At The Messy Hub, we’re all about harnessing the power of play to shape young minds. We offer a variety of engaging experiences, including messy play workshops, messy play parties, school visits, and sensory at-home products. Our classes and events provide children with hands-on, sensory-rich activities that boost cognitive and motor skills development. Founded by Ashley Cronje, an advocate for early childhood development with a passion for creative learning, our mission is to create vibrant spaces where kids can explore, learn, and grow. Our dedicated team ensures a safe, nurturing environment where every child can thrive and express themselves freely.
Boosts Creativity
& Imagination
Messy play encourages children to explore new textures, colors, and materials, sparking their imagination and allowing them to create freely without boundaries.
Enhances Sensory
Development
Through tactile experiences like squishing, pouring, and mixing, children engage their senses, which helps them process and understand the world around them.
Promotes Cognitive
Growth
Messy play activities often involve problem-solving, pattern recognition, and experimentation, all of which contribute to cognitive development and critical thinking skills.
Supports Motor Skills Development
Messy play encourages children to explore new textures, colors, and materials, sparking their imagination and allowing them to create freely without boundaries.
Encourages Social
Interaction
Through tactile experiences like squishing, pouring, and mixing, children engage their senses, which helps them process and understand the world around them.
Emotional
Expression
Messy play activities often involve problem-solving, pattern recognition, and experimentation, all of which contribute to cognitive development and critical thinking skills.
Hello there I’m Ashley
the proud owner & founder of The Messy Hub. My journey into the world of messy play began with a deep passion for early childhood development and creativity. As a mom of two energetic little ones, I know firsthand how vital it is for children to explore, create, and learn through play.
The onset of the Covid lockdown was a challenging time for all of us, but it also sparked a playful idea. With our daily routines turned upside down and playgrounds off-limits, I wanted to find a way to help parents and children break free from the confines of lockdown. So, I started a small business to provide a safe, imaginative space where kids could interact, play, and grow. Little did I know, what began as a simple idea would blossom into the wonderful, fully-fledged business we have today.
At The Messy Hub, we’re dedicated to making messy play a magical experience for every child, helping them explore their creativity and learn in the most joyful way possible. Join us, and let’s make every splash, squish, and scribble an adventure in learning and fun!
Dive into our treasure trove of sensory delights!
our collection of at-home sensory items are perfect for extending the adventure beyond our classes or for spontaneous playtime fun, these goodies will keep the messy magic alive at home.
SOME LOVE FROM OUR LITTLE Adventurers and their families
“We have absolutely loved having our child join The Messy Hubs play session in Constantia. Our little guys has not stopped speaking about his jungle experience with the moon sand! We cannot wait for our next session ”
I don't know how to put in words how impressed I am with the Messy hub team. From arrival, to setup, entertainment and clean up. I can not recommend this enough. The kids had a blast and the parents could engage in conversation. Mostly in absolute amazement of all the colours and textures and the extent to which the kids enjoyed it. Dont think twice...
The Messy Hub what an experience!!
I would recommend this to anyone enternained so many kids and some parents
Thank you for the great service and fun play time for the little ones see You guys again next year 😄
Ashley and her team outdid themselves at my son's first birthday! 11 babies and 3 kids had thee best time, even the parents got involved and messy 🤭!
Excellent service, great communication from the initial email with my 1000 questions to the last Whatsapp. They setup according to our First trip around the sun theme, their decor was too cute. We all had a blast!
Thank you so so so so so so so much Ashley, Kim and Blessings!
Offering Workshops in:
Cape Town
and parties in:
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Pretoria
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