Parents as Teachers Messy Night 2012

Saturday, August 25, 2012

By MAGGIE MENDERSKI/Democrat-News

On Thursday, Aug. 23, Marshall Public Schools Parents as Teachers hosted messy night at Indian Foothills Parks. Children were allowed to pounce in pools of messy goo, including oatmeal, macaroni and cheese, noodles, flour and even slide down a pudding slip-n-slide. ConAgra and the Marshall Fire Department supported the event.

Terri Morand, 2, right, makes a face at Izzy Grimes, 3, after crawling out of the pudding slip-n-slide.
Amari Johnson, 4, shakes himself free from a pool of oatmeal.
Terri Morand, 2, spreads her fingers on a mirror of shaving cream.
Christian Perfater, 1, splashes in a pool of water to rinse flour off his hands.

Ashley Turcios, 7, looked ghost white by the time she finished playing in the pool of flour.
Natosha and Brandon Wolfe encourage their son Nathanael, 13 months, to play in a pool of kidney beans.