ZOOmagination Station presented by
The Boeing Company

Located on the upper level of The Living World. Admission is free.

Create, Explore, Investigate & Imagine!

The Zoo's new discovery room experience invites young children and their caregivers to create, explore, investigate, and imagine while discovering the animal world together. The experience is focused on families with children ages birth to nine, though children of all ages are welcome. We accommodate children with special needs.

Back Yard Wildlife Experience
Explore the habitat surrounding an interactive playhouse. Play with binoculars, magnifiers and field guides as you identify native wildlife. Learn about animal clues as you identify scat, bird songs and more. Fill birdfeeders, care for native plants and find out how to attract wildlife to your own backyard. (Please note, we use millet (a grain) instead of birdseed at this activity station.)

Animal Care Corner
Investigate the jobs of zookeepers and veterinarians using costumes, pretend Zoo animals and tools of the trade. Discover how zookeepers care for the animals as you sift scat, squeegee aquariums and hook snakes. Examine x-rays, bandage bears and listen to the heart of a hippo, just like a real veterinarian.

Animal Explorations
Create an underwater adventure with amazing ocean animal models at the water sensory table. Dig into the Sonoran desert at the moon sand table complete with giant cacti, hares and javelinas. Imagine your own creature creations and animal art experiences at the creation station. Learn how animals communicate by listening to real animal calls and matching them to pictures.

Build-A-Habitat
Create your own animal habitat with realistic animal replicas and natural elements. Use plants, logs, caves, fences, waterways and more for animals in the wild or design your own Zoo habitats. Sponsored by Lowe's Home Improvement.

ZOOmagination Theater
Explore wacky wildlife adventures with a diverse cast of animal puppets, or tell a story with the forest finger puppets in their giant tree stump homes.

Discovery Boxes
Investigate amazing animal adaptations in simple hands-on experiments. Compare feathers, tell a story with animal tracks, and learn how apes go fishing for termites. Plus there's much more to explore in over 15 different activity kits.

Cubs & Pups Pad
Just for the wee ones! Ages two and under can play with puppets, plush animals and giant pillows on a soft turtle mat. Caregivers help the young children explore the animal world through books and manipulatives which simulate how animals, move, act and sound.

Admission

Admission is free. One adult (18+) is required for every four children. Timed tickets are available beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the entrance to ZOOmagination Station located on the upper level of The Living World. Everyone entering must have a ticket. Reservations are not available. ZOOmagination Station capacity is 40.

Groups: If you are coming with a group, your group needs to enter ZOOmagination Station together. Each member of your group needs a ticket to enter. Your group can get up to 30 tickets for a session (based on availability). You can pick up your tickets the same day of your visit at the entrance to ZOOmagination Station. Reservations are not available.

Please note: All participants must be fully clothed. No wet clothes allowed.

ZOOmagination Sponsors

• The Boeing Company

ZOOmagination Hours of Operation

ZOOmagination Station is open every day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with 45 minute sessions at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., Noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.*

*3 p.m. session only Memorial Day through Labor Day.

During times of inclement weather, please contact the Education Department at (314) 646-4544 to verify ZOOmagination Station is open.

ZOOmagination Station will close early on the following date:

Saturday, November 20, 2010 - close at Noon.

Holiday Schedule for ZOOmagination Station:

Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 25, 2010 - open 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., with 45 minute sessions beginning at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and Noon.

ZOOmagination Station will be closed on the following dates:

Monday - Friday, November 1 - 5, 2010 (building maintenance)
Monday - Friday, November 8 - 12, 2010 (building maintenance)
Monday - Friday, November 15 - 19, 2010 (building maintenance)
Saturday, December 25, 2010 (Christmas Day)
Saturday, January 1, 2011 (New Year's Day)

Zoo Hours

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Contact Us

For information, contact the Education Department, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (314) 646-4544, or e-mail at educationquestions@stlzoo.org.