Halloween at the Zoo .... Boo! Spooktacular fun!
Whether it's called Zoo Boo, Boo in the Zoo or something else, a zoo's Halloween event can be a whole lot of fun!
They offer a safe alternative for trick-or-treating. Children can come in costume and often times, adults do, too.
Your local zoo can be as good as the support it gets from its community and Halloween is a great time to come out and have a good time. Similar to the growing Trunk or Treat alternative, people want a fun way to go trick or treating where parents and kids can know what they're getting and from whom.
Dorothy Sequin Child Costume
They offer a safe alternative for trick-or-treating. Children can come in costume and often times, adults do, too.
Your local zoo can be as good as the support it gets from its community and Halloween is a great time to come out and have a good time. Similar to the growing Trunk or Treat alternative, people want a fun way to go trick or treating where parents and kids can know what they're getting and from whom.
Dorothy Sequin Child Costume
Contents at a Glance
- Zoo Boo videos
- Check out these zoos as examples... Some need volunteers
- Operation Game Halloween Costume
- Halloween at the Zoo: A Pop-Up Trick-Or-Treat Experience
- Boo at the Zoo : More Zoos!
- Boo! Little Ghost T-Shirt
- Ladybug costumes: Infant, child, tween and adult
- Dorothy Sequin Child Costume
- Wizard of Oz Dorothy Dog Costume
- What's there to do at a Boo in the Zoo??
- Spider, Bat, Owl, Black Cat Children's Costumes & one Triceratops
- SpongeBob SquarePants - SpongeBob Pet Costume
- Custom Shoes/High Tops for Halloween or Any Time
- ET Costumes Movie Extraterrestrial Home Made Costumes : Wizard of Oz Tin Man, Scare Crow and Cowardly Lion
- Business Opportunity as a Sponsor
- Publicize your business or cause : Personalized Halloween Hershey's Chocolate Bar
- Elephant Deluxe Plaid Toddler Costume : On Sale! :: Corduroy Donkey Costume
- Other Halloween Events at the Zoo
- mini Boo!
- Super Dad :: Super Mom :: Custom Cape : Home Made Opossom Costume
- Going to the Zoo, Tom Paxton MP3
- Some Halloween Ideas
- Sherlock Holmes, Mike Holmes HGTV, Judge Judy Costumes
- HOWL-O-WEEN : Haute Dog Howl'Oween Parade & Pet Adoption Fair & More
- Indiana Jones - Indiana Jones Dog Costume
- Frog Costumes for you, your children and your dog! Kermit the Frog costume
- Howling Wind : Rain & Footsteps Sound Effects MP3
- Hitchcock's Birds Costumes : Vintage Halco Blue Fairy Costume : Deoderant Costume
- S-s-s-scary??
- Michael Jackson Iconic Deluxe Zipper Jacket
- Snake Charmer : Eve Garden of Eden Serpent : Snake Puppet : Mascot Head
- Are you planning to visit a Halloween event at a zoo this year?
Check out these zoos as examples... Some need volunteers
Maybe your town is here?
- Riverbanks Zoo Needs Boo Crew - St. Andrews, South Carolina Patch
- Riverbanks Zoo needs volunteers to hand out candy, lead guests through haunted mazes and take photos at its Boo at the Zoo event in October.
The Halloween event offers a safe environment for children under 12 to trick-or-treat and enjoy mazes, costume parades and a dance party.
Boo at the Zoo is a 13-night event that will take place Oct. 14-16 and 21-30. About 80 volunteers are needed each night. - Little Rock Zoo needs Volunteers for Boo at the Zoo Oct 20-Nov. 2
- The Little Rock Zoo is looking for volunteers to help with one of our most popular events of the year - BOO AT THE ZOO.
- Boo at the Zoo - National Zoo| FONZ Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington DC
- Boo at the Zoo is the wildest trick-or-treat in town! Princesses, superheroes, kid-wizards, and other costumed guests are invited to join us at the 12th annual Boo at the Zoo. There's no safer or more exciting way for families with children ages two to 12 to enjoy Halloween.
