Nippers at Puddleducks Nursery got their fingers dirty last week in celebration of International Mud Day.

The Comet: Isaac Brown and Lyla Wood enjoying mud dayIsaac Brown and Lyla Wood enjoying mud day (Image: Archant)

The World Forum Foundation event encourages children all over the world to get outdoors and learn about nature, and the kids at Butterfield House didn’t need a second invitation to get stuck in.

Having celebrated Father’s Day in style in June, this one was strictly for the kids, as the Puddleducks crew revelled in their muddy surroundings.

Activities on offer at the Baldock nursery included painting with mud, making muddy footprints, planting seeds and even adding dinosaurs into the equation with a prehistoric mud-pit.

The Comet: Isaac Brown and Zavier Lemaitre enjoying mud dayIsaac Brown and Zavier Lemaitre enjoying mud day (Image: Archant)

The Comet: Franklin Holloway enjoying mud dayFranklin Holloway enjoying mud day (Image: Archant)

The Comet: Violet Hooper enjoying mud dayViolet Hooper enjoying mud day (Image: Archant)

The Comet: Oscar Lynam enjoying mud dayOscar Lynam enjoying mud day (Image: Archant)

The Comet: Emelia Horner enjoying mud dayEmelia Horner enjoying mud day (Image: Archant)

The Comet: Honey Bird enjoying mud dayHoney Bird enjoying mud day (Image: Archant)