Friday, October 27, 2023

Halloween at the National Zoo

The National Zoo was preparing for this Halloween event when we were there recently.
Along the walkways we saw many amusing Halloween displays, as shown in these photos.
Promoted for kids age 4 to 12, the sold-out event included trick or treats for the animals and kids,
and special evening access to some of the buildings. Must have been fun!












“YMCA”






To share with Sami’s Monday Murals

The National Zoo is really great! All to be shared with Eileen’s Critters.

Photos © 2023 mae sander

18 comments:

Lori said...

These are great photos. St. Louis Zoo also has a boo at the zoo every year and we love to go.

Jim and Barb's Adventures said...

What a fun event and a great way to increase traffic and awareness at the zoo!

magiceye said...

So much of scary fun! Lovely!

Breathtaking said...

Hello Mae :=)
The National Zoo Halloween event must have been such a fun outing for all the family.The entries are both comical and also spooky.The photos are great.
All the best
Sonjia.

eileeninmd said...

Hello, Mae
Boo at the Zoo is a fun time to visit. I love all the Halloween decorations.
The Mural is beautiful, cute giant sized pumpkin. Thank you for linking up and sharing your critter post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment!

Adam Jones said...

Looks like that was a lot of fun.

Shiju Sugunan said...

These Halloween decorations are delightful!

My name is Erika. said...

These are really fun to see. I'm glad I noticed this post when I finished reading about Halloween.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

What fabulous decorations! I know the kids must love it...I would too! Thanks for sharing. I don't get out to places like this much any more!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

What a fun experience at our National Zoo. Must have been fun reading all the signs that went with some of them. That is a wonderful mural. Too bad it was overtaken by so many people, so it was a bit hard to see it in all its glory. I'm definitely going to miss the pandas!!



Marja said...

What fantastic Halloween event The kids will love it I especially love the sense of humour like 'died laughing' and 'bones and treat' lol and 'still waiting'

Iris Flavia said...

Oh, why for kids only??? I am a kid still, bet many of us are!
Haha, I should dress up our Duke Henry as Pirate!
And I do hope I´ll die laughing, too.
My cat waves hello. (It´s a fake, of course, too).
FUN at the zoo! Next year: Perth Zoo again. And later maybe Hannover. Last time we visited was 2002... It´s about time!

Bertiebo said...

I'm not very fond of Halloween. Though it is gradually spreading through the Netherlands. But that mural is beautiful

Sami said...

That must have been a great Halloween party at the zoo.
I'm not very fond of all the scary disguises, but Halloween is also becoming popular in Australia in the last couple of years.
Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Mae.

Debbie at Travel with Intent said...

Very Hallowe'eny

Jeanie said...

It would be such fun to visit here at Halloween --- especially with kids, but even if not, that would be great!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Cute stuff! The Panda painter is adorable. (either the "artist or his work).

Yvonne said...

That panda painting is pretty clever, and I love the giant pumpkin. Looks like you all had a good time.