Crawforddyke Primary mud kitchen 2014 Slideshow

KEEPING your kitchen clean is a priority for top chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver – but not for Crawforddyke Nursery pupils.
Suited and booted...to play in the mud, the pupils of Crawforddyke Primary School nursery in Carluke (Pic Lindsay Addison)Suited and booted...to play in the mud, the pupils of Crawforddyke Primary School nursery in Carluke (Pic Lindsay Addison)
Suited and booted...to play in the mud, the pupils of Crawforddyke Primary School nursery in Carluke (Pic Lindsay Addison)

The children, together with staff at the nursery, set up their own mud kitchen in the school grounds.

And the youngsters jumped at the chance to get their wellies on and play in the mud.

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The mud kitchen was set up and organised by two of the school’s Early Years Workers, Eleanor Duncan and Karen MacMillan, together with parent helpers.

Suited and booted...to play in the mud, the pupils of Crawforddyke Primary School nursery in Carluke (Pic Lindsay Addison)Suited and booted...to play in the mud, the pupils of Crawforddyke Primary School nursery in Carluke (Pic Lindsay Addison)
Suited and booted...to play in the mud, the pupils of Crawforddyke Primary School nursery in Carluke (Pic Lindsay Addison)

Karen said: “It’s all about getting the kids out and exploring.

“We have a natural play area at the school and we recently bought puddle suits for the children so they can get as muddy as they want.

“The kids love to explore outside in the same way that we did when we were their age.

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“They love getting out there, making mud pies and just having fun together – it’s great to see.”

The mud kitchen forms part of Crawforddyke’s ongoing school and nursery initiative entitled 21st Century Families.

For more on this story, pick up a copy of this week’s Carluke and Lanark Gazette which is out now.

The pictures featured in our slideshow were taken by the Gazette’s Lindsay Addison and can be purchased from this website or from our office in Lanark on 01555 678792.