This hand sketched Winter Seasonal Nature Hunt was designed to get our tamariki outside, noticing nature and the magic of the Winter season.

Appropriate clothing allows tamariki to be outside in all seasons – rug up warm, chuck on the gumboots and wet weather gear and you are all set for winter adventures!

More than a mere nature hunt, this winter season printable invites us to create cool seasonal opportunities for our tamariki, such as cooking over an outdoor fire, or dawn adventure to view Matariki.

It features visual observations of the winter seasons, such as bare branches and seasonal fruits; and also invites deeper conversations around things such as temperatures, winter night sky, and why shadows are longer this time of year.

Winter is a truly special time, and this nature hunt is designed to take you nature noticing throughout the season, prompting you to observe all season long as variations in the season occur.

Bringing awareness to the signs of winter invites much magic and celebration into the season, encouraging the whole family or classroom to tune into this reflective, sacred time of year, and value all seasons for what they gift us.

• Colour in yourself or print in colour, both versions of this Winter Nature Hunt are included, so take your pick!
• Te reo Māori Winter Nature Hunt versions included – helping to bring these kupu / words into every day use and strengthen learning in te reo Māori.
• Instant download
• Supplied as A4 .pdf document to print at home or school
• 4 page document
• Hand -sketched and designed in Aotearoa/New Zealand!
• This Winter Season Nature Hunt is designed to support our Seasonal Wheel and deepen understanding and learning around the seasons in the Southern Hemisphere.
• It is part of a series of seasonal nature hunts; and NZ themed, illustrated Nature Journals – you can check out our other seasonal learning resources here