Little Seeds, Big Seas
Every great ocean story starts small
2 event dates
Wed 30 September
& Thursday 8 September
10am – 12pm
A family event at the Marine Discovery Centre that explores how tiny beginnings create thriving marine ecosystems.
The concept is that everything starts with a seed, spore or tiny larva.
Visitors receive a "Nature Passport" and complete a series of discovery stations inside the Marine Discovery Centre.
Station 1 – Forests Beneath the Waves
Explore giant kelp and other seaweeds, and how to group them by colour
Interactive activity:
View filamentous seaweeds under microscopes
Build a seaweed together
Station 2 – Build an Oyster Reef
Children work together to construct a model oyster reef.
Learn how one tiny oyster larva can eventually filter hundreds of litres of water and create habitat for countless animals.
Station 3 – Meet the Next Generation
Explain how vulnerable young marine animals are and what they need to survive.
Kids receive a "Junior Seahorse Guardian" sticker.
Station 4 – Meet a Marine Parks Ranger
Find out how to protect Whales in South Australia
Planting the seeds of ocean literacy—one child at a time
Kids decorate their own marine parks bag to keep
Station 5 – Kaurna Knowledge
With a Kaurna educator.
Traditional knowledge about seasonal change, plants, food and caring for Country.
Station 6 – Future Ocean Wall
Kids write or draw one action they'll take for nature.
Examples:
I'll refuse plastic straws.
I'll pick up rubbish.
I'll protect seagrass.
I'll teach my grandparents about marine parks.
These become a giant "Forest of Promises."
LOCATION
Marine Discovery Centre
Cnr Seaview Road & Marlborough Street, Henley Beach, SA 5022
(Parking is available behind the Henley Beach Parish, accessible via Foord Ave, located directly across from the Marine Discovery Centre)
Enter via Marlborough Street
COST
$16.50 per child (children 3 and under are free of charge)
Includes passport & beachcombing sheet
* Please note: Tickets are only required for children, one parent per child (multiple children are allowed though). Parents must order their ticket (free of charge) when purchasing tickets for children. Parents must stay with children throughout the session. Children under 3 years of age are free of charge when attending with a paying child
REFUNDS
Refunds requested within 24 hours of the event will not be refunded
