Sea Animals Games

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Heading to the beach and want your kiddos to learn the names of sea animals they might see? Check out these fun, and exciting sea animals games that teach 17 sea animal names.

It’s the time of year for the beach. For soaking up the sun, building sand castles, and splashing around in the water with the millions of sea animals living there.

Though I prefer to not have something touch me while I’m swimming around in the vast open water, part of beach fun is to explore the numerous sea animals that live there.

I didn’t use to think of that as part of beach fun till my four curious children came along and explored the beach with their never-ending question of, “What is this?”

I have never been one to study nature, so I’m horribly lacking in my knowledge of all the wonderful creatures that God created.

Since my little ones are rightly thrilled with what God made, it is time for me and them to do so learning.

Sea animals game with various sea animals and lego blocks as game pieces.

Sea Animal Names

In this sea animals game children will learn the following sea animals’ names:

Crabs
Clams
Anemone
Dolphin
Seahorse
Sea Urchin
Limpet
Sea Anemone
Fish
Sea Star
Octopus
Moon Snail
Oyster
Jelly Fish
Hermit Crab
Pile Worms
Sea Turtle

Teach Children about the Sea

We began by checking out an enormous amount of books from the library about oceans. There are so many awesome lists like the one from Harrington Harmonies that gave us a great place to start and can help you as you begin to prepare to learn.

We personally loved the bright colors and descriptions of Discover Science: Ocean and Sea.

Once all the books were checked out, we read and read and read, and then read some more. There is so much to learn, and my boys soaked up numerous facts.

Did you know that the reason corals are bright and colorful is because of the algae? Or that saltwater crocodiles carry their babies in their mouths?

It looks like she is eating them, but no worries she is just carrying them to the safety of the water.

Ocean Animal Activities for Preschoolers

Now came the fun, to see if any of us could answer the joyous question of, “What is that?”

I pulled out one of our favorites, an ocean BUMP game, and we were ready to test our new knowledge.

The game board is filled with colorful sea animals that kindergartens can learn, and the inserts for the learning cube have the sea animals’ names on them. As I threw the die across the living room floor.

I throw it far and they run to get it and then run back. I love it when I can burn off any of their energy. I loved hearing their laughter and calls for the animal they wanted.

“Oh, I hope I get an anemone.”

“Come on, roll me an urchin.”

” Moon snail, please. Moon snail, please.

How to Play Sea Animals BUMP

To begin, player one rolls the large die. The player then finds the animal that matches the word on the die. They then do one of the following.
Covers up the blank animal with their game piece.
Place a second game piece on an animal making it secure. They can only do this if it was them that covered up this animal earlier.
Bump off the game piece belonging to their opponent and place their game piece on the animal.
Nothing! The answer is already secured.
Next, player two does the same thing.
The game continues until all answers are secured. The player with the most secured answers wins.

The next time we scour the beach looking for little ocean creatures, all of us will be more prepared.

I probably won’t hear as many, “What is this?”

I’m really looking forward to hearing more of, “Look mom, it’s a __________.”

Want to more with oceans? Check out this Interactive Tides Activity.

More BUMP Games

Ocean Animal Printables

Below is the ocean animals BUMP game. You can download this free ocean game by clicking on the download button.

Sea Animals Games | Ocean BUMP Game | Free Printable