Are you ready for preschool summer activities at home? This week is all about the ZOO, filled with crafts, snacks, books and more!

Looking for tons of great kids craft ideas to keep children busy over summer break? Here's a list of kid's projects from some of the best craft bloggers!

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Zoo Explorers Week is a fun animal filled theme week for summer camp at home. Check out these easy zoo inspired crafts and activities!

Packing for the zoo: My freshly picked bag is the ultimate bag for the zoo. I share with you why and what to pack for a succesful trip.

Client collaboration is always key, but with clients as amazing as ours, it sometimes becomes the cornerstone of a design. We built this entire educational guest experience around Director Emeritus Gary Clarke’s lifetime of African exploration. Starting in Dung Beetle Square, guests journey through several complementary, immersive animal habitats and artifact displays to mirror a safari adventure. Want to see a virtual tour of the Topeka Zoo […]

Zoo passports are always handy. It's a fun activity that give kids a missionwhile exploring the zoo. I've always loved zoo passports. They came in very helpful with my daughter when she was little. The passport helped her keep her interest. It was something that would make her stand and pay attention to each exhibit and really look at the animals. Otherwise she would run through the zoo barley looking at anything and just be done. Counting and looking for certain animals helped to keep her atten

When heading off to a place like a zoo or a museum, it can be helpful to have an activity on hand to keep the children busy and interested. Scavenger hunts

Are you rolling your eyes? I know what you're thinking: another bingo game? Really? Yes. My oldest son loves them and until he stops, I'm going to keep on making them to sneak in some learning. You've heard that old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," right? I made two versions of Zoo BINGO, one for each of my sons based on their abilities. I printed, cut in half, and attached them to mini clipboards. A freshly sharpened pencil for each and we were ready to have a roarin' good time at the zoo. Download a 4-page PDF file here that contains four game cards for each type of Zoo BINGO game. Pre-Reader Zoo BINGO Since our 4-year-old can't read, his card was entirely pictures. Our little guy is still struggling with learning to hold a pencil right and needed help x-ing through the animals we found. His BINGO game became a collaborative mother-son project. (Let's just say, I didn't mind one bit.) Zoo BINGO for proficient readers The BINGO card I made for our 8-year-old was entirely words, with each box containing an animal characteristic. To try and get a BINGO, my son had to either use his knowledge of animals or read the exhibit signs to learn about them. There was only one simple rule for my oldest son: you can only check one box off your BINGO card for each animal. For example, you could not check both the "African animal" and "animal with stripes" boxes when you see the tiger. It took no time at all before he had a BINGO. Did he stop checking off the boxes then? Nope. When our trip to the zoo came to an end, he had a total of four BINGOs on his card. Not quite black-out, but still quite an accomplishment. Other visitors at the zoo caught wind of the boys' BINGO games and offered help! Because both boys had done so well, we made a stop at the gift shop on our way out.

Are you rolling your eyes? I know what you're thinking: another bingo game? Really? Yes. My oldest son loves them and until he stops, I'm going to keep on making them to sneak in some learning. You've heard that old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," right? I made two versions of Zoo BINGO, one for each of my sons based on their abilities. I printed, cut in half, and attached them to mini clipboards. A freshly sharpened pencil for each and we were ready to have a roarin' good time at the zoo. Download a 4-page PDF file here that contains four game cards for each type of Zoo BINGO game. Pre-Reader Zoo BINGO Since our 4-year-old can't read, his card was entirely pictures. Our little guy is still struggling with learning to hold a pencil right and needed help x-ing through the animals we found. His BINGO game became a collaborative mother-son project. (Let's just say, I didn't mind one bit.) Zoo BINGO for proficient readers The BINGO card I made for our 8-year-old was entirely words, with each box containing an animal characteristic. To try and get a BINGO, my son had to either use his knowledge of animals or read the exhibit signs to learn about them. There was only one simple rule for my oldest son: you can only check one box off your BINGO card for each animal. For example, you could not check both the "African animal" and "animal with stripes" boxes when you see the tiger. It took no time at all before he had a BINGO. Did he stop checking off the boxes then? Nope. When our trip to the zoo came to an end, he had a total of four BINGOs on his card. Not quite black-out, but still quite an accomplishment. Other visitors at the zoo caught wind of the boys' BINGO games and offered help! Because both boys had done so well, we made a stop at the gift shop on our way out.

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Discover the enchanting world of animals with our collection of picture books about the zoo. Perfect for sparking children's curiosity.

Client collaboration is always key, but with clients as amazing as ours, it sometimes becomes the cornerstone of a design. We built this entire educational guest experience around Director Emeritus Gary Clarke’s lifetime of African exploration. Starting in Dung Beetle Square, guests journey through several complementary, immersive animal habitats and artifact displays to mirror a safari adventure. Want to see a virtual tour of the Topeka Zoo […]

Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium's Summer Zoo Camp is fun-filled educational summer day camp that's filled with education, animal encounters and learning!

Growing up, one of my favorite things to do was to go to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and feed the giraffes. We are back visiting family in Colorado for a few weeks and I’m so excited that the girls get to experience one of my favorite childhood memories while we are here. We’re big time […]

Do your kids love visiting the zoo? I've got the scoop on how to get free Knoxville Zoo tickets [+ 140 other Zoos!] this Summer.