Build towers out of baked mud bricks, gather soil to make a home for worms or ants, and decorate a gigantic mud pie with flowers, twigs, and leaves.
Packed with arts and crafts, games, thought exercises, science experiments, and more, this fun and educational book gets kids to experience the wonder of nature - and talks them through how to safely (and cleanly!) play with slimy, squelchy mud.
…all while helping them to develop an understanding of its fantastic superpowers, from its role in growing plants to the warm and comfortable home it makes for diverse animal species.
With dedicated how-to boxes and step-by-step instructions, as well as splashes of informative detail on ecosystems, plant growth, and more, this book is a companion to all sorts of outside activities that can be done wrapped up warm on a muddy autumn day, or baking in the sun at the height of summer.
The activities can be done in any order, some alone, some with a grown-up, or group of friends.
Want to know something cool about Ivy Kids? We print our books on GARBAGE! All our books are printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. That means they cost the Earth less to make!

Jane Wilsher is an author and editor from the UK, and the founder of bop Publishing. Jane is the author of What Do Scientists Do All Day? (Wide Eyed, Editions, 2020), An Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts (Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2021) and 21 Things to Do With a Tree (Ivy Kids, 2023).

Teo Georgiev is an independent Helsinki-based illustrator working in publishing, children's literature, and branding.