Oregon Zoo's Kid's Zone

Holiday Enrichments

On special days, why can't we have special enrichment? Of course we can! Here's some special fun enrichment that the Oregon Zoo does on these special days-

Halloween:

Bats made of Paper Mache/ cardboard
Jack-O-Lanterns made of pumpkins
Scare crows made of straw and feed bags

Thanksgiving:

Paper Mache turkeys stuffed with treats

Christmas:

Christmas tree- a real pine tree given to the grizzlies to tear apart.
Wrapped presents with treats inside Cardboard houses- cardboard houses of various sizes, shapes and colors are built creatively by the enrichment team and filled with treats.
Cardboard bunnies for the elephants

Valentines Day:

Heart treats - cardboard boxes shaped in heart shapes with treats.

Super bowl:

Paper Mache Footballs.

Enrichment Week:

All kinds of new treats and toys
Many fun displays for people, too!