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“Fun Mud Day” is an annual event at Eastern’s Child and Family Development Resource Center (CFDRC) that challenges preschoolers and toddlers to get outside and try a variety of wet and muddy obstacles that they might not otherwise encounter. These strength-building activities help children develop gross motor skills and build competence and confidence. Physical education professor Darren Robert organizes the event, engaging his physical education students as volunteers. Teachers and families participate with children in this fun event.
Fun Mud Day 2019 (5:30)
In this year's video, Dr. Darren Robert and Dr. Michelle Ferrer describe some of the more easily replicable elements of Fun Mud Day, and how each supports children's gross motor skills, feelings of competence and confidence, understanding of safety, and willingness to take safe risks.
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Fun Mud Day 2017 (2:55)
In this year's video, Dr. Darren Robert and several preschool teachers discuss the activities of Fun Mud Day, and how each supports children's gross motor development, feelings of competence and confidence, understanding of safety, and willingness to take safe risks.
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Fun Mud Day 2015 (3:47)
In this video, Kinesiology and Physical Education professor Dr. Darren Robert and his students describe how Fun Mud Day builds on strength, endurance, and confidence-building activities that children having been doing all year in PE classes.
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