April Zoo Events: Stone Zoo & Franklin Park Zoo

Bunny Bonanzoo
April 11, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Stone Zoo

Hop on down the bunny trail to Stone Zoo where an Easter celebration awaits! Activities include holiday games, crafts and seed planting. Be sure to visit with our special guest, the Easter Bunny, who will be ready to smile for photographs.

Conservation Week
April 20 – April 24
Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo

Spice up your Spring Break by visiting the Zoos during April school vacation week. Each day will offer a variety of engaging and educational activities for kids of all ages, as well as many helpful hints for preserving our planet.

Earth Day Celebration
April 26, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Franklin Park Zoo

Come celebrate Earth Day with crafts, activities, animal encounters and environmentally-friendly exhibitors at Franklin Park Zoo! Did you know Zoo New England supports conservation efforts both locally and abroad? Throughout the day, we will celebrate the great diversity in the animal kingdom with all of the incredible animals that call our Zoos home. Discover all the different ways that you can have fun while helping our planet.

Kids Birthday Club

The Hanover Mall is offering a free movie ticket to kids on their birthday when you sign up for the Kids Birthday Club on their website! Kids must be 10 or younger. =)

Mom's & Dad's Guide Kids Expo

There's a Kids Expo sponsored by the Mom's & Dad's Guide being held at the Independence Mall in Kingston on Sunday, March 29th from 11am-6pm. Admission is $5 per family. Lots of fun for the whole family including Big Ryan's Tall Tales (who is awesome!). For more info you can see the website here.

Princess Teddy Bear Tea

Bring your little princess and her teddy bear to Colony Place March 14 & March 15 from 11-1 for tea hosted by her favorite storybook princesses! There will be refreshments and fun crafts and activities. They ask that you also bring a teddy bear to donate to the Cranberry Hospice & Palliative Care at Jordan Hospital. Tickets are limited! To purchase, please visit the Colony Place Management Office(next to DSW) M-F, 9-5. Tickets cost $30 per adult (and include a $25 Colony Place Gift Card) and $15 per child. You can read the flyer online here.

Hop on over to the Zoo

Buttonwood Zoo in New Bedford is having a few Easter Bunny events in April!

On Friday, April 10 & Saturday, April 11 at 1pm and 3pm you can have Milk & Cookies with the Easter Bunny. You little ones can snack on milk & cookies as they visit with the Easter Bunny! All kids get a photo with Mr. Bunny as well as a small gift! Price is $7 per person for members and $10 for non members. A train ride and zoo admission is also included in the price. You must register and pay in advance by calling the North Woods Gift Store at (508) 991 - 4556 x 14.

Also on April 11, the zoo is having Breakfast with the Easter Bunny! Come enjoy a hot breakfast buffet while waiting for the bunny to arrive. Each child will visit the bunny, get a photo, train ride and zoo admission. Cost is $13/person for members, $16/person for non members. You must register and pay in advance by calling the North Woods Gift Store at (508) 991 - 4556 x 14.

Sign up fast before these events are full! You can read about these events & more going on at the zoo here.

Kids Night at the Independence Mall

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