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Little Miss B and myself were invited along to the launch of
\n\u201cMessy Monkeys Messy Play\u201d in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland at the weekend and boy did
\nit get messy!\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cMessy Monkeys Messy Play\u201d
\nis a new group run by Lucy, where babies and toddlers can splat paint, squelch
\ngloop, splash water and the best part is you don\u2019t have to do any of the
\ntidying up.\u00a0 <\/span>The event took place at the
\nMounttown Community Facitlities, Meadowlands
\nFitzgerald Park,
\nLower Mounttown Road, Dun
\nLaoghaire, Dublin,
\nwhich is also where the new sessions will be running from when they start next
\nFriday. It\u2019s a very modern building and the class took place in a spacious room
\nup on the first floor. There is lift access for those using buggies.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cMessy Monkeys Messy Play\u201d in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland at the weekend and boy did
\nit get messy!\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cMessy Monkeys Messy Play\u201d
\nis a new group run by Lucy, where babies and toddlers can splat paint, squelch
\ngloop, splash water and the best part is you don\u2019t have to do any of the
\ntidying up.\u00a0 <\/span>The event took place at the
\nMounttown Community Facitlities, Meadowlands
\nFitzgerald Park,
\nLower Mounttown Road, Dun
\nLaoghaire, Dublin,
\nwhich is also where the new sessions will be running from when they start next
\nFriday. It\u2019s a very modern building and the class took place in a spacious room
\nup on the first floor. There is lift access for those using buggies.<\/div>\n
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On entering the room, we were directed to a cosy little area
\nwith comfy duvets on the floor covered with lots of monkey teddies and monkey
\nthemed story books for the little ones to get settled in with.\u00a0 <\/span>Once all of the party goers were assembled,
\nLucy then sang a little welcome song with \u201cFreddie the monkey\u201d and quickly went
\nthrough the house rules. The number one rule being parents were not to say no
\nto their kids making a mess. We were then welcomed to enter the messy play
\narea of the room. The kids were apprehensive to begin with, I don\u2019t think they
\ncould quite believe that we were allowed to get messy and not be told off for
\nit. They soon got into the swing of things though and the business of getting
\nmessy soon got underway.<\/div>\n
\nwith comfy duvets on the floor covered with lots of monkey teddies and monkey
\nthemed story books for the little ones to get settled in with.\u00a0 <\/span>Once all of the party goers were assembled,
\nLucy then sang a little welcome song with \u201cFreddie the monkey\u201d and quickly went
\nthrough the house rules. The number one rule being parents were not to say no
\nto their kids making a mess. We were then welcomed to enter the messy play
\narea of the room. The kids were apprehensive to begin with, I don\u2019t think they
\ncould quite believe that we were allowed to get messy and not be told off for
\nit. They soon got into the swing of things though and the business of getting
\nmessy soon got underway.<\/div>\n
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The room was divided into 7 different messy play areas. The
\ncentre-piece was the \u201cJelly and ice-cream play\u201d which contained the contents of
\n10 packets of jelly and a whole block of ice-cream. Bella was a little unhappy
\ntouching the ice-cream, as it was very cold, but plenty of the other children
\ndidn\u2019t seem to have this problem. It proved to be a very popular attraction.<\/div>\n
\ncentre-piece was the \u201cJelly and ice-cream play\u201d which contained the contents of
\n10 packets of jelly and a whole block of ice-cream. Bella was a little unhappy
\ntouching the ice-cream, as it was very cold, but plenty of the other children
\ndidn\u2019t seem to have this problem. It proved to be a very popular attraction.<\/div>\n
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Bella spent most of her time in the \u201cWater Play\u201d area. This
\nwas a large plastic box filled with warm sparkly water and was filled with different
\nutensils for exploring and pouring with. Water play isn\u2019t something we do much
\nof at home, which I think is why it looked so inviting to Bella. She was quite
\nrestrained at the start of the session, but by the end she had her whole-self
\nin the water tub!\u00a0 <\/span>She was having a great
\ntime.<\/div>\n
\nwas a large plastic box filled with warm sparkly water and was filled with different
