For a fun four hours, princesses, super heroes, Army guys in camouflage and firemen took over the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach. The kids received candy, made turtle masks and lanterns and listened to spooky stories.
Because it was free, some enviro education was added by the guides who were standing among the sea turtle tanks. They just oozed sea turtle info.
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| Spiderman greeted visitors on arrival. |
Princess alert
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| Princesses were everywhere at the event and one stopped to learn about a real sponge. |
And a queen
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| Dressed as the Queen of Hearts, this woman attracted the attention of the young girls as they oohed and aahed as she floated past them. |
Turtle tattler
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| I liked listening to this guide, dressed as a spicy mustard squeeze bottle. He told us what sea turtles like to eat and that older ones are vegetarian. In the wild, the vegetarian eaters would likely eat sea grass, but in captivity that is not an option. They are fed greens, but not just any greens. Sea turtles don't like iceberg lettuce because it has no nutritional value. Who knew sea turtles had such discriminating palates? |
Mask maker
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| This Sponge Bob-dressed volunteer helped kids make turtle masks. |
Call 911
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| To add to the drama of the day, a sea turtle is wheeled into the operating room. Condition unknown. |
Chocolate witch's hat
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| Meanwhile in the Learning Center, a girl wearing leopard ears assembles a witch hat from a chocolate-covered cookie base. She tops it with a dab of icing, then carefully places a Hershey kiss on top. Sweet!!! |
Huggable guy
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| Fletch, the center's mascot, made the rounds as some of the braver young ones posed with him. This little pumpkin ran up to Fletch and hugged him around the knees. |
Happy Halloween!
And now, for my numbers
I had my best walking day last week on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, when I walked:
Steps: 13,010
Miles: 6.5
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