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Lunch & Learn May Messy Play

Play Matters > Lunch and Learn Webinar Series > Messy Play

Jackie and Cecelia from Connecting The Dots Through Culture

Messy Play | Mother Earth and Her Gifts

Join Cecelia and Jackie from Connecting The Dots Through Culture as they explore how messy play can nurture children’s connection to the natural world through waterways, the oceans, the land, and the sky. This session will also honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early childhood perspectives, recognising deep and enduring connections to Country.

Participants will be introduced to respectful, age-appropriate ways to embed these perspectives into everyday play experiences and will be provided with simple, creative, and sensory-rich play ideas that spark curiosity, encourage respect, and foster a sense of belonging to the natural world. From water-based explorations to earthy textures and nature-inspired creations, you’ll gain practical inspiration to bring meaningful, nature-connected play into everyday experiences.

Join us as we embrace the joy of getting messy while nurturing a lifelong love and respect for our world.

The session is recorded and will be shared, but registration is essential. Click below to register.

Cecelia and Jackie will deliver their session from 12:00 to 12:20pm with opportunity for live Q&A for 10 mins.

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Diane Ackerman

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How can I get involved?

Family groups (consisting of Mums, Dads, Grandparents, Carers, children and babies) meet weekly with the elderly in safe and suitable facilities. Attendees engage in a diverse array of play-based learning activities and interactions, fostering connections with other families in their local communities and establishing mutually beneficial relationships with older people.

How can I get involved?

Family groups (consisting of Mums, Dads, Grandparents, Carers, children and babies) meet weekly with the elderly in safe and suitable facilities. Attendees engage in a diverse array of play-based learning activities and interactions, fostering connections with other families in their local communities and establishing mutually beneficial relationships with older people.

How can I get involved?

Family groups (consisting of Mums, Dads, Grandparents, Carers, children and babies) meet weekly with the elderly in safe and suitable facilities. Attendees engage in a diverse array of play-based learning activities and interactions, fostering connections with other families in their local communities and establishing mutually beneficial relationships with older people.

How can I get involved?

Family groups (consisting of Mums, Dads, Grandparents, Carers, children and babies) meet weekly with the elderly in safe and suitable facilities. Attendees engage in a diverse array of play-based learning activities and interactions, fostering connections with other families in their local communities and establishing mutually beneficial relationships with older people.