That Perfect Summer Day When Kids Can Have Good, Clean Fun in the Mud

Westland, MI — Summer doesn't get much better for kids when thy can play in the mud.

So get ready for summer's most perfect day.

Wayne County Parks will transform the Hines Park-Nankin Mills Area, located at 33175 Ann Arbor Trail, into a 75-foot-by-150-foot giant mud pit from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12. Children ages 12 and younger will have the opportunity to get down and dirty at one of the messiest playgrounds southeast Michigan has ever seen.

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“Mud Day brings me so much joy because I love to see kids having fun, playing in the mud. The best part of Mud Day is seeing who gets crowned King and Queen of the Mud,” said Mud Day director Beverly J. Watts said in a news release. “This is a free event and I encourage families to come out and get messy with us.”

The Western Wayne Hazmat Team will be on site to help rinse the kids off at the end of the event. Parents are encouraged to bring towels. Plastic bags will be provided to ensure that all dirty clothes are properly contained for the trip home.

Sponsors for Mud Day include: ITC Holdings, Fox 2, Community Alliance Credit Union, Metro Charter Academy, Friends of Wayne County Parks, Western Wayne Hazmat Team and Team Schostak Family Restaurant.

Image: Wayne County Parks