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July/August 2013
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International Mud Day: Mud Day is the Best Day in the World!

Did you join in celebrating International Mud Day this year by playing in the messy, slippery, cool, and luxurious mud? Infant, toddler, preschool, and school-aged children played, explored, and created in the mud. Places around the globe had children, parents, teachers, administrators, and even politicians join in: mud sliding, mud angels, mud sculptures, and creations of all sorts of handmade mud ‘goodies.’ At one early childhood program in Nebraska, United States, a four-year-old was swaying in fabric draped from a tall pine and was overheard exclaiming, “Mud Day is the best day in the world!”

Read the inspiring reflections shared in this issue to help you plan for one of your best days yet to come.

Reflection: The Mud Day Connection
from the originator of Mud Day: Bishnu Bhatta, Nepal

Mud Day has been celebrated at the Panchkhal Orphanage every year since 2009. Mud Day is an opportunity for Nepalis to celebrate the productivity of the land, to appreciate nature, and to celebrate with family and friends. Mud Day connects children with nature in a personal, educational, and fun way. In addition to seeing the land as a resource that supplies their livelihood, Mud ...

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