Now for some under the sea fun!! Most of these activities are easily created using items likely already around the house, but you may need to plan ahead a bit to have supplies on hand! Check with your host family about getting supplies to use!

• Create a sensory beach exploration pool!
• Practice scissor skills with this super cute octopus craft!
• How about some under the sea slime?
• Use patterned cupcake liners to make a school of fish!
• Coffee filter rainbow fish!
• Toilet paper rolls transformed into a school of fish?
• Weave a rainbow fish!
• Create a styrofoam octopus!
• Try making a shark cootie catcher!
• Have fun with some ocean themed mazes!
• Create a shark fin hat!
• Transform ordinary rocks into pet fish rocks!
• So many great ideas! Check them out on the Au air in America Pinterest boards here!

Play with your food:

• Create a yummy fish snack with oranges and blueberries!
• How about a little crab sandwich?
• Banana dolphins in a sea of Jello is yummy!
• Sea turtle cupcakes!
• Bears at the Beach

Field Trips & Virtual Field Trips –

**As always, please confer as a family before deciding upon activities and check to make sure you are able to visit locations as some are restricted to county residency or require purchased, timed entry passes.**

• Calvert Marine Museum: At the Calvert Marine Museum natural history and maritime heritage come together to tell a unique story of the Chesapeake Bay. This is a family-friendly museum that offers live animals, fossils, interactive exhibits, daily activities, and a furnished cottage-style lighthouse – something for every age.
• Calvert Marine Museum Paleo Prep Lab: Visit Kevin in the CMM Paleo Prep Lab to learn about unique fossils in the museum’s collection!
• Calvert Marine Museum Paleo Prep Lab Megalodon Shark Teeth: Join CMM Exhibits Interpreter Kevin in the museum’s Paleo Prep Lab, as he shares a few fossilized meg teeth and talks about why these massive sharks may have journeyed into the Chesapeake Bay.
• Calvert Marine Museum Otter Cam: Otter indoor cam.
• Calvert Marine Museum Otter Cam: Otter outdoor cam.
• Calvert Marine Museum River Otters: Located outside at the head of the Marsh Walk, the River Otter habitat is sure to please. Watch how otters frolic and engage in playing with their favorite enrichment item. You may find one diving into the 8,000 gallon freshwater pool or taking an afternoon nap beneath a favorite hollowed out log. River otters are well suited for life in and around the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, though often go unnoticed. In the wild, they tend to be more active during the dusk and dawn hours, their dark fur blending seamlessly into the background. During the day, river otters are often sleeping in their den or mud-bank cave. Healthy otters will generally avoid humans. In nature, otters are atop the food web with few predators. They will eat most anything including fish, insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans and even other mammals. “Squeak” does not have to bother with hunting as all of his food is provided for him. Fish, shrimp, hard-boiled eggs, carrots and various fruits round out their main diet.