I am ashamed to admit that we haven’t been out to the Gulf Breeze Zoo since it reopened to check it out. In my defense, it has just been so hot out there that I just couldn’t bring myself to go with the kids. However, I just read in the paper and on the zoo website that they are now staying open late on Wednesdays in July for their Animal After Hours. The zoo will still open at the same time but will not close until 9pm. If you don’t enter the zoo until 5, the admission is discounted to $11 an adult and $7 a child. Not only do I love this because it will save my family some money, but also because we might actually see animals because it will not be as hot as it is in the middle of the day (though still hot probably!). We normally spend about two hours at the zoo.
Zoo Tots is another program the zoo is doing. On the third Saturday of each month at 9am, children 5 and under can participate in stories, activities, and even meet some animals up close and personal. The cost is 5 dollars for one adult and one child (you can bring other people with you but you will have to pay $5 a person) in addition to the zoo admission.
For more information visit the website or the article on the PNJ.
Thanks for passing along the information about the late hours! We actually attended the “zoo tots” last weekend! I meant to tell you that! It was fun but yes, VERY HOT! For zoo tots, the zoo chooses one animal or theme – Last Saturday it was a tortoise. Therefore the zoo attendant read a story about a tortoise to the kids. Then there was a craft — all the children colored a tortoise shell that they could wear on their backs. And finally, we went into the tortoise exhibit and all the kiddos were able to touch a real tortoise! My daughter had a great time. I just wanted to share our experience with going there!