Our family has been working on some ocean creature themed coloring pages that feature some of the Aqua Fun Kids mascots!
You can download or just print these fun coloring pages below...
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Ocean Creatures Coloring Pages
Our family has been working on some ocean creature themed coloring pages that feature some of the Aqua Fun Kids mascots!
You can download or just print these fun coloring pages below...
An elementary-aged future Marine Biologist who wants to share my love of sea creatures and the ocean with others.
Monday, June 8, 2015
World Oceans Day
Today, June 8th, is World Oceans Day. Today people all over the world are going to celebrate and honor our oceans.
Why should we celebrate World Oceans Day?
We should celebrate and honor our oceans because they are an important part of nature.- oceans cover 70% of our entire world
- oceans make up 97% of the world's water
- oceans generates most of the oxygen we breathe
- oceans helps to feed us
- oceans help to control our environment
How can I help the ocean if I don't live near it?
Our family lives about 7-8 hours away from an ocean, but that doesn't mean we can't do still do things to help the ocean and so can you!Here are just a few ways you can help our oceans, even if you don't live near one:
Commit to help keep it clean: You can take the 'Better Bag' Challenge at WordOceansDay.org and you and your family can commit taking your own reusable bags and not taking any new plastic bags from the places you shop... for an ENTIRE year!
Conserve water: Wasting water by leaving the water running while you brush your teeth is something that can easily be stopped. Making a little effort to conserve water makes a big difference.
Chose 'GREEN' items for your home: You can help keep toxins out of our oceans by keeping them out of your home. Help your parents pick more natural ways to clean your home... maybe you could suggest that you all look-up how to make your own natural cleaning products.
Recycling: 80% of the plastic and trash that is polluting our oceans comes from land. A great way to help keep plastic and trash out of our oceans is to recycle as much as you can.
Pick ocean-friendly souvenirs when you travel: When you travel to the beach pick sea creature friendly souvenirs and stay away from those made from ocean animals, shells and that sirt of thing.
Be a sea-friendly traveler: Hey kids, when you see trash at the beach, ask for your parents help and see if you all can pick it up. When you travel to a beach for vacation, try not to disturb animals in their natural habitat and be sure not to leave any trash when you are done with your fun day at the shore.
All of these things will help our oceans by conserving and preserving our one of our most incredible natural resources! Let's all pledge to do what we can to keep our oceans clean!
How is our family celebrating World Oceans Day?
I drew the picture above in honor of World Oceans Day! Our family has pledged to reduce our plastic use even further by taking the 'Better Bag' challenge and we will bring our own bags when we shop every time and for at least the next year. We already recycle all of the plastics we bring into our home and upcycle things like glass containers and more! Be sure and share the things you and your family might be doing to help our oceans!
How can I find out more about World Oceans Day?
For more information on World Oceans Day, please visit WorldOceansDay.org.
An elementary-aged future Marine Biologist who wants to share my love of sea creatures and the ocean with others.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Sea Creature Spotlight: Sea Turtles
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Thank you so much for coming to visit my new site! One of the ways I would like to share fun facts about sea creatures and ocean animals with you is by having a weekly 'Sea Creature Spotlight'. This week I wanted to tell you some facts about one of my favorite ocean animals, SEA TURTLES!
I have not seen a sea turtle in the wild, but I have had been able to see a few up close at several aquariums. The turtles at the aquariums I have visited have been injured animals that were rescued. These turtles, even though they are all better, can no longer live out in the ocean because they can't do things as well as they could before their injury, things such as catch food or swim. I even helped feed the turtles when I went on a behind the scenes tour of the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga.
Here are a couple of pictures of turtles that I have seen over the past year:
This turtle was at Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City Beach, Florida. Gulf Word Marine Park.
I like sea turtles because I think they look neat and I like the way they swim. Now let's splash into some learning with these neat SEA TURTLE facts!
They can live a long time: Sea turtles can have very long lives. Some can live to be 100 or more years old.
There's not a lot of different kinds: There are only seven species of sea turtles. They are the leatherback, loggerhead, hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, olive ridley, flatback and green sea turtles.
