From Saturday 27th May to Sunday 4th June, visitors to the world famous London Zoo can enjoy creative arts and crafts and fascinating animal talks in the spring sunshine, before leaping into an interactive animal game show and more on a nature-filled day out this May half term at the Spring Family Festival.
Kids can test their survival skills at Foxglove Fortress – one of the funky festival tents dotted around the zoo – where they can get stuck into hands-on bushcraft workshops, while junior conservationists can learn how to tell their canary’s claw from their porcupine’s paw at the tracks and trails station. Young adventurers can also get creative building dens inspired by their favourite animals.
Also as part of the Spring Family Festival, kids can burn off steam in the Tulip Tent, where they can boogie like a Bird of Paradise at the family-friendly disco, identify weird and wonderful sounds in a game of Animal Noise Bingo and stand as still as a tiger with Musical Animal Statues.
No festival season is complete without a spot of face-painting and dress-up, so parents can pop into the Snowdrop Stop to enjoy an ice cream while the kids play animal dress up and transform into a beautiful butterfly through the magic of face paint*.
Parents with little ones can chill out in the Lilac Lounge or join stimulating baby sensory sessions**, where families can journey along a fictional riverbank to explore the sights, sounds and textures of the natural world. After an exciting day exploring the zoo at the Spring Family Festival, everyone can kick back, relax and listen to original animal tales at one of the Lilac Lounge’s calming Story Time sessions.
Plus, with brand new animal talks unveiled every day at 11am, it’ll be impossible to head home without discovering something new about one of the 400 amazing species cared for at London Zoo.
With more than 14,000 animals to be inspired by, from Critically Endangered Sumatran tiger cubs Zac and Crispin, to recently arrived Reticulated giraffe Nuru, London Zoo‘s Spring Family Festival is the ultimate great value day out this half term. Plus under 3s go free, so head to www.londonzoo.org to book your tickets today.
*Ice creams, face painting and dressing-up come at an additional cost.
**Baby sensory sessions have a limited capacity and must be booked on the day from the main lawn. Perfect for 0–8-month-olds.
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