Fish Gallery

During the last week of July, Jaden, Cody, and I went on a field trip with my Mothers of Multiples group. I'm not very active in this group since most of the activities are between 30-45 min. away, but we make the drive when the events sound especially unique. This field trip to the Fish Gallery, a local tropical fish store, fit that criteria, as it was something completely new for the boys.

When we arrived, we tried out the fun-looking photo board, even though we hadn't participated in their summer reading program.

While waiting for the other twins to arrive, we observed all kinds of beautiful fish and some pretty fancy aquariums too!

When the other families arrived, our tour guide from the Fish Gallery started by reading Eric Carle's book Mister Seahorse to the kids.

Then, she gave all the kids food for feeding the koi fish.

We LOVED this fun aquarium feature! The boys could feel like they were right inside the tank with the fish. :)

Next, we watched another employee feed some of the other fish.

The best part of the field trip was experiencing the Touch Tank. All of the children got to get up close and personal with a small blue crab,

a sea snail,

and some other sea life that I don't remember... :)

At the very end of our trip, we received materials to make origami sharks. This activity was a little too complicated for most of our group's attendees and ended up requiring quite a bit of adult-help (not the easiest thing when every single mom there had at least two kiddos to help!). The final product was something that Cody and Jaden really enjoyed playing with, though.

All three of us felt like this was a worthwhile field trip. We were happy for the opportunity to go!