On Saturday, June 28, 2025, The AYLUS Bellaire Branch volunteered at the Nature Discovery Center for International Mud Day. The Nature Discovery center is a nonprofit organization that seeks to protect the environment and educate kids about science and nature. Mud Day is an annual event for kids to wallow in the mud, stomp in it, paint, and build while having an enjoyable time.
Volunteers set up the mud painting station by mixing dirt and water to make mud, and adding in different colored paint to create mud paint. Volunteers assisted in preparing paper, encouraged children to paint using a variety of colors. Volunteers also prepared mud pools for the kids to use. They left out finished paintings in the sun to dry, and hanged up paintings around the playground and park to showcase the children’s artwork. Afterward, members helped clean up the paint, hosed down and cleaned the muddy brushes and bottles, and threw away trash. Volunteers helped take down signs, bring supplies back to the main center, put them out to dry on picnic tables and benches, and return wheelbarrows and foldable pools to the shed.
Members who volunteered:
9am – 12pm (3 hours): Avery Zheng, Helen Zheng, Anya Fei
12pm – 2:30pm (2.5 hours): Eric Liu, Miranda Wang
Reported by Miranda Wang
