Your child can attend one of three Zoo Classes based on age with the corresponding time below:
10:00 am – 11:00 am – Exciting Enrichment (Ages 4-5) *Requires an adult to attend with your child
- Enrichment is what Zookeepers use to provide excitement for animals including new and interesting sights, scents, smells, sounds, and materials! We hope that you fall for enrichment just as much as our animals have!
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Enrichment of Behavior (Ages 6-9)
- Enrichment for the animals can be new sights, scents, smells, sounds, and even unique materials. This encourages natural behaviors such as foraging, digging, investigating and more! Through this class we hope that you fall for enrichment as much as we do.
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Enrichment of the Senses (Ages 10-13)
- Enrichment is when one of the senses of an animal is stimulated! Enrichment can contain elements of all five senses or even just one! This provides both environmental and behavioral stimulation for animals living in our care which reduces stress and decreases boredom. We hope that you will enrich your own life and learn more about how we help animals fall for enrichment!
Cost per class:
- Ages 4-5 Zoo Member = $12 Non-member = $15
- Ages 6-9 Zoo Member = $16 Non-member = $20
- Ages 10-13 Zoo Member = $16 Non-member = $20
Location: Classes will take place in the Niabi Zoo Discovery Center’s Conservation Classroom as well as on Zoo grounds and buildings. Please be sure your child is dressed for the weather.