A joyful child has been caught on camera having the time of his life splashing around in a muddy puddle.

The adorable youngster pushes his bike through the water out in the countryside before toppling over on one side and giggling.

The short clip then shows the cute kid putting his hands out and falling hands-first into the puddle.

He takes things one step further when he takes a running dive into the water which is on a muddy track.

His joy is tangible as he lands in the water and laughs.

It is not clear where the video was filmed or who by and it has divided opinion online.

The adorable youngster pushes his bike through the water out in the countryside

Many are praising the parenting methods and saying more children should play outside like that.

But some are saying the water is dirty and unhygienic and that the child could get ill from playing in it.

Either way the video has been shared countless times.