TWO WAYS TO PLAY! a month long Mud Day Challenge and/or a muddy and messy In Person Event!

1. TAKE THE MUD DAY CHALLENGE, a month full of Muddy activities and outdoor adventures at your own pace! includes 5 tickets to the in person event. 

Discover the Mud Monster in all of us by celebrating International Mud Day with a month-long challenge you can do anywhere and at your own pace. Complete a series of challenges and activities and collect this year's pack of amazing mystical creatures. Every 5 minutes you play outdoors can be logged as  “Muddy Minutes.” on the RESULTS page.  Collect at least 250 Muddy Minutes  between June 1st and 29th and win a prize. Use our calendar of suggested muddy adventures (or choose your own) and help us reach our goal of raising $20,000, logging 20,000 Muddy Minutes and tracking a mess of mystical Mud Monster! Logging Muddy Minutes will earn you virtual badges of our mess of Mud Monster friends. Go for a Trail Run, take a Nature Hike,  visit your local farmers market, dig in your garden, dive into a mud pit, make a mud pie or create a muddy work of art.  One price registers you or your whole family and includes 5 tickets to our in person Mud Day Mayhem event. Don't forget to invite friends and family to join in the fun and donate to Apple Playschools' Scholarship Fund! 

2. Mud Day Mayhem In-Person Event! June 22nd at Leslie Science and Nature Center

Join us for a day full of muddy and messy play at Mud Day Mayhem!  June 22nd from 10am-12pm at Leslie Science & Nature Center. Discover the Mud Monster in you as you and your family dive into the wonders of mud with hands-on activities. Make mud pies, paintings and sculptures, try out your skills at mud throwing, dip your feet or your whole body into the giant mud zone, listen to muddy stories and join the Mud Monster Parade. There will be a raffle for amazing local goods and adventures. Shirts and other Mud Day related swag will be on sale. All proceeds benefit our Scholarship fund. 

There are two ways to purchase tickets for this event.

1. Click on the Sign up button under the Mud Day Mayhem Event Only.$5/person 

2. Sign up for the Mud Day Challenge and get 5 tickets free. (additional tickets can be purchased as adds on during your registration) Attending the event helps you  collect 120 minutes worth of Muddy Minutes at Mud Day Mayhem with nature hikes and muddy activities.

3. BONUS EVENTS: Hike on June 9th and Gardening day on June 15th

This year to give even more options for outdoor exploration, we are offering two events for all ages. Join our Executive Director for a Nature Hike at County Farm Park on June 9th or join a group of Apple Playschools supporters teaming up with GIVE365 to do some gardening at Fuller Park on June 15th. You can log these minutes and you would be more than halfway to 250 minutes and a great prize!

How to Participate in the Mud Day Challenge!

1. Press the Sign Up Button to Register!
2. During Registration: Check out our add-ons: Register for additional Mud Day Mayhem (in person muddy event) or Buy a t-shirt. 
3. Once you are registered you can invite others to join using your special URL in your confirmation email. 
4. DONATE TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND! We try to keep participation pricing low so that it is accessible to anyone who wants to join. Please consider donating to our scholarship fund to help make muddy play more accessible to all families and keep this amazing event going. 
5. Set up your GOALS. Starting June 1st you can start tracking your results and set up your goals. Click on the Results tab and then Submit Virtual Results to get started. 
6. Download your passport below and have fun hiking, running, gardening and playing! Submit your photos by clicking on the photos tab. 
7. Don't forget to spread the word about the event for people to join or donate!