Includes index

Why messy play? -- Setting up and playing -- Other considerations -- Gloop -- Other interesting sensations -- Playdough --Water and ice -- Bubbles -- Paint -- Clay -- Wool -- Paper -- Bonus foam fun -- Essential ingredients list

Messy Play is one of the great joys of early childhood. The freedom to play, experiment and explore is a simple treasure we can all give to our children. Messy Play is fun! Messy Play is relaxing, allowing rhythmic movements of the whole body - great for relieving tension and frustration. Messy Play allows children and adults to express their feelings in a creative way. There is no right or wrong way, we can relax and enjoy the process. Patterns can be drawn and just as quickly erased. Messy Play is a wonderful opportunity for learning

Play activities for children presented in a cookbook format with "ingredients" and "method."

Each section has a word in Māori and English, such as "miri / smear" or "pakū / explode" to emphasis the activity stressed during playtime

Includes perforated "bookstand" in back cover which allows the book to be propped up during use