APRIL 2 - 11  

TENNESSEE AQUARIUM SPRING BREAK KEEPER KIDS
In Chattanooga, TN Spring Break will excite the whole family with the new Tennessee Aquarium Keeper Kids program.  You could help the vet, feed otters, turtles and partridges, release butterflies or be a SCUBA assistant.  Keeper Kids is one of the top Spring Break ideas in the Southeast.  

Stop by the lobby of River Journey to pick up your Keeper Kid Activity Sheet and sign up for an additional program.  You’ll find engaging experiences in River Journey and Ocean Journey throughout the day. In addition, as space is available, we hope you’ll join us for one of these fun behind-the-scenes experiences. These activities are appropriate for kids ages 6 and up and are free with TN Aquarium admission.

Dates available: April 2-11.
Hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (Aquarium hours 10:00 am to 6:00 pm)
Price: Keeper Kids activities are FREE with TN Aquarium admission.
Buy tickets online now.

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Most of these activities take an average of 15 minutes and are limited to ten kids plus parents who can observe.

Time	Experience (approximately15 min. each)	Building
10:15 a.m.	Release butterflies and feed mealworms to partridges	Ocean Journey
10:30 a.m.	Feed sting rays at the ray buffet	Ocean Journey
10:30 a.m.	Feed otters and trout	River Journey
11a.m.	Go behind the scenes to record penguin observations in the overlook	Ocean Journey
11a.m.	Get up close and observe animal encounter training session	River Journey
11:15 a.m.	Go behind the scenes to chat with divers getting in	Ocean Journey
12:30 p.m.	Explore a hidden maze of pipes and pumps in the “heart” of the Aquarium	River Journey
1:15 p.m.	Go behind the scenes to record penguin observations in the overlook	Ocean Journey
1:30 p.m.	Staff feed "Stewie" during turtle enrichment; you help feed his tank-mates.	River Journey
1:30 p.m.	Be a veterinarian’s “assistant” with Dr. Chris Keller (Mon/Wed/Fri only)	River Journey
1:45 p.m.	Go behind the scenes to chat with divers getting in	Ocean Journey
2:15 p.m.	Macaws love to play! Make an enrichment item for the macaws.	Ocean Journey
3 p.m.	Go behind the scenes to chat with staff feeding the Secret Reef	Ocean Journey
3 p.m.	Explore a hidden maze of pipes and pumps in the “heart” of the Aquarium	River Journey
3:30 p.m.	Ever wonder what it is like to save an endangered species?  Visit the Aquarium’s research lab and see how one tiny fish is getting a big boost.	River Journey
3:45 p.m.	Ensure our critters get a balanced diet by making a batch of gel food	River Journey
4 p.m.	Release butterflies and feed mealworms to partridges	Ocean Journey
4 p.m.	Splish, Splash you’ll see Delta turtles dash while they're being fed	River Journey