This weekend we went to the Okinawa Zoo. I've never been there before mostly because so many people have told me how small and lame it is. But I was actually pleasantly surprised. There was a lot for the kids to see and do and we had a great time. It did rain on us while we were looking at the animals, so he had to take shelter for a little while, but it all worked out. Here are Matthew and Anna by the sign.
One of my favorite animals to see was the bats. There are a lot of bats that live in the trees around Okinawa and when they fly around at night they look so big. We finally got to see some up close. I thought they looked like little monkeys. This bat (bottom right) was climbing up the fence with his big bat wings. It was super creepy looking...but I didn't get a great picture. It was cool to see them up close. Matthew was checking out an anteater (upper right) and sitting on a little hippo statue. So fun.
We saw lots of cool animals - horses, lots of birds, snakes, crocodiles and other reptiles, so many monkeys, BIG hippos, tigers and a lion, giraffes, elephants, kangaroos, koalas, a big bear, ostriches and emus...and other stuff I can't remember. It rained on us, so we sat and ate lunch at this covered enclosure by the elephants. The elephant was hiding, but eventually came out for us to see. Anna thought it was amazing that he was flipping mud up on himself.
This sign by the iguana kind of made me laugh. I know, it's a little graphic, but why do they both look so happy?
At the petting zoo the kids had a great time holding the chicks (gently) and petting the rabbits and guinea pigs. It looked like they had other bigger animals to pet, but they were under cover since it was rainy. Matthew and Anna both LOVED holding the baby chicks.
On our way out of the zoo we took a spin on the carousel. Matthew picked the panda to ride on and Anna picked the dolphin.
Right next to the zoo (and part of the same Discovery Kingdom complex) was a children's museum. We went in to check it out. Here are the kids on the big chair. I saw the sign after we were done that they weren't supposed to stand on it. Oops. Sorry.
Here are Matthew and Anna playing at the big pin art wall. They loved sticking their hands (and faces) in there to make fun designs on the other side.
Anna was excited to try the rock climbing wall, although she didn't make it very high. Matthew liked it too.
Here they are running down the little track. The kids were automatically timed running down this short runway and then it extrapolated their 100m time. At least that's what I think it was doing...something like that. They did this one over and over.
And here are some other fun things at the museum, a little water table, a block play place, a big screen with our shadows and different sized eggs to climb in and out of. There was a lot of stuff to do and we had a great time. By the end we were all beat and ready to get out of the heat. We had a great time!
This weekend we went to the Okinawa Zoo. I've never been there before mostly because so many people have told me how small and lame it is. But I was actually pleasantly surprised. There was a lot for the kids to see and do and we had a great time. It did rain on us while we were looking at the animals, so he had to take shelter for a little while, but it all worked out. Here are Matthew and Anna by the sign.
One of my favorite animals to see was the bats. There are a lot of bats that live in the trees around Okinawa and when they fly around at night they look so big. We finally got to see some up close. I thought they looked like little monkeys. This bat (bottom right) was climbing up the fence with his big bat wings. It was super creepy looking...but I didn't get a great picture. It was cool to see them up close. Matthew was checking out an anteater (upper right) and sitting on a little hippo statue. So fun.
We saw lots of cool animals - horses, lots of birds, snakes, crocodiles and other reptiles, so many monkeys, BIG hippos, tigers and a lion, giraffes, elephants, kangaroos, koalas, a big bear, ostriches and emus...and other stuff I can't remember. It rained on us, so we sat and ate lunch at this covered enclosure by the elephants. The elephant was hiding, but eventually came out for us to see. Anna thought it was amazing that he was flipping mud up on himself.
This sign by the iguana kind of made me laugh. I know, it's a little graphic, but why do they both look so happy?
At the petting zoo the kids had a great time holding the chicks (gently) and petting the rabbits and guinea pigs. It looked like they had other bigger animals to pet, but they were under cover since it was rainy. Matthew and Anna both LOVED holding the baby chicks.
On our way out of the zoo we took a spin on the carousel. Matthew picked the panda to ride on and Anna picked the dolphin.
Right next to the zoo (and part of the same Discovery Kingdom complex) was a children's museum. We went in to check it out. Here are the kids on the big chair. I saw the sign after we were done that they weren't supposed to stand on it. Oops. Sorry.
Here are Matthew and Anna playing at the big pin art wall. They loved sticking their hands (and faces) in there to make fun designs on the other side.
Anna was excited to try the rock climbing wall, although she didn't make it very high. Matthew liked it too.
Here they are running down the little track. The kids were automatically timed running down this short runway and then it extrapolated their 100m time. At least that's what I think it was doing...something like that. They did this one over and over.
And here are some other fun things at the museum, a little water table, a block play place, a big screen with our shadows and different sized eggs to climb in and out of. There was a lot of stuff to do and we had a great time. By the end we were all beat and ready to get out of the heat. We had a great time!
2 comments:
This looks like LOTS of fun all in one outing. So many wonderful animals to see. The track looks like a good kid activity. Holding the baby chicks will be a happy memory.
Mom K
I love seeing all you outings. I hope they've got cool stuff in Colorado for your fam.
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