A Trip To Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World

Due to the on-going interest in the ocean and sea life we planned a trip to Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World in Auckland. The children were so ecxited as they counted down the number of sleeps until the trip. They have especially enjoyed some stories about sea creatures lately including 'Tiddler', 'Commotion in the Ocean' and the ever popular 'Rainbow Fish' book. We have also noticed that the children were sitting down with our non-fiction books to look at all the photos of the sea creatures. The great thing about going to Kelly Tarlton's was that they could identify many of these amazing creatures such as penguins, sting rays, sea horses, sharks, hermit crabs and of course Nemo. Kelly Tarlton's also put on a very good puppet show which was enjoyed by the children and the parents. It was a great day out and provided a valuable learning experience for the children. I'm not sure who looked more sleepy on the way home - the children or the adults!

A rock pool with all sorts of star fish to look at

We had a great view from the conveyor belt

"Look at their bright blue eyes" said Sasha

Fish, fish and more fish

Amanda and Thomas had a good look around

Well hello Mr Hermit Crab

Anya - driving already!

James thought the Hermit crabs were "really cool"

Our clever children knew a lot about the sea creatures, especially sharks like this one

Conor dressed up like a diver

We all enjoyed the puppet show

Did you know that seahorses can change their colours to camouflage themselves?

Watch out for those sharp teeth everyone