{"id":15886,"date":"2014-11-16T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-11-16T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/?p=15886"},"modified":"2014-11-15T18:12:03","modified_gmt":"2014-11-15T23:12:03","slug":"messy-fun-in-toddlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-news\/messy-fun-in-toddlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Messy Fun in Toddlers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-2.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"15888\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-news\/messy-fun-in-toddlers\/attachment\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-2.jpg?fit=800%2C600\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"t-messy-fun-oct-2014 (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-2.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-2.jpg?fit=800%2C600\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-15888\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-2.jpg?resize=200%2C150\" alt=\"t-messy-fun-oct-2014 (2)\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-2.jpg?resize=200%2C150 200w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-2.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Making a mess is lots of fun when you are a toddler!\u00a0 It may look like a mess but sensory exploration is an important part of a young child\u2019s development. \u00a0Every day in toddlers there is some activity that involves making a mess and getting our hands dirty. Recently, we put shaving foam in the water table and had loads of fun spreading it over objects (including our face), got sticky by gluing pasta to make Mr. Bones our skeleton, and poured and scooped pasta shapes and lentils with various objects (most of which ended on the floor!).\u00a0 See how much fun you can have at making a mess at home!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-circle tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/provolearning.com\\\/blog\\\/school-news\\\/messy-fun-in-toddlers\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:65587034}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 166px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"166\" > <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 166px; height: 166px;\" data-original-width=\"166\" data-original-height=\"166\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-news\/messy-fun-in-toddlers\/attachment\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-6\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"162\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"162\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"15892\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"t-messy-fun-oct-2014 (6)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-6.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-6.jpg?fit=800%2C600\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/t-messy-fun-oct-2014-6.jpg?w=162&#038;h=162&#038;crop=1\" width=\"162\" height=\"162\" data-original-width=\"162\" data-original-height=\"162\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"t-messy-fun-oct-2014 (6)\" alt=\"t-messy-fun-oct-2014 (6)\" style=\"width: 162px; 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