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ZOOPER EDVENTURES!
For 5-6 Year Olds
Zooper Edventures classes are held on Saturdays from 1:00-3:00 P.M. and are filled with theme related games, crafts, and fun learning! We also have a zoo discovery walk and snacks. Zooper Edventures are $10.00 per class. To register, either send in your registration form with your payment or call the zoo at 753-6217 and pay by credit card. Please note the age requirements for each class. Only students of the appropriate age will be admitted. Also, please inform us of your child's food or animal allergies.
Scale Tales
Who has scales? The reptiles of course! Let's learn all about these cool critters!September 2
Tic Tac Toad
Hop to it! This class is all about your backyard neighbors, the toads!September 30
Mousequerade Ball
You are cordially invited to have a ball in this class. You will even make your own costume to turn yourself into a mouse!November 4
Penguin Pals
Come to Penguin Pals and discover why it's cool to be a penguin!December 9
For 7-9 Year Olds
What A Hoot!
Hooo, Hooo, Hooo are the best birds? The owls, of course! Come check them out!September 16
Creepy Halloween Creatures
Rats, bats, and black cats! What creepy creatures do you think of on Halloween? Create a top ten creepiest animal list and see some creepy creatures up close!October 21
Cry Wolf!
Have a howling good time in this class! It will be filled with fun and facts about our dogs' wild cousins, the wolves.November 11
Perfect Polar Bears
Polar bears are pretty cool but really know how to stay warm in the Arctic. Find out why they have the perfect tools for survival in one of the coldest places on earth!December 16
Project H.O.W.L. (Helping Out Wild Life)
Take action...with Project H.O.W.L.!� Students, ages 10-12, will create and help present enrichment items to enhance the zoo animals' lives and stimulate new behaviors. Project H.O.W.L. takes place in the zoo classroom and on zoo grounds on Saturdays from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Each Project class is $10.00. To register for one or more of the classes, contact the zoo at (217)753-6217. Please note the age requirements for each class. Only students of the appropriate age will be admitted.
Classes For Ages 10 to 12
| Horsing Around - | September 23 |
| Horses like enrichment too! Observe our horses at play with some fun treats that you create. | |
| Fun With Ferrets - | October 14 |
| Nobody has as much fun as a ferret! Laugh it up as you watch our zoo ferrets play with the "toys" we have made for them. | |
| Pumpkin Party - | November 18 |
| Design and create your own Jack-o-Lantern (with yummy treats inside) to hand out to a zoo animal! | |
| Animal Presents - | December 2 |
| Santa doesn't visit the zoo animals, so we will have to give them their holiday gifts this year! Have a ho ho whole bunch of fun as we make stockings, wrap presents, and give them to the animals. | |