Activities

Admission to the museum also entitles guests to a wide variety of fun programs:

Toddler Time: every Thursday at 11:00am

Hear a story, then make a craft related to the story!  Designed with our littlest visitors in mind, this program is fun for older kids as well.

Kids Kreate: Wednesday and Friday at 3:00pm

Arts and crafts with a monthly theme.  Check our calendar for details.

Movin’ and Groovin’: every Tuesday at 11:00 am

Music, kid-style.  Find your inner musician with us!

Touch Tank Talks: daily at 11:45 am and 2:30 pm

Get up close and personal with our marine friends and learn how they live. Join one of our staff members at the touch tank in our Coastal Conservation area to learn about the animals’ bodies, lifestyles, and fun facts; get to touch and hold the animals!

Creature Feature:

This program is on temporary hiatus as we convert the Rainforest exhibit into the new Gull Wings Nature Center!  Please check back in early 2012 for updates about this program.

Family Fundays: periodic Saturdays throughout the year

Fun, hands-on events on a variety of topics.  Past topics have included Bubbles, Archaeology, Nature Exploration, Ventura County History, Photography, and Pleistocene Safari, to name a few.  Check our calendar for upcoming events.