So get ready for tasty candy, delicious snack foods, and other special treats from more than 40 treat stations. Plus, animal encounters, keeper talks, and festive decorations are yours to enjoy. This is one Halloween party you won't want to miss! Boo at the Zoo takes place rain or shine. FONZ's annual Halloween celebration delights kids with safe and wild trick-or-treating. Brought to you by the National Zoo| FONZ. - Boo at the Zoo Bronx Zoo NYC October 1-2, 8-10, 15-16, 22-23 & 29-30
- So You Think That's Scary? Musical Theatre -- Haunted Safari -- Boo at the Zoo Flip Book Station Create a photographic flip-book.. Costume Parade
Puppets and props will be part of the fun as you march from Dancing Crane Plaza to the Grizzly Goodies Picnic Area, with music by Gigi and the Lend Me a Hand Band - Philadelphia Zoo: Boo at the Zoo October 22 and 23, 2011 10:00AM - 4:00PM
- It's a masquerade party for the whole family! Trick-or-treat your way around the zoo with plenty of treats and sweets while participating in games and crafts, listening to music and stories, and meeting cool characters along the way. Do you know why Halloween is an orangutan's favorite holiday at the Philadelphia Zoo? the Philadelphia Zoo's not-so-scary Extinction Graveyard to learn about the extinction of species around the world. The Philadelphia Zoo is one of the city's most festive Halloween destinations. Also, several times a day, families can see our animals receive special harvest treats as part of Beast Feast.
- California's Great America | Santa Clara Amusement Park Trick or Treat w/Snoopy
- Weekends October 1-30 Planet Snoopy is transformed into Planet Spooky where kids 12 & under can show off their costumes as they trick-or-treat along with Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the PEANUTS gang. This daytime, non-scare celebration of cheer rather than fear, is a unique experience the entire family can enjoy together.
California's Great America was recently voted San Francisco's most exciting theme park! - Boo at the Zoo October October 21, 22, 28 & 29 2011 | Audubon Nature Institute New Orleans, LA
- This annual Audubon Zoo extravaganza is a safe, fun-filled Halloween event for children up to age 12, featuring trick-or-treat houses with candy, Ghost Train, a haunted house (scary and non-scary), games with prizes and entertainment. All games and treats, except concessions, are free with admission. New Star Wars Stage Show each night. A Haunted Maze. Animal Presentations on Friday nights
- Zoo Boo - Friday 14-Oct-11 9:00 AM at Houston Zoo. A calendar event on Houston Zoo
- ZOO BOO - Houston Zoo contact at 14-Oct-11 9:00 AM calendar event on Houston Zoo
- Brookfield Zoo October 22-23 and 29-30 Chicago Zoological Society
- From a crazy costume parade to pumpkin-carving demonstrations, Brookfield Zoo's annual Boo! at the Zoo festival is the perfect way to celebrate Halloween, and everyone is invited to attend! The not-so-scary event will include frightfully fun activities for the entire family!
Operation Game Halloween Costume
Adult Operation Game Halloween Costume
Operation Game Halloween Costume
Adult Operation Game Halloween Costume
Makes a great combination for your Halloween costume
Costume comes with character jumpsuit
Also includes matching face mask with nose
Extra padding for belly and 16 cut-out body parts
Officially licensed Milton Bradley costume
Adult Operation Game Halloween Costume
Makes a great combination for your Halloween costume
Costume comes with character jumpsuit
Also includes matching face mask with nose
Extra padding for belly and 16 cut-out body parts
Officially licensed Milton Bradley costume
Los Angeles Boo at the Zoo the Animals Party, too!
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Halloween at the Zoo: A Pop-Up Trick-Or-Treat Experience
Halloween at the Zoo, which is subtitled A Pop-Up Trick-or-Treat Experience, features exotic animals dressed in fun, fantastic costumes enjoying a magical night of trick-or-treating at the zoo.
From the first page, which features an amazing Peacock in a Princess costume, readers are intrigued to find just what costume the next animal is wearing, and how the embellishments and engineering will enhance it.
Elephants in skeleton costumes, ballerina hippos, and kangaroo pirates are just some of the other costumed animals looking for fun - and candy! - at the zoo.
Halloween at the Zoo won the 2007 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Gold Medal for Best Pop-Up Book of the Year.
From the first page, which features an amazing Peacock in a Princess costume, readers are intrigued to find just what costume the next animal is wearing, and how the embellishments and engineering will enhance it.
Elephants in skeleton costumes, ballerina hippos, and kangaroo pirates are just some of the other costumed animals looking for fun - and candy! - at the zoo.
Halloween at the Zoo won the 2007 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Gold Medal for Best Pop-Up Book of the Year.
