Our Philosophy.

Children love art, craft and messy time but don’t always have the opportunity to explore and experiment with the freedom they desire. Grown ups can be afraid of the mess whereas children are not!

Mucky Pups is designed to empower children to:

• Freely explore a wide variety of materials and techniques
• Learn, through creativity and experimentation, competent problem solving skills
• Feel good about themselves and their abilities
• Experiment with cause and effect while developing small motor skills and hand/eye co-ordination
• Learn that it is the process and not the product that is the key to having fun!
• Focus their energy constructively
• Learn about the world around them with seasonal weekly themes
• Take part in a unique learning experience

Our Fun.

The carer stays with their child and each spends precious quality time together. Activities available every week, designed to fit in with our themes, include:

• Painting - easels, finger painting and sponge printing
• Drawing, colouring and cutting skills
• Playdough, clay and gloop
• Sticking pictures
• Craft activities

A range of art and craft materials is always on hand, and sessions end with a circle time, which includes a drink and a biscuit, and a sharing activity. Mucky Pups is a wonderful way to meet and make like minded friends in a safe and happy environment. Children love it and are proud to take all their creations home. Kids have messy fun and we clean up!!

Education.

It is fantastic to see the growing confidence of the children as theyattend on a regular basis, and we believe that Mucky Pups is an ideal way to prepare children for school as they learn the basic skills required. They learn the alphabet, numbers, wonderful pencil control, scissor skills, knowledge about the world in which they live and competent creative thinking.

Mucky Pups was founded in early 2003 by Fiona & Kate in order to provide high quality, creative art and craft sessions for pre-school children and their carers.