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Little Messy Learners is a multi award-winning children’s activity provider which offers educational messy play classes for babies to preschoolers. It was created and founded by a qualified teacher who designed an innovative early writing programme following the journey of four fun characters – ‘The Mark Makers‘. Children focus on one character each week at Little Messy Learners classes and learn the basics of writing through messy play.

Messy play, painting, play dough, scribbling, dance and more are used to encourage children to mark make and learn early writing skills through play. Classes, parties and events are offered and Little Messy Learners also undertake work in schools and early years settings.

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At Little Messy Learners your child will be encouraged to use hands, fingers, feet and toes to make marks which will help to strengthen their core muscles and develop their gross and fine motor skills. These skills are vital for holding and controlling a pencil and letter and number formation when they reach school age.

What are the benefits of Little Messy Learners?

Choosing Little Messy Learners means giving your child a unique, hands-on learning experience. Our messy play sessions enhance creativity, develop fine motor skills, and foster a love for exploration. Watch your child thrive in a fun, supportive environment tailored for curious minds.

  • learn early writing skills

    through messy play in a safe, fun environment. We follow a fun early writing programme created by a qualified teacher.

  • We’re a multi award-winning company

    in Australia for three years running in the national What’s on 4 Awards

  • DEVELOP MOTOR SKILLS

    through messy play, paint, scribbling, play dough, motor skills activities & more

  • 5 Star rated by parents

    on Google and Facebook with hundreds of glowing testimonials!

  • We prepare children for Preschool & Kindergarten

    and also offer our services to schools

  • Develop social skills and begin early years journey

    see your child’s progress and achievements over their term at Little Messy Learners through photos and videos

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The Mark Making Programme

Mark Making is the first step towards writing.

When your child starts to make scribbles, patterns and different shapes, this is ‘mark making’. Your child explores, experiments and expresses themselves through the marks they make. They begin to assign meaning to their marks, which sparks creativity and exploration. Children can mark make in many different ways: pen and paper, painting, ‘messy play’ or even drawing in the sand on the beach.

It is our view at Little Messy Learners that the more that children have fun mark making and developing their motor skills, the more prepared and confident they will be when it comes to writing at school. In our mark making programme, our four Mark Maker characters represent the four main marks that help to form all letters, numbers, shapes and patterns: a straight line, curve, circle and a zig-zag.

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