They stamp your hand at the door, so you can go through as many times as you want until the end of day. We took two turns around. After starting out together, Optimus and Hubby went off on their own. Tink and I hung back so that she could draw in her Aquarium book.
I made simple books using my PrintShop program, cardstock paper, typing paper, and some printables I found off of www.enchantedlearning.com . Tink's book was mostly seahorses and Optimus' was about swordfish and sharks. Tink was very interested in sitting down in front of various aquariums and drawing. She had a few little girls stop and talk. Tink explained about the animals that were swimming in front of them. The girls were mostly interested in coloring.
There was this great little tide pool with water shooting out of the rocks every few minutes. There were a lot of Cortez seastars.
There were three tanks that had seastars, rock lobster, sea anemone, and sea urchins. The staff rotates the animals that people are allowed to touch. The kids were nervous as first, but got over it pretty quickly. Tink touched the rock lobster's tail. Optimus wasn't so sure about that one. We all touched the sea anemone. It was like passing your hand over water. It was just very difficult to feel it. The staff person informed us that the reason for this was due to the fact that sea anemones are made up of mostly water. Very cool!
Hubby made use of one of the many bubbles that "kids" are allowed to go in. The aquarium had a lot of little alcoves and areas where kids could explore.
For an aquarium in Arizona, this one was great. I have been to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and was a bit spoiled by that one. This is no where near the scale of the MB aquarium. I would recommend going if you are in the area. The kids had a great time and there was a lot for them to explore.
take care,
Michele
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