30-Day Outdoor Challenge - Makin' Mud Pies

We gardened today and everyone was covered from head to toe in mud. While I was planting plants, I challenged my son and daughter to a mud pie making contest. Making them is a favorite pastime of theirs. There was plenty of mud around today since it has been literally raining for days.

You can easily make mud pies with your kids using dirt from your backyard or garden. Here's what you'll need:

1) Shovel - for digging and shaping
2) Bucket
3) Dirt
4) Water from the hose
3) Decorations - anything from the yard such as flowers, sticks, grass, acorns, stones, etc.

Use the shovel to dig the dirt and put it in a bucket. Carry it over to where it's needed. Using a gentle setting, spray water from the hose into the mud just until it's soft. Take portions of the mud out of the bucket and pat it down on any surface. Decorate using items mentioned above.

Voila, it's done!

Here are the results of our contest:

My daughter's is big and fat.

My son's are little and interestingly shaped.