Children & Families

Throughout the year, the Museum offers an exciting variety of family programs designed to encourage understanding and appreciation of the many facets of our natural world.

Nature Adventures Camps & Classes

Nature Adventures™ is hands-on, minds-on, and hearts-on. Our camps and classes with trained instructors weave together science, art, and literature into fun learning activities. We focus on kid-approved topics like bugs, fossils, sharks, and wizarding. Register today for spring camps or explore our summer camp offerings.

Field Trips at the Museum & Sea Center

Explore our fantastic field trips for elementary, middle school, and high-school classes.

All Ages Events

Filter our calendar by "all ages" to find the best events for children.

Commitment to Nature-Based Learning

We're proud to participate in Richard Louv’s Children & Nature Network (C&NN), as well as our localized collaborative of nature-based learning organizations and individuals, Leave No Child Inside Santa Barbara. We share C&NN’s vision to build “a world in which all children play, learn and grow with nature in their everyday lives.” By providing programs and exhibits that allow for hands-on experiences where nature provides the curriculum (like the Museum Backyard), we're striving to help make that vision a reality.