Halloween at the Zoo: A Pop-Up Trick-Or-Treat Experience
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Boo at the Zoo : More Zoos!
Can't guarantee prices, special appearances, events, etc. They're subject to change. Phone ahead and check the web sites. Some require buying tickets online before attendance.
Boo at the Zoo Atlanta: Saturdays and Sundays, October 22, 23, 29 and 30
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Sacramento Zoo Oct. 30-31, 2011
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Knoxville Zoo Boo! At the Zoo October 13-15, 20-23, and 27-30
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Happy Howl-o-Ween!! Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo Oct. 22, 23, 29, 30 & 31 (will be open on 10/31 for Boo at the Zoo),
Come spend a truly fun and frightful evening at th more...0 points
ZooBoo at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo - October 1-2, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24 and 28-31
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Zoo Boo - City of Albuquerque Oct 29, 2011
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North Carolina Zoo : Boo at the Zoo October 29, 30 NC Zoo But wait, there's more....
Native American Art, Dance, Music & Mystery October more...0 points
Zoo Boo Detroit Zoo
Annual "merry-not-scary" Zoo Boo celebration more...0 points
Fort Worth Zoo Boo at the Zoo Oct. 21-23 & 28-30
Our 20th annual Halloween event will take place from more...0 points
Toronto Zoo Boo at the Zoo October 22-23, 29-30
Check out their Halloween Howl, too!
Follow along the more...0 points
Boo! Little Ghost T-Shirt
Ladybug costumes: Infant, child, tween and adult
Dorothy Sequin Child Costume
Dorothy Sequin Child Costume
Deluxe Dorothy costume, sparkling with holographic sequins to dazzle and delight.
Deluxe Dorothy costume is a 100% polyester blue and white sequin dress with lacy white underskirt and matching hair bows.
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Ruby slippers, stockings, earrings and Toto in basket not included
Girl's Red Glitter Flats
Wizard of Oz Dorothy Dog Costume
Choose your size!
What's there to do at a Boo in the Zoo??
Every Boo in the Zoo is unique and that's the fun of it! There are some things that were in at least a few of the zoo Halloween celebrations. They may be called something different at each zoo, but this sort of thing you may be able to find .... if you dare to ask! :-O
Some zoos have fees for each activity and some zoos require advanced ticket purchase at their web sites as they only allow a limited number of people in to their Boo at the Zoo events. Sometimes it's only one weekend or even one day. Check out your zoo's web site or phone them to be sure of what's up before going if you want to be sure.
Some zoos have fees for each activity and some zoos require advanced ticket purchase at their web sites as they only allow a limited number of people in to their Boo at the Zoo events. Sometimes it's only one weekend or even one day. Check out your zoo's web site or phone them to be sure of what's up before going if you want to be sure.
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Creature Meet and Greet: Mingle with the monsters (costumed characters) and connect with our "Boo Crew" (animal ambassadors) and their real creepy creatures. [from Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo]
You may find spiders, snakes, owls, bats and... - "Boo at the Zoo is a neighborhood of safe Halloween entertainment. ... Each child receives a complimentary treat bag. Kids and adults are encouraged to wear fun (not scary) costumes." [Cleveland Metropark Zoo.] Many zoos provide their children's costume parades as a safe alternative to neighborhood trick or treating.
- Haunted Train Rides or Hay Rides! Some zoos may have a carousel or other rides.
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Your zoo may have crafts and other activities for the kids. "In Children's Zoo until 3:00 p.m., youngsters can participate in not-too-scary activities, including "pin the nose on the cat" and "pin the eye on the owl," as well as making scarecrows." [The Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, IL]
"Eucalyptus Grove will become a giant Pumpkin Patch with jack-o-lantern carving, photo opportunities, and eerie crafts." [Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens] -
Special celebrities may appear at the event. From the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium: "Join the "Caped Crusader" and Robin as they keep the joker under control in this exclusive lunchtime show during your visit to Boo at the Zoo."
From The Bronx Zoo: "The Addams Family, the spookiest family on Broadway will be coming to the Bronx Zoo! On October 24th, meet two cast members from this hit Broadway show, and then join them as they lead a special Costume Parade at 11:30 a.m. " - Some zoos even have overnight stays where you can see what happens after the park is closed. You may witness feeding times and food preparation. What does a bat really eat?
