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Oceans Week: Mermaids, Fish, and Pirates
August 12, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Included in general admission
Oceans Week: Mermaids, Fish, and Pirates will splash into Wonder Works next week! The museum will be filled with activities celebrating all things fictional and real found in the ocean!
- Meet and greet a real mermaid
- Encounter live ocean creatures at a sensory pop-up led by Oak Park Natural Pet & Fish
- Dress up as a pirate, mermaid, or shark
- Launch catapults with pom-pom cannon balls at enemy pirate ships
- Care for toy injured sea turtles in our Sea Turtle Rescue Hospital
- Pretend deep sea fishing
- Paint using a fish with the Japanese Art of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing).
- Treasure Chest Rewards for a Pirate Worthy Scavenger Hunt!
All Oceans Week activities are included with your Wonder Works admission.
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