Don't you just love the zoo? Cause we do. But unfortunately, we don't live anywhere near a zoo, and they're expensive. So I decided to take Violet on a date inspired by this one we found on Love, Actually. We went to a virtual zoo from the comfort of our own living room.
First, I came up with a list of animals to include. Then I found videos on YouTube of them, mostly from various zoos. I made a document with hyperlinks to the videos, which I made into a PDF and uploaded here. Feel free to use it for personal use, but please don't repost it online anywhere or give it to your friends; instead send them to our blog. :-)
If you want a different assortment of animals, you can make your own zoo guide in Microsoft Word, or just look up different animal videos on the web.
We did this as a daytime date, so we packed a lunch: peanut butter sandwiches and fruit cups. We ate them during the Sea Lion Feeding Time video.
On the actual date, I had the PDF open in fullscreen mode on the laptop, and we sat on the couch and clicked the links to watch the different animals. We enjoyed them a lot, especially the live videos the San Diego Zoo has of several of their animals, including these Koalas and Orangutans which we took pictures of on the screen:
Afterwards, we finished it off with Bear Claw ice cream and animal crackers (plus Tagalongs, since it's girl scout cookie season).
Total cost without the treat: FREE!
Cost for ice cream and animal crackers: $5.11
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