Spider, Bat, Owl, Black Cat Children's Costumes & one Triceratops
These look warm for Boo in the Zoo activities
SpongeBob SquarePants - SpongeBob Pet Costume
Choose your size!
SpongeBob SquarePants - SpongeBob Pet Costume
Includes: One piece costume. SpongeBob Pet Costume which includes: A character screen print costume which fastens around the neck and front legs.
This is an officially licensed Nickelodeon product.
Custom Shoes/High Tops for Halloween or Any Time
Cute Ghost Keds Shoe - Customized by Beliria
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ET Costumes Movie Extraterrestrial Home Made Costumes : Wizard of Oz Tin Man, Scare Crow and Cowardly Lion
Business Opportunity as a Sponsor
Many of the Zoo web sites were urging businesses to participate in sponsoring their Boo at the Zoo events in whatever ways they could. In some cases volunteering is possible. For a large or small business this could be not only a good way to promote your business but a fun one.
Publicize your business or cause : Personalized Halloween Hershey's Chocolate Bar
So make your home or Boo at the Zoo booth the best and give these personalized Halloween Hershey's chocolate bars. How about for your Halloween party!
Each creamy bar of milk chocolate is wrapped in foil and topped with a personalized label in your choice of spooky Halloween designs. Customize with up to two lines of text (max 30 characters on each line). Each chocolate bar contains 1.55 ounces of genuine Hershey's chocolate.
Optional: You can also get personalized chocolate bar wrappers only. Purchase "labels only" to adhere to your own Hershey's Chocolate Bars. Adhesive not included.
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For Halloween, Christmas or just play dress-up
Other Halloween Events at the Zoo
- Creeping, Crawling and Carnivorous Show — City of Albuquerque
- Everything in this show bites, stabs, sticks, stings or stinks! Just in time for the Halloween season, experience carnivorous plants and creeping, crawling bugs in their natural environment in the Botanic Garden Showroom.
This show will be a scream! It features creatures such as tailless whip scorpions, emperor scorpions, giant Malaysian orb weaving spiders, huge tarantulas and snakes. The carnivorous plants include venus flytraps, pitcher plants, and butterworts. The showroom will be transformed into a world with a "Jurassic Park meets Indiana Jones" feel. - NC Zoo™ - North Carolina Zoo : Calendar of Events
- North Carolina Zoo ZooFEST
Celebrate the spirit of fall, Saturdays in October.
mini Boo!
Super Dad :: Super Mom :: Custom Cape : Home Made Opossom Costume
Soda Can Dress
Going to the Zoo, Tom Paxton MP3
Take a listen and if you like you can click, buy and download from Amazon.
Great song to sing in the car...
Great song to sing in the car...
Some Halloween Ideas
Including Black and White animals get all spooky on Halloween
Find just the right costume for your kids, your teens and yourself
Sherlock Holmes, Mike Holmes HGTV, Judge Judy Costumes
Tinker Bell, Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, The Rugrats, Shrek, The Simpsons, Snow White, Gothic Snow White, Winnie the Pooh & Woody Woodpecker Costumes.
Halloween at the Zoo
HOWL-O-WEEN : Haute Dog Howl'Oween Parade & Pet Adoption Fair & More
Just like for people, there are lots of Community Dog Costume Contests and Parades at Mardi Gras time and other times of year
- HAUTE DOG HOWL'OWEEN PARADE & PET ADOPTION FAIR | BELMONT SHORE | LONG BEACH, CALIF.
- The largest Halloween pet event in the world. As many as 700 dressed-up dogs in this Belmont Shore sidewalk parade in street on Park Ave and 2nd St. Also, there is a Kids Costume Parade to lead the dog parade.
CLICK http://www.HauteDogs.org/howloween.html - The 25 Best Costumes At The Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade
- The 25 Best Costumes At The Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade: The Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade is one of the most magical events of the year. Here are 25 of my favorite costumes from this year's event...
- Del Ray Halloween Parade and Pet Contest - a set on Flickr
- Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.
- Sunnyvale, CA Sunnyvale Howl'oween Pet Parade & Faire
- The last Sunday of October. Give yourself, your kids and your pet an opportunity to wear their
Halloween costume twice this year by participating in this annual "eye candy" family event.
