Games & Interactives
All ages
Print and play with our six colorful posters featuring the Kelp Forest, Rocky Shore, Sandy Beach, Coastal Wetlands, Deep Sea and Coral Reef.
(Print-and-Do)
Grade PreK-5, Age 4-10
Use our animal fact cards to play Critter Concentration, Critter Go Fish or Guess Who. Make your own field guide and bring the cards with you on your next visit to the aquarium.
(Print-and-Do, English/Español)
Grade PreK-2, Age 4-7
Print coloring pages of your favorite animals like sea otters, sharks and jellies.
Grade PreK-3, Age 4-9
Make a sea otter puppet of your very own, then act out a story with your new otter friend.
(Print-and-Do, English/Español)
Grade 3-12, Age 8-18
Learn some tips on how to draw sharks and create your own cartoons and comics.
(Print-and-Do)
Grade PreK-5, Age 4-10
Pacific Northwest artists carve wooden masks for dancers to wear during ceremonies. Make your own shark mask!
(Print-and-Do)
Grade PreK-2, Age 4-8
Create your own penguin headband and have a penguin party.
(Print-and-Do)
Grade PreK-5, Age 4-10
Totem poles tell stories about people or families and their relationship to animals. Can you find the shark on this pole?
(Print-and-Do)
Grade K-6, Age 5-11
Have fun and learn more about birds—play our bird bingo activity when you visit the aquarium or at home.
(Print-and-Do)
Grade PreK-5, Age 4-10
West Africans hold celebrations to honor sharklike spirits. The dancers wear wooden headdresses that look like a shark. Make one of your own!
(Print-and-Do)
Grade 4-8, Age 9-13
Challenge yourself with this crossword puzzle to see what you know about the kelp forest.
(Print-and-Do)
All Ages
Visiting the rocky shore offers an exciting look at ocean plants and animals in the place they call home. Using a homemade aquascope, you can watch tide pool life right where it is and leave the animals in their tide pool homes.
(Print-and-Do)
Grade PreK-4, Age 4-9
River rays blend into the bottom of the Amazon River with their variety of camouflage patterns. Can you find a good hiding place for these rays?
(Print-and-Do)
Grade K-4, Age 5-9
Make your own glow-in-the-dark fish. Then have a fishstick party!
(Print-and-Do)
Grade K-3, Age 5-8
Sharpen your observation skills! Search for numbers, letters and patterns in the aquarium and at home.
(Print-and-Do)
Grade 4-12, Age 9-18
Create an undersea scene and discover what a submersible sees as it dives deep in Monterey Canyon.
(Print-and-Do)
Information and activities to get kids interested in SCUBA diving and snorkeling.
Listen and sing along to this song about how animals survive in the rough and tumble world of the rocky shore.