Messy Play: 4 Week Challenge
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This post is sponsored by Nuffnang. All opinions expressed are my own.
Recently, I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon (and evening) at a hens party. I felt like I had snuck out of my mother hen chicken coop into a mostly non-mother hen chicken coop. It was quiet. It was clean. I enjoyed a hot cup of tea. I was on a mini-holiday!
We had a wonderful time. Games were played. Laughs were had. Memories were made. Advice was shared from married hens to the soon-to-be married hen….(and there were many laughs!)
That’s the wonderful thing about friendship and being in a community. Advice and stories are shared as we each travel along our own paths.
The blogging community is where I first discovered the value of Messy Play for children. My children are better for it. I’m better for it, and I want all my readers to take on our Messy Play 4 Week Challenge and be better for it.
Messy Play
Why Messy Play?
Messy play forms part of a child’s enriched environment. It is helpful for their development.
The 4 Week Messy Play Challenge
Challenge yourself to not dismiss or discourage a child’s tactile disposition because it may clash with your disposition.
Be mindful of the words you use and the messages your body language and facial gestures may convey. (Try your best to not wrinkle your nose or utter, “Oh, what a mess!”).
Do one Messy Play each week.
- Sensory Play with Gelatine
- Shaving Cream Car Wash
- DIY Moon Sand (or Cloud Dough)
- Messy Play with Rice
Want a Hand with Cleaning Up?
To help you with the clean up, we’re really happy to have three sets of Dettol Power and Pure packs to giveaway. A pack consists of a Dettol Power and Pure Multipurpose Spray for kitchen messes with an Oxygen Splash fragrance, and a Bathroom Spray, with a Fresh Mountain Spring fragrance, ideal for removing tough soap scum.
We gave the new Dettol Power & Pure Multipurpose Spray for kitchen messes a whirl after a Messy Play session. I was pretty chuffed. My kitchen smelt clean; the spray kills 99.9% of germs (such as Salmonella); and there are no harsh chemical residues.
For a chance to win one pack of Dettol Power & Pure Multipurpose Spray and Bathroom spray, in the comments below, tell me in one word what you associate with the brand Dettol . The competition is open to Australian residents and closes 5pm (AEDST) 15th October, 2012. Please note the terms and conditions of the giveaway.
We want to hear your Messy Play 4 Week Challenge stories!
Take on our Messy Play 4 Week Challenge. It’s fun, your kids will love you for it and it is helpful for their development.
I would love to hear your Messy Play 4 Week Challenge stories over on our Lessons Learnt Journal Facebook Page.
About the author
Pauline LessonsLearntJournal; because #playmatters. On Lessons Learnt Journal you'll find activities for children, play, parenting, maths games, handwriting, reading and much more.
Pauline is a Christian, Wife, Mother of 4, Primary School Teacher. When not blogging, she may be found virtually hoarding on Pinterest, trying to decide which Instagram filter to apply, or compulsively refreshing her Facebook feed. Most days you'll find her chasing her kids and that much needed nap.
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Antiseptic
Childhood scuffs (oops, that’s two words!)
Love your messy play challenge. Letting Cam get messy is so hard for me. I completely understand the benefits of messy play and love watching her explore but I just despise cleaning. If I had a personal cleaner it wouldn’t bother me in the slightest.
I read “scuffs”
and I hear you loud and clear about that personal cleaner 
Now… how to go about getting one (on a non-existing budget) lol xoxo P
Clean
The very characteristic Dettol fragrance that tells me everything is clean.
Gonna try out the messy play challenge!
Oooo so excited to have you join us in our messy play challenge Grace.
(Nothing like the smell of that clean Dettol fragrance to reassure my nerves when gastro is going through the family
). xoxo P
Essential!
Agreed!
Germ-free!
Disinfectant I love the smell of dettol.
We need to to do more messy play around here. With summer on its way it’s a good time for it!
I can’t agree more about Summer inspiring us to do more messy play. Hope the book is coming along well Hannah. xoxo P
When you have 3 teenage kids, everyday is a messy play day!!! Thx Pauline, I will go & get the spray to try out today….tried dettol hand soap…it was a disappointment – smell really bad, yuk…
Childhood.
I have very clear memories of the amber liquid being added to water before being used to clean the frequent scrapes and grazes. I love how the clouds form when the two mix together, distraction enough from whatever pain I had just inflicted on myself!
Now as an adult I love the Dettol liquid you add to your wash. My husband is an avid athlete and his gym clothing gets quite stinky(shhh) but the Dettol wash kills all the sweaty bacteria and leaves everything smelling fresh:)
Daddy.
My Dad would often come home from a hard day at work with a cut or splinter and use dettol to clean it up. I still get taken back to my childhood and watching him dress his wounds in the kitchen when I smell dettol.
Strong
As in smell and as a disinfectant
‘Ouch’ (in a good kinda way)
Whenever I came off my bike or hurt myself as a kid, I always remember the smell of dettol to clean up the wound….and yep it always stung but you knew it was for the best.
I must confess, I have the same memories of Dettol as a child. Taking out splinters with a wipe of Dettol close by. Ouch – by in a good way
xoxo P
Antibacterial – that’s what it says on our soap pump! Cast out all those germs and bacteria.
Had used Dettol since childhood… now the grand children are using it… it has become part of the family!
Fresh! I love the smell of the Dettol handwash, the moisturising one is the only one I\’ve found that doesn\’t dry out my hands.
Wipe
Because that\’s all you have to do to make it clean!
Bacteria!
Dettol kills 99.9% of bacteria. I remember that line from their TV ad =)
Dettol=bath….brings back lovely memories of soaking in a dettol bath as a child
Strong
It has such a distinct smell, it reminds me of scraped knees in childhood
Sanitary
I do love a bit of messy play, today we were doing lots of water + sand + mud. Last week the kitchen was covered in lentils
I always appreciate more ideas for messy play AND cleaning up. Thanks!