See some of the zaniest pet and human costumes, enjoy the "American Pet Idol" talent contest,
pet themed arts & crafts vendors, products & information all geared toward your favorite pet & more! - Paws & Remember 2nd Annual Halloween Pet Parade Fort Wayne, IN
- Saturday, October 15th ~ 11am - 2pm at Headwaters Park West
Judging, Food & Prizes! ~ $20 Entry Fee per Pet
If you have any questions regarding the Halloween Pet Parade,
please contact Paws & Remember at (260) 432-5031 or (800) 342-5676. Click here to register now! Proceeds go to: Pl - Halloweiner Festival & Dachshund Rescue Reunion Oct 22 Southern California Dachshund Relief Inc.
- Southern California Dachshund Relief Inc. Westminster, CA
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Indian Village Park
6060 Hefley Street
Westminster, CA 92683
Bring your dachsies, kids, chairs, and blankets! There are lots of trees for shade and a playground for the kids. Please note: All dachsies and other pets must be on a leash at all times., There will be a Costume Contest, Dachshund Races, Bobbing for Wieners Contests, Dachshund collectibles and accessories, as well as a raffle to benefit Southern California Dachshund Rescue. We would welcome your raffle prize donations by October 1st., We will again be offering hot-dogs, chili, chips, cookies, and sodas for a small donation. So bring your appetite.
If you need more information, please call Dawn at (714) 961-0114, e-mail: dawnaa@pacbell.net - Spooky Pooch Parade Lakewood, OH October 15, 2011
- Bring Fido to Spooky Pooch Parade! The event will be happening on October 15, 2011 at Downtown Lakewood in Lakewood, OH, US. For more information, please visit the BringFido.com event calendar.
- Easton OH HOWLoween Pets on Parade
- sponsored by the Capital Area Humane Society, is a fun event that encourages participants to dress up their pets in festive Halloween costumes. The event, which is in its twelfth year at Easton Town Center, raises money to help the abused, abandoned, and homeless animals of Central Ohio. Awards given include Best, Scariest, and Funniest Costumes.
- Howl-o-ween Spooktacular 10/28 | Pleasanton CA
- HOWL-O-WEEN HAS GONE TO THE DOGS!
October 28th 6:00 - 9:00 pmat A Touch of Health in downtown Pleasanton, CA
Event activities include a canine costume contest, dog-owner look alike contest, raffles, beer, wine and endless entertainment!
Benefits Valley Humane Society, a no-kill shelter in fear of closing its doors - Oct 22: HALLOWEEN PET COSTUME CONTEST/ PARADE, Rogers Park Chicago, IL area
- The Berger Park Advisory Council is hosting the 1st Annual Berger Park Halloween Pet Costume Contest and Parade on October 22, 2011. Registration for the event will begin promptly at 1pm. A $5 entry fee is required. Judging will begin... Chicago, IL area
Indiana Jones - Indiana Jones Dog Costume
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Indiana Jones - Indiana Jones Dog Costume
Includes hat,suit. Dog costume includes mini hat and dog suit with fake arms; 2-piece set.
Frog Costumes for you, your children and your dog! Kermit the Frog costume
Howling Wind : Rain & Footsteps Sound Effects MP3
Creepy Halloween sounds
Take a listen and if you like you can click, buy and download these Halloween sound effects from Amazon
Hitchcock's Birds Costumes : Vintage Halco Blue Fairy Costume : Deoderant Costume
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S-s-s-scary??
Many of the zoos stressed that their Boo in the Zoo events were geared toward children and very child friendly. "Not-too-scary" is used quite a bit.
They may well ask for "no toy guns," and ask adults not to wear really scary costumes. Please check out their guidelines so it's a fun time for everyone.
Have you ever been to a Boo in the Zoo??
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Michael Jackson Iconic Deluxe Zipper Jacket
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Embrace your King of Pop persona with our Michael Jackson Deluxe Zipper Jacket.
Ready to put on a "thriller" costume? Looking for a "bad" piece this Halloween? Well, you can relive the memory of the "King of Pop" with this Michael Jackson Beat It Jacket!
This awesome attire features the pop star's crimson jacket from "Beat It" with charcoal shoulders and zippers across the chest, waist, and sleeves so you'll have just the performance piece you'll need for any party this Halloween! All of your friends and fans will scream and chant when they see you in this funky fashion piece!
With this Michael Jackson Beat It Jacket, you'll have the perfect finishing touch for that superstar of soul and pop this Halloween season!
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