Mondays And Wednesdays Are Toddler Days At North Carolina Aquarium

By Julie Powers 

Atlantic Beach, NC - Parents and tots explore nature together with stories, crafts, puppets, music and animal encounters during “Toddler Time” at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Here, Brycen Vrska of Jacksonville works the jaws of an alligator puppet during a recent session of the new program, offered every Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

“Toddler Time” is one of several programs free with Aquarium admission or membership. Advance registration is not required for free programs. Visitors also enjoy live dive shows in the 306,000-gallon Living Shipwreck, animal feeding programs and live animal encounters in the morning and afternoon every day. The Aquarium’s three playful river otters frolic in a special exercise and enrichment session every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m.

See Programs and Activities on the Aquarium’s website for more about these free programs, and other activities available for a small fee.

The Aquarium is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $8 for ages 18-61, $7 for ages 62 and over and $6 for ages 6-17. Admission is free for children 5 and under and for members of the North Carolina Aquariums. The Aquarium is five miles west of Atlantic Beach; the address is 1 Roosevelt Blvd., Atlantic Beach, NC, 28512. Call 252-247-4003 or see www.ncaquariums.com for more information.

North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores ? 252-247-4003    www.ncaquariums.com
PO Box 580 Milepost 7 Atlantic Beach, NC 28512