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Musings from Mud Day: A Joyful ConversationCompiled by NACC Leadership Team members
International Mud Day, celebrated each year on June 29, began with a conversation between Bishnu Bhatta from Nepal and Gillian McAuliffe from Australia about how to help children all over the world experience the joys of mud, despite the inevitable challenges that this might bring.
The first International Mud Day was a huge success, and it has sparked a great deal of conversation among educators, families, and children about mud. We invite everyone everywhere to join the conversation!
Comments and questions about experiences with mud came from people around the world: New Zealand, Tanzania, Belize, the United States, Scotland, Fiji, Nepal, and Australia, to name a few:
• Mud Day brought freedom and joy to our children. How can we do this more often?
• In our part of the world, our parents were very worried about letting children get muddy. How can we help them want to try this experiment?
• Mud Day helped us as adults find our playful sides. How can we connect to this part of ourselves more frequently?
• It was valuable for our children to know that other children around the world were enjoying the same activity ...