MUDDY BUDDIES is an outdoor, play-based early childhood program where children are encouraged to
EXPLORE, CREATE, IMAGINE, DISCOVER and LEARN through PLAY!
Our Mission
To honor play as the foundation of learning and provide opportunities for children and families to spend time in nature. To support children’s natural curiosity through joyful, exploratory, child-led play in an environment created to foster the development of the whole child; mind, body and heart.
Join Us!
STAY & PLAY sessions for children ages 18 months- 5 years old with a parent or caregiver
Muddy Buddies POP UP EVENTS are geared to younger children and are fun for the whole family!
Our programs are designed to promote child-led free play. Your child will have the freedom to explore our “outdoor classroom” at their own pace. Our unique, engaging, sensory-rich play invitations are created to spark curiosity and wonder, while providing opportunities for building skills in all areas of development.
At Muddy Buddies, we embrace messy play and creativity!
Come dressed for the weather and ready to play!
Studies show that time spent in nature improves concentration, decreases stress, regulates emotions and encourages creativity.
Why Muddy Buddies?
We value PLAY because it is essential for children’s intellectual and emotional development.
We balance, climb, jump and use large muscles in ways to develop coordination, healthy risk taking and foster overall physical development.
We set-up process-oriented art experiences, allowing children to create freely while developing fine motor skills, focus and building self-confidence.
We provide open-ended play invitations to encourage problem solving, imagination and creativity; all critical to cognitive development.
We embrace the mess because hands-on, sensory play experiences build nerve connections in the brain leading to more complex learning tasks.
We build, create and experiment using “loose parts,” to provide endless play opportunities, stimulate curiosity, critical thinking skills, and language and communication development.
We celebrate childhood by slowing down and allowing children to follow their own natural instincts at their own pace, building independence and attention span.
We create play spaces for mixed age groups in a supportive, inclusive environment to nurture children’s social and emotional development.
We provide opportunities for families to connect and socialize and benefit from quality time outdoors in the best “classroom” of all: NATURE.