\nutensils for exploring and pouring with. Water play isn\u2019t something we do much
\nof at home, which I think is why it looked so inviting to Bella. She was quite
\nrestrained at the start of the session, but by the end she had her whole-self
\nin the water tub!\u00a0 <\/span>She was having a great
\ntime.<\/div>\n
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Bella\u2019s next favourite area was the \u201cChocolate Crispie Cake
\nPlay\u201d which contained all of the ingredients for the kids to make chocolate
\ncrispie cakes. This was definitely one of the messiest areas, as you can
\nimagine what happens when you let 16 toddlers loose on a bowl of melted chocolate!<\/div>\n
\nPlay\u201d which contained all of the ingredients for the kids to make chocolate
\ncrispie cakes. This was definitely one of the messiest areas, as you can
\nimagine what happens when you let 16 toddlers loose on a bowl of melted chocolate!<\/div>\n
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Lucy had also covered one wall with lots of white paper and
\nset out lots of paint pot and brushes for the little artists to get to work
\nwith. This was very popular with all of the children and Lucy had to make
\nseveral trips over to top up the paint pots.<\/div>\n
\nset out lots of paint pot and brushes for the little artists to get to work
\nwith. This was very popular with all of the children and Lucy had to make
\nseveral trips over to top up the paint pots.<\/div>\n
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There was also an area for the kids to make Play-dough
\nbirthday cakes, a making activity to create your own party hat and a sand play
\narea.<\/div>\n
\nbirthday cakes, a making activity to create your own party hat and a sand play
\narea.<\/div>\n
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It was great for the children to be exposed to so many
\ndifferent messy play activities in the one place. You may well let your
\nchildren do play-dough at home or play with water or sand, but would you ever
\ndo more than one of these activities at once? This was a big plus point for
\nmany of the parents attending the class, as I chatted to them during the
\nsession.\u00a0 <\/span>Many parents as well were
\nreluctant to do any messy play at home, as they either didn\u2019t have the room or
\nthe time for the big clean up afterwards. This is the biggest advantage of the
\nclass, as once playtime is over, you just need to clean up your own child in an
\nindividual tub of warm soapy water provided and then Lucy has the job of
\ncleaning up after all of the kids and parents have gone home.<\/div>\n
\ndifferent messy play activities in the one place. You may well let your
\nchildren do play-dough at home or play with water or sand, but would you ever
\ndo more than one of these activities at once? This was a big plus point for
\nmany of the parents attending the class, as I chatted to them during the
\nsession.\u00a0 <\/span>Many parents as well were
\nreluctant to do any messy play at home, as they either didn\u2019t have the room or
\nthe time for the big clean up afterwards. This is the biggest advantage of the
\nclass, as once playtime is over, you just need to clean up your own child in an
\nindividual tub of warm soapy water provided and then Lucy has the job of
\ncleaning up after all of the kids and parents have gone home.<\/div>\n
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The first term begins next week and it is already fully
\nbooked. To add your name to the waiting list please click here<\/a>. The upcoming 5
\nweek term is priced at 58euro per child with a sibling going along for 39euro.
\nEach class will run along a different theme, so there will be variation in the activities each week. The
\ntheme for the party was \u201cJelly and Ice-cream\u201d and upcoming themes include
\n\u201cFairies and Angels\u201d and \u201cSnow and Christmas Dinner\u201d. Lucy is also available to
\nhost your \u201cMessy Party\u201d click here <\/a>for more details.<\/div>\n
\nbooked. To add your name to the waiting list please click here<\/a>. The upcoming 5
\nweek term is priced at 58euro per child with a sibling going along for 39euro.
\nEach class will run along a different theme, so there will be variation in the activities each week. The
\ntheme for the party was \u201cJelly and Ice-cream\u201d and upcoming themes include
\n\u201cFairies and Angels\u201d and \u201cSnow and Christmas Dinner\u201d. Lucy is also available to
\nhost your \u201cMessy Party\u201d click here <\/a>for more details.<\/div>\n
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You can also keep up-to-date with new class details over at
\ntheir Facebook page<\/a>