“Restrict messy play to a certain time each day,” De Puy says. “Your child would know they get a certain amount of time to play with slime or shaving cream in the tub before it’s time to ...

Alternatively, give them tubs of rainbow rice tinted with food colouring, along with salt, sand, cornflour, water and anything else you can fish out of your pantry that's safe for little ones, to ...

But when it comes to messy or risky play, it's a whole different story according to new research. Climbing trees, making mud pies, or simply playing outside, parents and educators know that being ...