavenger hunt to find exhibits built with mud
• Cob Construction, 11 a.m.–noon, at the Rooftop Ramble
  Build your own cob creations! Cob is a natural building material made from subsoil, water, and straw.
• Frontier Science, 1–3 p.m., at the Log Cabin
  How was mud used in the construction of our Log Cabin? Experiment with 1840’s era building technology at our Cabin garden.
• Wheel Pottery 3–4 p.m., in the Art Studio
  Take a spin and throw some clay with our pottery wheel.

All activities are FREE with museum membership or admission, while supplies last. No pre-registration required.