There is no right or wrong way to play with mud, sand, and water. The sheer pleasure of these raw materials entices the child to dream, explore, and invent new ways to use them. There is built-in success for everyone. Mud, sand, and water are the most familiar of all play materials and the least expensive. They not only fill the child with good feelings and wonder but offer opportunities for the beginning basis of science and math from which language flows and socialization follows naturally.
This book makes the argument for children to play with mud, sand, and water and offers suggestions for how to encourage this.
Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children
