Messy Mates

CHRISTCHURCH: At Messy Mates we love messy play! We run fun-filled messy play classes in Christchurch for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

Mixed-age classes which give your little ones the freedom to move around and explore a variety of carefully planned, mess filled activities at their own pace.

All the messy play they could want, but with none of the clean up for you!
 

Messy Mates messy play classes in Christchurch

Messy Mates is owned by two mums. We have watched our own children grow and learn through messy play and wanted to share this amazing experience with local families.

We now run hour-long classes in Rolleston and Halswell which offer a huge variety of messy play activities which include mixing, pouring, squelching, splashing, digging and much much more!
 

What is messy play?

Messy play is the term used for any activities that allow children to work with their hands (and sometimes feet) to explore various textures, use their senses and create a controlled mess.

It often involves traditionally messy ingredients such as paint, slime, sand, water, mud, playdough or food items like cooked pasta, dried rice or flour.
 

Benefits of messy play

Messy play has several benefits and the early childhood curriculum here in NZ, Te Whariki, recognises that having the opportunity to take part in messy play can have a big impact on a child’s learning.

“Exploring through messy play supports learning across all the strands of Te Whāriki. In particular, messy play supports the Communication strand, where children discover and develop different ways to be creative and expressive.” – Ministry of Education

Messy play helps support many areas of children’s development. It encourages communication and language development, supports the ability to problem solve and play independently, promotes physical development and fosters curiosity, imagination and exploration.

So if you’re looking for affordable preschool classes in Christchurch that offer a little bit of variety, book a messy play class and start making your own messy memories.
 

Messy play birthday parties

Messy Mates offers messy play Birthday Parties for children up to 6 years old. You can choose from one of our packages or we can plan a bespoke party just for your little Messy Mate!

Our messy play kids parties are tailored depending on the age and interests of your child and your guests. We can work to most party themes.
 

Contact Messy Mates

For more information about Messy Mates and to sign up to one of our classes, visit our website www.messymates.co.nz