Spring Break Chattanooga | Tennessee Aquarium Keeper Kids
MARCH 10 - APRIL 8
TENNESSEE AQUARIUM SPRING BREAK KEEPER KIDS
Spring break turns into a wild adventure at the Tennessee Aquarium when kids get a chance to get closer to some of the Aquarium’s most amazing animals and discover what it’s like to care for them. Explore behind the scenes, meet penguin experts, feed feisty otters, make enrichment toys for playful parrots or learn what it takes to properly wrangle reptiles. Kids may choose two of the 19 different activities offered throughout the day. Each program lasts approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
Keeper Kids activities are free with Aquarium admission and available on a first-come, first-served basis. For tips to make it a perfect vacation, read these articles from CNN about family-friendly eateries and traveling with kids.
Dates available: March 10 through April 8
Hours: 10:30 am to 4 pm (Aquarium hours 10:00 am to 6:00 pm)
Price: Keeper Kids activities are FREE with TN Aquarium admission for kids ages 6 and up and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
| Most of these activities take an average of 15 - 20 minutes and are limited to ten kids plus parents who may observe. |
| Time | Experience (approximately15 - 20 min. each) | Building |
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10:30 a.m. | Butterflies, Birds and Blooms
| Ocean Journey
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| 10:45 a.m.
| Serve the Ray Buffet
| Ocean Journey
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| 10:45 a.m. | Otter Edibles and Trout Chow | River Journey |
| 11 a.m. | Behind the Scenes Penguin Peek | Ocean Journey |
| 11 a.m. | Explore the Quarantine Room | River Journey |
11:15 a.m.
| Behind the scenes with SCUBA Divers
| Ocean Journey |
12:30 p.m.
| Really Awesome Reptiles | River Journey |
1:15 p.m.
| Behind the Scenes Penguin Peek | Ocean Journey |
| 1:30 p.m. | Sharks and Sea Turtles Adventure | Ocean Journey |
| 1:30 p.m. | Behind the Scenes - Rivers of the World | River Journey |
| 1:30 p.m. | Meet the Aquarium’s Dr. Dolittle (Mon/Wed/Fri only)
| River Journey |
1:45 p.m.
| Behind the Scenes with SCUBA Divers
| Ocean Journey |
2 p.m.
| Explore a Fish Laboratory | River Journey |
| 2:30 p.m. | Splashy Fun: Otter Enrichment | River Journey |
2:45 p.m.
| Really Awesome Reptiles
| River Journey |
3 p.m.
| Secret Reef Feeding Frenzy | Ocean Journey |
3:30 p.m.
| Parrot Playtime: Macaw Enrichment | Ocean Journey |
| 4 p.m. | “Bake” a batch of fish food | River Journey |
| 4 p.m. | Butterflies, Birds and Blooms
| Ocean Journey
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| Extend your Spring Break fun on the River Gorge Explorer Williams Island Family Adventure Cruises March 10th to April 8th Zip downstream aboard the River Gorge Explorer on a new excursion that will add some excitement to your family’s spring break. The Williams Island Family Adventure Cruise takes passengers to “the Gateway to the Gorge.” During each 90-minute adventure, the young and young at heart will discover Native American and Civil War history, and gain insights into the wildlife that call this wooded island home. Time will be spent on each trip observing an osprey nest and heron rookery. Your naturalist guide helps locate other animals and leads an on-board scavenger hunt.
These cruises will depart daily March 10th to April 8th from the Chattanooga Pier. Special Spring Break pricing will be offered for these cruises: $20/per person (age 3 and up), $18/per person under age 3. >> Buy tickets online now
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