Date: Sat Nov 09 2024, 9:00 AM CST - 4:00 PM CST
- Girl,
- Community
- Adults,
- Daisies,
- Brownies,
- Juniors
Join us for tons of fun at the 2024 Girl Scout Zoobilee at Mesker Park Zoo!
The Zoobilee is a special event hosted just for local Girl Scout Troops. Girl Scouts can freely roam and explore the Zoo together while enjoying lots of fun and educational experiences. Activities will be stationed throughout the Zoo, including interactive programs and demonstrations, ambassador animal encounters, zookeeper chats, animal feedings, and rides. The theme for the day is “Proper Pets & the Wildlife Trade”. Girl Scouts are encouraged to wear their uniforms or Girl Scout apparel for the event.
Tickets for this event include admission, programming, and 6
tokens.
Tokens will be provided for each Girl Scout for their
choice of any of the following amenities open to the public:
- Penguin keeper chats (0 tokens): 10 AM and 3 PM
- Penguin feedings (5 tokens): 11 AM, 12 PM, 1 PM, and 2 PM (while supplies last- limited to 25 fish per hour)
- Giraffe feedings (2 tokens): 11 AM – 3 PM (while supplies last)
- Budgie Walkabout (0 tokens to enter, 2 tokens per feeding): 10 AM – 4 PM (seasonally when nighttime temps > 50 degrees)
- Carousel rides (2 tokens): 10 AM – 4 PM (1 handicapped accessible chariot)
- Tram rides (2 tokens; zoo members ride free): ALL DAY access (some handicapped accessible seats)
More tokens can be purchased on-site. These amenities are weather dependent.
Who: Girl Scouts in grades K-5
When: November 9, 2024
Zoo Hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
Zoobilee
Activity Hours: 10 AM – 2 PM
Where: Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden
1545 Mesker
Park Dr., Evansville, IN
Registration: Opens on September
30 and closes on October 25. Pre-payment is required by
the final day of registration. To Register, contact Mesker Park Zoo at
(812) 435-0809 or education@meskerparkzoo.com.
Cost: $20 per Girl Scout
*No discount for family membership.
**Tag along siblings of
the same age range are permitted for $20, but they are discouraged
for larger troops of 15 or more. Recommended group size is 15-20,
with a chaperone for every 10 kids.
***Adult admission is
$11, or free for Zoo members. Adults are not charged for programming
or provided tokens. Adult admission is free for up to 2 troop
leaders for troops of 15 or more.
Girl Scout Stations (10 AM - 2 PM):
Station 1. Animal Appreciation - Girl Scouts will enjoy a short 10-minute program where they will learn the proper way to act around different types of animals - someone else’s pet, ambassador animals at MPZ, and wild animals. We will discuss the impacts of the wildlife trade and emphasize leaving local wildlife where you found it.
Station 2: Reptile & Invertebrate Encounter - Meet some of the reptile and invertebrate ambassadors at MPZ. Scouts will be able to touch some of the ambassadors and learn more about their lives, food, and habitat. The ambassadors will vary based on availability and be rotated throughout the day.
Station 3: Proper Pets - Girl Scouts will pick an animal that they think they want as a pet. They then will discover if this animal is a proper pet, sometimes a pet, or never a pet. We will discuss what each animal would cost to keep, how long it lives, what it eats, what habitat it requires and if it is legal to possess. Girl Scouts may go back and pick something more suitable if they have time or may pick as a group.
Station 4: Build a Pet - Girl Scouts will be a given a variety of material options to make their own perfect pet rock. Girl Scouts will be given an adoption certificate that they can add the pet’s name and fun facts about their pet. Girl Scouts will be able to decorate and choose items to put in a small box for their pet’s carrier/habitat to take home.
Station 5: Animal Grooves Game - Play a fun game with your troop using animal movements and sounds. Girl Scouts will be shown pictures of an animal that they will either move like or sound like. The animals will switch until the music stops. When the music stops, scouts will be asked to choose if the current animal is a proper pet, sometimes a pet, or not a pet.
Station 6: Mammal Encounter - Meet some of the mammal ambassador animals at MPZ. Girl Scouts will be able to touch some of the mammals and learn more about their lives, food, and habitat. The mammals will vary based on availability and be rotated throughout the day.
Some activities at the Zoobilee may meet badge requirements (badge not included). Check the chart below to check. All stations are open to all Girl Scouts.
