They have been busy making clay terns which will be used to entice the real ones back.
Dundee City Council countryside ranger Dave Ferguson explained, 'It is a three-year project and in that time we will work with various schools and other community groups, making the clay terns, explaining what we are doing and why.'
The children at Craigiebarns had no trouble pressing the clay into the moulds to make half a bird, then glueing the two halves together. 'I think all our manipulative play with playdough is paying off,' said head teacher Kate Skea.
Because the clay stiffens enough to be taken out of the mould in five minutes, the children are able to make a complete bird.
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