Watch the macaws fly. Marvel as parrots and cockatiels play basketball and ride bikes during exotic bird shows twice a day, every day, at Paradise Point. After the show, visit area shops to find pirate paraphernalia. Open when cruise ships are in. Free with the cost of the Tramway. Across from the Havensight Mall. 340-774-9809

Make sand art. Using a sandbox, shells and sea glass provided by a hostess from Plastermania, kids design and create their own treasures by pressing a mold into the sand, decorating the space and filling it with “magic milk” (plaster). When it hardens, the kids flip it over and admire their awesome sand molds. The interactive fun starts at $20. Pre-mades cost $5 and up. Ritz-
Carlton, St. Thomas beach. 340-643-5780

Take a ride on a submarine. Kids at least 36 inches tall can dive 80 feet below the sea with 48 other passengers on a 90-minute submarine tour to see undersea wrecks and reefs. Adults $84, 12 and under $45. Havensight Mall. 340-776-5650