Safety when doing messy and creative activities

* Make sure that the pencils are ready sharpened but are not to sharp so as to hurt the young child

* If using sand or glitter, which are very small pieces of material, make sure the child does not get it into their eyes, mouth or ears

* Make sure that the child does not drink the water that the paint brush may be being dipped into or water that is involved in a sand activity

* All the materials used in any activities have to be on a flat and clean surface

* Make sure that the surface is wipe able so to not make a mess when the activity is finished

* If doing mud play it is vital that you do the best you can to make sure that there are not any sharp objects lying around on the floor that the child will be able to pick up and put in it's mouth

* Make sure that any object in any activity is not at all harmful to the child, e.g. they are not able to swallow it

* If cutting materials with scissors make sure that they are blunt and even with supervision that they are still safe for the child to use

* Make sure that any loose pieces of paper are thrown in to the rubbish bin when the activity is finished

* The child must wear protective clothing when painting or playing with mud

* When using products like glue, make sure that the glue lid is put back on to it after it's use to stop it from spilling etc.