Bay Fun

Looking for something fun to do? Check out our Chesapeake Bay puzzles, games, photos, facts, coloring books and underwater cams!

Bay Fun
Bay Facts

Bay Facts

Ever wondered how big the Chesapeake Bay is? Or how many states are in the Bay watershed? Or how deep the Bay is? Learn all about the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed with these interesting facts and figures.
Coloring Book

Coloring Book

Like to color? Get your crayons ready! Pick out a Chesapeake Bay-themed picture from our Bay coloring book. Print it, color it and hang it on the fridge! Or download an entire coloring book and color for days.
Gyotaku (Fish Printing)

Gyotaku

Gyotaku (guh-yo-tah-koo) — the Japanese art of fish priting — was developed more than 100 years ago as a way for fisherman to record the size and species of their catch. Learn about this process and print a few of your own!
Bay Photos

Bay Photos

Browse through our collection of photos of cool animals that live in the Chesapeake Bay, such as blue crabs and oysters. There's also photos of plants that grow in the shallows of the Bay, parks and lighthouses throughout the Bay region, and much more.
Underwater Reef Cam

Underwater Reef Cam

Ever wanted to see what happens on a Chesapeake Bay oyster reef? Watch real fish and invertebrates living on an oyster reef on the Paynter Lab's reef cam, which provides a live look at an oyster reef near Solomons Island, Maryland.
Bay Games

Bay Games

Play one of these fun, simple games to learn more about the Chesapeake Bay!
Word search: Fish | Birds
Sliding Puzzle: Urchin | Blue Crab | Box Turtle
Other Sites of Interest
  • My DNR: Kids fun page from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources that includes the Bay Game and other games, fact sheets and homework help.
  • Chesapeake Bay Drag and Drop Puzzle: What does the Bay look like from space? Put this puzzle together and find out!
  • Kids C.A.V.E.: Ways kids can care about Virginia's environment from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
  • Nonpoint Source Kids Page: Games and resources on polluted runoff from the U.S. EPA
  • Exploring Estuaries: An introduction to the ecology of estuaries from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Exploring the Chesapeake: Then and Now: Interactive history of the Chesapeake Bay region from National Geographic.
  • Bay Trippers: An online field trip to the Chesapeake Bay from Maryland Public Television (MPT).
  • PA CleanWays Kids: Interactive guide to environmentally friendly activities from PA CleanWays.
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Last modified: 06/08/2009
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