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Introduction Part 1: Spring March: tadpole hunt, March Water Symphony - listening game, Waterbird nest-making, Rainbow-colour picture making -splatter art (colours of Wetland flowers), Spot the "newness" of nature (trailing), spring-clean (learning to stop pollution) April: Creating a fish/waterworld city, The Scents of spring river(or sea etc.), Pebble/shell/plant shapes, Flower/underwater plant matching/hunt, Spring clay imprint making-Textures of Water, real nest hunting May: Baby Animal Vets (thinking of sustainability), Flower based outdoor cooking - foraging on the wetland, Wetland face-Portraits using waterworld materials, Fairy Hunt (based on classic tales including water), Through a looking glass (creating effects via looking through natural frames) - looking under water, River trail - following trails along the riverbank/ beach and collecting object along the way Part 2: Summer June: Who comes to drink (creating a wildlife observation spot), Map-making (looking for secrets, animal homes, special scents, sounds), "Watercolours" making natural pigments from things around the water, The Pebble Family (picking up, observing, comparing pebbles from the water), water evaporating science, cordial making July: Riverside Jam making, Underwater Mud Treasure Hunt, Boat building and floating(from found driftwood and natural materials), sundial making, mud body painting, Underwater gnome-homes August: What’s on the move (travelling birds), Natural mandalas, Feathers - scavenger hunt for feathers left behind/matching game, Copy That! - Transparent sheet copying of wetland surfaces, water tasting picnic (mineral, tap, distilled, soda), sink and float experiment Part 3: Autumn September: Mushroom trail/mushroom map on water’s land, berry jewellery making, Stirring pie - mud play, water streamers, personalised magic wand, splash science test (different sized pinecones and sticks thrown into water, which made the biggest splash) October: Leaf creations (crown, jewellery, pictures etc.), Identity War with shell badges, designing leaf clothes for mermaids, weaving water plants (reed), the shades of blue - how many colours the water has, making a Halloween potion November: Natural wind chime making with underwater objects, Natural buildings (creating bridges, towers etc. from found natural materials), symmetry hunt in nature (with a mirror), river/pond/sea dipping, building a waterfall/waterplay channel, shadow tracing Part 4: Winter December: feeding the water wild life, weather forecasts, Animal leftovers (who ate this nut, who munched on this branch etc.), woodcrafts (spoon making), Storytelling stories with painted pebbles, natural decorating of nature for Christmas January: Ice art, shadow shape hunt, "Under-ice world" role play (imagining life in the water under ice), clay-fish making, temperature science - hot water and ice, tool using skills February: ice crystal observation - magnifying, under-ice light-reflections in the water, driftwood sorting, Blindfolded water texture experience, Sound pots (pots with different natural objects) and natural music making (tubes, funnels, musical instrument making - drum, xylophone, whistle, kazoo), underwater movements