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• Activities like this contribute to a child’s overall health and well-being.
• To teach them to notice things.
• Outdoor activities help a child build confidence, improve co-ordination and strengthen large muscle skills
• To help extend their language.

You’ll need: A local river or lake or your backyard hose and your kamupūtu (gumboots).

1. Head to a local river or lake with a parent or your whānau.
2. Look into the water and see your reflection!
3. Wade into the shallow edge in your kamupūtu - try not to get too wet and cold!

Extra: Put on your kamupūtu, use your garden hose and splash in the water!