Spring Break Chattanooga | Tennessee Aquarium Keeper Kids
MARCH 15 - APRIL 15
TENNESSEE AQUARIUM SPRING BREAK
BE A KEEPER KID!
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, meet baby jellies and seahorses or learn what it takes to care for giant freshwater fish and toothy sharks.
Keeper Kids activities are for children ages 6 and up. Kids may choose two of the 17 different activities offered throughout the day. Each program lasts approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
Ocean Journey Keeper Kids experiences:
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release butterflies
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feed partridges and Palawan peacock pheasant
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learn about sea turtles
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go behind the scenes with SCUBA divers
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help feed some of the animals in the Secret Reef
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record penguin observations behind the scenes
River Journey Keeper Kids experiences:
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feed the otters and trout
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go behind the scenes in the Rivers of the World
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explore the Aquarium’s off-exhibit holding room
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meet the Aquarium veterinarian (M, W, Fri only)
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make your very own octopus to take home
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assist with otter enrichment
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feed freshwater turtles and native songbirds
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visit the Aquarium kitchen and feed River Giants
Dates available: March 15 - April 15
Hours: 10:30 am to 4:30 pm (Aquarium hours 10 am to 6 pm)
Price: Keeper Kids activities are FREE with Aquarium admission. For kids ages 6 and up and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Register for activities at the Keeper Kids sign-in desk located in the River Journey lobby.
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Before you visit,
download the Keeper Kids activity sheet Chattanooga Spring Break Hotel Packages
| 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.
| Otter Edibles and Trout Chow
| River Journey
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| 11 a.m. | Behind the Scenes Penguin Peek | Ocean Journey |
11:15 a.m.
| Sea Turtle and SCUBA Divers
| Ocean Journey |
11:30 a.m.
| Jelly Babies & Other New Arrivals | River Journey |
| 11:45 a.m. | Seahorse Babies & Mysterious Mysis | River Journey |
| 12:15 p.m. | Mystery Creature Feature | River Journey |
1:15 p.m.
| Behind the Scenes Penguin Peek | Ocean Journey |
| 1:30 p.m. | Behind the Scenes - Cichlid Cafe' | River Journey |
| 1:30 p.m. | Meet the Aquarium’s Dr. Dolittle (Mon/Wed/Fri only)
| River Journey |
1:45 p.m.
| Sharks & SCUBA Divers
| Ocean Journey |
2 p.m.
| Splashy Fun: Otter Enrichment | River Journey |
| 2:30 p.m. | Make an Octopus Craft | River Journey |
Between 3 and 3:15 p.m.
| Secret Reef Feeding Frenzy | Ocean Journey |
3 p.m.
| Turtle Treats & Songbird Eats | River Journey |
| 3:30 p.m. | River Giants Feeding Frenzy | 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 Zip downstream aboard the Tennessee Aquarium’s 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 23rd to April 14th 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
GIANT SCREEN ADVENTURES AT THE TENNESSEE AQUARIUM IMAX 3D THEATER Flight of the Butterflies 3D
Watch a scientific adventure that spans not only thousands of miles, but generations. The theater fills with gently fluttering butterflies as audiences witness the remarkable Monarch butterfly migration. Weighing less than a penny, these amazing creatures travel from Canada to a remote mountain location in Mexico. For years, this destination was a mystery. One man dedicated 40 years of his life to finding their secret winter location. This remarkable story of scientific discovery tugs at the heartstrings much like March of the Penguins according to critics.
The Last Reef 3D
Fly across iridescent tropical reefs, brush through a cloud of one million jellyfish, visit an alien world where the closer you look, the more you see. The Last Reef 3D: Cities Beneath the Sea takes us on a global journey to explore our connection with the ocean’s complex, parallel worlds. New underwater 3D technology takes us into the heart of the reef, revealing a habitat that’s more diverse and more colorful than ever imagined.
Born to be Wild 3D
This film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them-saving endangered species one life at a time. Born to be Wild is a heartwarming adventure transporting moviegoers into the lush rainforests of Borneo with world-renowned primatologist Dr. Birute Galdikas, and across the rugged Kenyan savannah with celebrated elephant authority Dame Daphne Sheldrick, as they and their teams rescue, rehabilitate and return these incredible animals back to the wild. |