A free kit to help your service plan, justify and run a mud kitchen. Pop your email into the “Free EYLF planning kit” box on this page and we will email it straight over.
What’s in the kit
- EYLF outcome mapping: the five learning outcomes with mud kitchen activities and observation prompts, on one printable page. (The full version is in Mud kitchens and the EYLF.)
- Risk–benefit assessment template: a table for hazards, benefits, controls and review dates, with mud kitchen examples filled in to adapt for your service.
- Hygiene and cleaning schedule: after-play, weekly and monthly checks, including soil checks and utensil washing.
- A note to families: a short letter explaining why your service offers mud play, what to send (spare clothes, a hat) and how you manage hygiene.
Who it’s for
Long day care, kindergartens and preschools, family day care educators, and OSHC services running mud play for younger children. Everything is editable once printed or copied, and it’s yours to adapt to your own policies and risk assessments.
The small print
The kit is general guidance only. Your service’s own policies, procedures and risk assessments always come first.