This past week, my children and I ventured out to the Sea Life Arizona Aquarium. I don’t know about you, but my kids are fascinated by animals and how uniquely each one is created. They loved every moment of the morning. The aquarium features neat things like a shark tunnel, touch pools and talk and feed times. I also loved how they allowed the children different vantage points to experience the different tanks. In one room, they could climb upstairs to view sharks swimming below them. Then in the next, crawl up into a bubble that made them feel like they were swimming with a school of fish. They definitely created this aquarium with children in mind.
Located at Arizona Mills, it is obviously not going to be the same size or variety as the aquariums in Monterrey or Sea World. However, it does contain over 5, 000 animals. On St. Patrick’s Day, their new exhibit, Claws, opened. This featured a favorite of all of my children, the Japanese Spider Crabs. The are enormous crabs that can grow to a 12 foot claw span. 
Another favorite was a small tank filled with seahorses. My kids talked for days about how delicate and endearing they were. I loved that the size of an animal wasn’t the only reason their attention was captivated.
Sea Life Arizona offers group and school tours as well as birthday parties. As the warm summer months approach, I think this indoor spot would be a great option for a fun and educational outing.
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Cate Johnson has been married to her best friend, Sean, for 10 years. She is the mother to their three Haitian princesses who came home forever in 2008 and is currently in the process of adopting a son domestically. She is passionate about Jesus, adoption, and attachment. She also loves coming alongside prospective adoptive parents as well as those struggling through transition and attachment. Cate blogs about all of these topics and more at Gathered From Afar and Attaching Hearts.
