August at the Zoo
Wednesday, August 5 – Wild Wednesday – The Zoo will be open until 8 p.m. Tonight’s theme features birds – big and beautiful. Have fun from 5-8 p.m. while you learn about these fascinating winged wonders from around the world.
Tonight’s activities include:
- Meet the Zookeeper and learn about birds
- Create a paper plate dove
- Feathers, feathers and more feathers
- Live music on the Stego Stage featuring Lance Schupbach. Lance’s fun family sing-a-long entertainment was so much fun last year that he is back by popular demand.
Thursday, August 6 – Thirsty Thursday – The Zoo will quench your summer thirst with a delightful and special drink today.
Wednesday, August 12 – Wild Wednesday – The Zoo will be open until 8 p.m. Tonight’s theme features cats – large and small. Have an evening of “purrrfect” fun as you learn about these fascinating felines from 5-8 p.m. Meet the Zoo’s very rare and beautiful Amur leopards and be amazed at “Zeus” the bobcat and his athletic abilities.
Tonight’s activities include:
- Create your own leopard mask
- Create an origami cat
- Have fun with fur
- Experience a bobcat demonstration
Thursday, August 13- Kiwanis Zoo Day - ALL Day 10-5
- Free admission for all children ages 12 and under.
- Free admission for seniors 62 plus.
- This annual event is sponsored by the Lincoln Center Kiwanis Club of Lincoln - http://www.kiwanislincoln.org/
Friday, August 14 – Kool-Aid Day – Celebrate a fun drink made right here in Nebraska. Enjoy Kool-Aid before you head back to school.
- Lincoln City Libraries BOOKMOBILE – 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. in the bus lane in front of the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.
Wednesday, August 19 – Wild Wednesday – The Zoo will be open until 8 p.m. Tonight’s theme turtles and tortoises from around the world. Learn about the difference between a turtle and a tortoise from 5-8 p.m. Understand why one has webbed feet and learn about the amazing shells they carry on their backs.
Tonight’s activities include:
- Create your own take home turtle craft
- Encounter the turtle cart with many shells and natural artifacts
- Learn what a turtle, a terrapin and a tortoise are and learn how to tell the difference
Wednesday, August 26 – Last Wild Wednesday – The Zoo will be open until 8 p.m. Tonight’s theme features two of the Zoo’s vocal and active swingers – the white-handed gibbons and the black and white ruffed lemurs. Have as much fun as a barrel of monkeys as you learn that the gibbon is NOT a monkey and that the word “lemur” means ghost.
Tonight’s activities include:
- Make a monkey
- Play a primate game
- Visit with the gibbon and lemur keeper
- Say good-bye to a summer of fun Wild Wednesdays at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.
The Lincoln Children’s Zoo was established 44 years ago. One of only four children’s zoos in the country, the Lincoln Children’s Zoo’s mission is “to enrich lives through firsthand interaction with living things.” Recently, Parent Magazine ranked the zoo among the top 25 zoos for kids. The Zoo continues to create an engaging environment for children in our community, while receiving no financial support from the city, county or the state. For more information on membership, weekly events, parties and giving opportunities, visit www.lincolnzoo.org.
For more information contact:
John Chapo, President/CEO
Lincoln Children's Zoo
402-475-6741, ext. 125
jchapo@lincolnzoo.org
