The Importance of
Messy Play
Parenting Together VOLUME 8, ISSUE 4
A Newsletter from the Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative:
You might have seen the terms ‘messy
play' or ‘sensory play' when you search
online. Both can be used
interchangeably and mean the same
thing. So what exactly is messy play?
In short, it is an activity that engages a
child's senses including eyes, ears,
nose, mouth, touch, balance, and/or
movement.