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…Just Add Kids…

Welcome, children to the new mud-pie kitchen.  And see we have a gravel area for digging and scooping, dump trucks and building things. Let your imagination go wild.  Take a walk to your own little beach area with driftwood and a palm tree. Search in the sand for sea...

What Happens When…

Sometimes we bring the outside, in and explore what happens…. In this case it’s simply dirt and water. Yep, mud. Let’s see who can let go and relax with this combination? It takes a little warming up to get the ball rolling. Of course, we are inside....

Year Two, Growing a Playscape

  This year we have relocated our mud-pie kitchen to allow more space and easier water access. After all, if you’re gonna have mud, ya’ gotta have water. What we have learned is that the mud-pie kitchen is very temporary. Although it looks wonderful to...

SPLISH SPLASH…Puddle Play til we get another Sunny Day

Our Natural Playscape may not look as green and lovely as winter departs and spring hasn’t quite taken hold. But our kids LOVE the puddle play!!!! Until the flowers start blooming and the grass has regrown, we’ll enjoy the daisies on these rain boots. Come...

Pleasing Our Planet – It’s Earth Week

Our trash can help us grow new plants. It’s nearly time to plant. Let’s take care of the planet… ….by keeping the litter off the ground… … and where it belongs. We are pleasing our planet.

Rain, Rain Go Away, but until Then… It’s Puddle Play!

For months we have waited for the rain at Caring Connection so we could do a little puddle stomping. Now that fall and winter have passed with so little rain, spring brings the rain. We had some time with a group of puddle-splashers during a break in the storm. Yes,...