The sea is their home: Sea turtles spend their lives at sea. Once male sea turtles hatch and head to the ocean they stay there the rest of their lives. As for females they also spend a majority of their lives at sea and they only come to shore in order to make a nest and lay eggs.
They use flippers instead of feet: Sea turtles differ from land turtles because they have flippers instead of legs. This makes it where the female turtles have to sort of crawl when they come ashore to make a nest. Sea turtles have larger front fins than rear fins and these bigger front fins help them swim.
They lay a lot of eggs: Female sea turtles lay a whole lot of eggs, usually anywhere from 80 to 150. The female turtle crawls up on shore and uses her fins to dig a nest and lay a bunch of eggs. They call the nest of eggs a clutch. They lay so many eggs because the baby sea turtles, which are called hatchlings, have to make it from the nest to the ocean. Sometimes hatchlings are attacked and eaten by predators or sometimes they do not survive. Having a whole bunch of eggs helps to make sure that there are a lot of new sea turtles.
As you can see sea turtles are pretty amazing, which is why they are one of my favorite sea creatures!
Thank you so much for coming to visit my new site! One of the ways I would like to share fun facts about sea creatures and ocean animals with you is by having a weekly 'Sea Creature Spotlight'. This week I wanted to tell you some facts about one of my favorite ocean animals, SEA TURTLES!
I have not seen a sea turtle in the wild, but I have had been able to see a few up close at several aquariums. The turtles at the aquariums I have visited have been injured animals that were rescued. These turtles, even though they are all better, can no longer live out in the ocean because they can't do things as well as they could before their injury, things such as catch food or swim. I even helped feed the turtles when I went on a behind the scenes tour of the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga.
Here are a couple of pictures of turtles that I have seen over the past year:
This turtle was at Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City Beach, Florida. Gulf Word Marine Park.
And this was one of the two turtles that I got to help feed at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, TN.
I like sea turtles because I think they look neat and I like the way they swim. Now let's splash into some learning with these neat SEA TURTLE facts!
They can live a long time: Sea turtles can have very long lives. Some can live to be 100 or more years old.
There's not a lot of different kinds: There are only seven species of sea turtles. They are the leatherback, loggerhead, hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, olive ridley, flatback and green sea turtles.
The sea is their home: Sea turtles spend their lives at sea. Once male sea turtles hatch and head to the ocean they stay there the rest of their lives. As for females they also spend a majority of their lives at sea and they only come to shore in order to make a nest and lay eggs.
They use flippers instead of feet: Sea turtles differ from land turtles because they have flippers instead of legs. This makes it where the female turtles have to sort of crawl when they come ashore to make a nest. Sea turtles have larger front fins than rear fins and these bigger front fins help them swim.
They lay a lot of eggs: Female sea turtles lay a whole lot of eggs, usually anywhere from 80 to 150. The female turtle crawls up on shore and uses her fins to dig a nest and lay a bunch of eggs. They call the nest of eggs a clutch. They lay so many eggs because the baby sea turtles, which are called hatchlings, have to make it from the nest to the ocean. Sometimes hatchlings are attacked and eaten by predators or sometimes they do not survive. Having a whole bunch of eggs helps to make sure that there are a lot of new sea turtles.
As you can see sea turtles are pretty amazing, which is why they are one of my favorite sea creatures!
An elementary-aged future Marine Biologist who wants to share my love of sea creatures and the ocean with others.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Ocean Animals Word Search
Let's get looking for Ocean Animals!
Below you will find Aqua Fun Kids' printable Ocean Animals Word Search in both color and black and white versions. The puzzle can be printed, downloaded or e-mailed to a friend!
An elementary-aged future Marine Biologist who wants to share my love of sea creatures and the ocean with others.
Fish In The Ocean Word Search
Let's get looking for Fish in the Ocean!
Fun Fact: Did you know that scientist estimate there are over 230,000 different species of fish in the ocean? (source: Census of Marine Life)
See if you can find some of the species below!
An elementary-aged future Marine Biologist who wants to share my love of sea creatures and the ocean with others.
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