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Making a mud pie is a children's activity or game that consists of creating a mixture of water and soil and playing or pretending to make food or a pie.

Mud pies are not meant to be eaten, although they can be thrown in the face.


Mud pies are composed of a mixture of water and soil. Other ingredients are sometimes added to the basic water and soil mixture such as plants and pebbles. The 'pie' will stay together if the mud is sticky – similar to bread dough. In addition to mud pies, children often create other structures like mud sandwiches and mud-based tea parties.

Creating a mud pie can be a very enjoyable activity and is thought to nurture the imagination of a child.

Making mud pies allows the exploration of textures, and establishes the basis of scientific reasoning as they change the variables such as the addition of less water or even freezing the mixture.

Some children do not enjoy the activity. A child may hesitate to "get dirty."

Many people recall this childhood activity with fondness. An author recounts: "As a child, I was drawn to mud. Some of my fondest childhood memories saw me covered in the stuff, head to toe."