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Benefits of mud play continued ….
‘6. Inspires caring for the environment (Social Development) - Connection to Nature: Think how vital it is in today’s world to get children outdoors to reconnect with nature. With nature-deficit disorder on the rise, Mud play creates memories and a relationship with our Earth. Planting a seed, nurturing a plant and…
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Favorite mud activities
Look at this! Red Rabbit finds a picture of a mud kitchen. Now that looks like fun! ‘Build a mud kitchen: A mud kitchen is an outside version of the indoor play kitchen but more fun as you can make sloppy concoctions without worrying about the mess. Mud kitchens do not have to be complicated or expensive. Our first was…
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THE SCIENCE OF MUD PLAY
‘There is a growing body of research into why kids have an inbuilt need to play in mud. There is evidence suggesting that mud play is a basic biological need, and this type of play has many physical, psychological and emotional benefits for children. MUD MAKES YOU HAPPY – New research has shown that exposure to friendly…
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More scientific facts about mud
‘KEY DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES ACHIEVED THROUGH MUD PLAY – As children grow through their formative years, mud play will help them achieve many key developmental milestones, such as fine and gross motor skills, sensory awareness, balance and coordination. Mud play will also create opportunities to practice social skills and…
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4 Benefits of a Clean Environment to Your Well-being
Red Rabbit realizes that he has to see more than just one side to this. He can kind of see the mother’s point of view about cleanliness but she took it to the extreme. He decides to see what he can find on this. ‘Your environment, both at home and at work, plays a critically fundamental role in your physical and mental…
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What Is the Hygiene Hypothesis?
Red Rabbit keeps noticing articles mentioning hygiene hypothesis so he decides to do a search for an article that actually defines it. ‘Many parents believe that their children must be kept in an environment that is as clean as possible, but some research suggests that being exposed to what many would call unclean…
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Doctors Advise Striking a Balance Between Dirty and Hyper-Clean
‘As advances in modern medicine are made and more antibacterial and sanitizing products are released, hygiene among people has improved. But doctors are concerned there may be such a thing as “too clean.” Dr. Nectar Aintablian, infectious disease specialist and pediatrician at Tallahassee Primary Care Associates, believes…
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A Matter of Balance
‘As civilization evolved, we moved from the Cave Man to living in dirt floor huts with many family members in one space and farm animals living in close contact to the home, and then to overcrowded cities with poor sanitation practices. Many lives were lost to bacteria, viral, and parasitic type infections that spread like…
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Yeti and Chewy learn all about magic
Early one morning Yeti decides to take a short cut through Bamboo Forrest and ends up bumping into Chewy. But that’s not all that he finds there. “Psst … Chewy, who are those people?” asks Yeti. Chewy is not really sure but he tells Yeti that they all just popped out of that magical book. The two of them decide to walk…
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History of magic
‘The belief in magic and magical powers dates back to the earliest recorded history. In Egypt, for example, large number of magical papyri, in Greek, Coptic, and Demotic, have been recovered. These sources contain early instances of much of the magical lore that later became part of Western cultural expectations about the…
