The Pottery Lab (indoors), Bandra West
There is something so calming about messing around with mud of any kind. Ask educationists and they will tell you why sand-play and water-play are almost mandatory in all pre-schools. Other than the fact that they are great ways to calm children, especially a generation of near hyper-active kids, sand-play encourages creativity in them and helps provide an outlet for them to express their feelings through exploration.

While it is a proven fact that working with mud or sand is important for children to develop and practise their fine and gross motor skills, increase awareness of their senses, particularly touch, improve hand-eye coordination and develop their social and emotional skills, what does it do for older kids?