	{"id":88392,"date":"2023-03-23T04:58:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=88392"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:35:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T02:35:35","slug":"get-ready-to-get-messy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/get-ready-to-get-messy\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready to get messy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Bendigo Toy Library\u2019s annual Messy Play Day is being held tomorrow at their Spring Gully location.<\/p>\n<p>The event promises to be a lot of fun for the kids and a lot of clean-up for parents, but the offer of cheap memberships on the day may soften the blow.<\/p>\n<p>Bendigo Community Toy Library president Jess Widdicombe said she would love to see as many parents and guardians and their kids attend as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s open to anybody,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a gold coin donation and you can come in between 9.30am and 12pm and have a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms Widdicombe said there will be a bunch of activities to keep the kids entertained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will have a lot of messy, colourful sensory experiences set up,\u201d she said. \u201cWe will have coloured spaghetti, coloured rice, magic mud, and buckets full of jelly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasically, anything that\u2019s messy we have got and we are hoping parents will come along and get some ideas that they can use at home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI recommend bringing along a change of clothes, or an art smock because the little ones are inclined to get really messy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There will also be incentives for parents Ms Widdicombe said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be membership specials,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, if you\u2019re not a member you can come along and get a discounted membership just on this day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome suss out what the library is all about, check out our range and our party packs and see all the benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bendigo Toy Library is located at 156 Spring Gully Road, Spring Gully. 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