See scenes from The Muddy Puddles Project's 12th annual Mess Fest at Kiwi Country Day Camp in Mahopac, NY, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025.

Though Ty never got to jump in a muddy puddle again, his parents decided to create a yearly event to facilitate the magic of pure, unbridled childhood and encourage young kids to get messy "in ...

Ty Louis Campbell died of brain cancer at the age of 5 in 2012. The annual Muddy Puddles Mess Fest is a fundraiser for childhood cancer research.