Typical playground activities were abandoned for Stuard Elementary School’s Mudventure on Sept. 12, where students and young siblings frolic, slide, and roll in mud, sand, and sludge. The annual event gives kids a chance to do what they may otherwise be scolded for — getting absolutely filthy.
Parents and bystanders kept a cautious lookout for splattering mud and out-of-control water hoses, but were still the unintentional targets of the excitement.
When fourth-grader Ellie Caron was asked why she was burying Brady Broussard up to his smile in sand, she simply answered, “Because,” without looking up from patting the mound with a plastic shovel.
“This year I think the kiddos’ favorite part was the head rolling, where they raced to push a ball with their head down the muddy path,” Roberts said. “But we added an extra fun water rinse off at the end that was donated to us by Phillips.”
Roberts said Katie Griffin is the "mastermind behind this event" and it is an idea she continues from when she was an educator in Arizona.
Food trucks, frozen treats, and lunchroom tables provided a picnic atmosphere in the parking lot for the families.
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