Visit the NY Aquarium for World Oceans Day Celebration on June 7 and 8

by Nancy Johnson Horn, Editor —

We visited one of our favorite places last weekend, the NY Aquarium in Brooklyn.

And while the NY Aquarium definitely is not all repaired (Hurricane Sandy did destroy some of it), families will still enjoy a visit — as we did last weekend.

The highlight of our visit was the Sea Lion show!

©Julie Larsen Maher

Come to the NY Aquarium this weekend for their World Ocean’s Day Celebration on June 7th and 8th.

Events at the NY Aquarium

Activities Include: Bubble Guppies Celebrate the seas with Nickelodeon’s Bubble Guppies! Molly and Gil, the stars of the show, will be at the aquarium along with Bubble Puppy to meet and greet guests. Three lucky winners will win a fin-tastic prize pack featuring an assortment of Bubble Guppies products

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Where: Oceanic Deck Time: 11am; 1pm & 3pm

Crafts Create a recyclable craft!

Where: Ocean View Room

Time: 11am – 4pm

Sea Life Beach Cart Come learn about local marine biodiversity & The Aquarium’s NY SeaScape through chats and interactive experiences.

Where: Located on the boardwalk near the NYA entrance

Time: 2pm – 4pm

Meet the Divers & Learn About Saving Coral Reefs NY Aquarium volunteer divers will be on hand to demonstrate dive equipment, share stories about their adventures, and answer guest questions about the importance of underwater diving in our oceans. Guests will also be able to watch exciting dives throughout the day.

Where: Glover’s Reef Time:10-11:30am ; 1:30-3pm

Be an Ocean Hero & Be Heard! Make a pledge to do your part for a cleaner, healthier ocean and post it to our pledge wall. We’ll deliver your pledges to world leaders at the 2014 International Ocean Conference (www.state.gov/ourocean) to show your commitment to protecting the ocean.

Share Your Pledge! Take a Selfie for the Sea: a photo of yourself doing something for the ocean – like taking this pledge – and post it to Twitter, Instagram or Facebook and tag it #WorldOceansDay

Where: Ocean View Room

Time: 11am – 4pm

I am a member of the Bronx Zoo’s Zoo Crew. I get a free family membership in return for my ambassadorship.