The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens has a busy schedule for the end of March and all of April.
Manatee Celebration Day will be a day of manatee rescue demonstrations and a view of the manatees in their new Manatee River habitat. The event will be free with general admission to the zoo and there will be interactive family-friendly activities at the VYStar SkyScape entrance.
Manatees Celebration Day will take place from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm March 28th.
Nature's Newbie, March 31st at 9:00 am and April 1st beginning at 11:15 am, will be a 45-minute class geared to 1-to-3-year old's that will encourage exploration through story book readings, songs, close-up encounters with live zoo animals and free-choice unstructured play stations.
Zoo Tots on April 2nd at 9:00 am and April 4th at noon will be an hour-long experience for 3-to-5-year-olds. Activities will include games, lessons, animal encounters and take-home crafts.
Zoo members are invited to a special Bunny Bash with cupcakes, free pictures with the Easter Bunny, and Easter-themed crafts. Four one-hour long time slots begin at 10:00 am and end at 2:00 pm April 4th. Tickets are $30 per person.
The zoo is located at 370 Zoo Parkway in Jacksonville.
Families who get free Easter pictures at event like this often take the photos to local Print shops to become part of the following year's family Calendars and current year's spring family newsletters.
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