Mud: Songs & Books- June 29, 2020 Kacie Sitts Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. For more information please read our Earnings Disclaimer. Use this Mud poem by Eileen Reese as a song to help children embrace mud. Some children can be hesitant to get dirty and this song can be used as the icebreaker to get started in muddy play. Children love chanting “Mud! Mud! Mud! Ishy, gishy, super squishy, Mud! Mud! Mud!” and dancing through the mud. Mix up the tempo of the chant to encourage different movements within the mud. The messier the better when it comes to mud play!