Ella’s favourite book of the past few months has been the gorgeous ‘Dear Zoo’ by Rod Campbell. A childrens’ classic, this board book gives her endless joy as she lifts the flaps to reveal the animal inside. Ever since she was born, her Dad has also been asking me ‘when can we take her to the zoo?’. As the saying goes…you can take the boy out of the zoo, but you can never take the zoo out of the boy! (or is that just me?). Well last weekend, we finally found ourselves with nothing to do on a Sunday (bizarre), and even though Dan had been unwell, his delight at the prospect of taking Ella to the zoo propelled him into the world of health.
Dan said that he hadn’t been to the zoo since he was about ten years old, something that I could not believe. I have been to the zoo so many times, both as a child and a teacher…I’ve lost count. I hadn’t been however since the major redevelopments had been completed at the wonderful Royal Melbourne Zoo. We were amazed and delighted to experience these changes for ourself as we took Ella off to experience her first Zoo adventure. And boy did she love it!
Here are some happy snaps from our day out….
Where are the Gorilla’s Mum?…
Closest she’ll ever get to a real Hippo….
Searching for the Baboons…
Being a little monkey…
Apparently, every child has this shot…
Exploring with Daddy (melts my heart)…
Where’s Simba?….
Swinging like a Monkey…
She could almost be in the enclosure!…
I want to get in Daddy!
A gorgeous day out, we are so lucky in Melbourne to have such a beautiful Zoo, right on our door steps. Can’t wait until we visit again!
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I worked in a preschool many years ago, and one day we took the children to the San Diego Zoo.
The 3 year old children were most impressed with the elephants, because….while we were standing by the elephant exhibit, one of the elephants pooped.
The children stood in awe as the huge pile grew bigger and bigger. One of the children turned to me and said, “Look! Do you see it? Do you see what he’s doing? It’s bigger than I am!”
And yes. This made such a big impression on the children, they talked about it for several days after. 😉
Thanks for your great comment! Zoos are so much fun for everyone aren’t they!