Octubre 19, 2005
Zoo School
We have started attending a preschool class that meets once a month at the zoo. We think it's great, but we are grateful for it's lack of popularity. Today it was only us, and we had a blast. After learning about nocturnal animals and making our bat masks (pictured above), we went to visit some of the nocturnal animals in the zoo. The highlight was definitely the kinkajous. Since it was just my two boys and not a large group, we got to go into the cage with them and feed them and pet them. Joseph and Noah each fed the kinkajous several grapes, and got to pet them. It was a rare treat. Carley, the girl who teaches the class, even gave the boys some extra surprises today. They had just gotten a baby opossum in and was still being quarantined, so it couldn't be in the zoo yet. So Carley brought it out to us to see and pet. She also took us to see a new exhibit that is not finished yet but will be opening up in a few weeks that is all bugs. She knew Joseph loved bugs and wanted him to get a sneak peek. He loved it. You would not believe how excited this kid gets over tarantulas and four inch grasshoppers.
Definitely a $10 well spent, as far as I'm concerned!