Going to the Public Library has its advantages. One of which is you get to collect all those free magazines and postcards that have announcements of upcoming events in the city. Last week I was able to get a postcard which announced that Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden will hold an arts and crafts festival and the entrance fee is only $1.00 for July 15.
So this morning, we woke up early in order to get to the zoo ahead of the crowd. We arrived at 9:30 a.m. and found the car park still more than half vacant. At the entrance gate, we paid for the tickets and we just realized that the regular entrance fee for adults was $13 and for the children, it's $9. So for our family of 4, we would be spending $50 per visit. But since today was a special day, we only paid $1 each and an additional $6.50 for the parking fee. Wow! And we were also handed a free film camera and map for the zoo.
It was a cloudy day so we did not have to worry too much about sunburn. For a small zoo, it was amazingly diverse. It even had an insect house, cat house, butterfly garden and animals like white polar bears, red pandas, gorillas, orangutans, manatees and white lions. The insect house was a house of poison because it contained tarantulas, black widow spiders and huge black scorpions. The kids enjoyed the experience especially when they got to participate in the activities at the crafts center. There were many materials for projects like fans, finger puppets, necklaces, etc. They even got to bring home some of these materials for home projects.
I got a flyer for the Cincinnati Zoo membership. It has some interesting packages of unlimited entrance year-round. I heard that the Winter Light Fest is very nice and there are also special shows for Halloween and for every season. So we are still thinking if we would get this membership card for the family. Perhaps after a year... because who knows, there might also be many of these $1 thing that they run in between. That would still be cheaper. Ha, ha, ha. Besides, the animals in the zoo will remain mostly the same throughout the season. In winter, I heard, they are not visible because they also hibernate. Maybe that's the reason why the zoo had to produce a special winter show to continue to generate income. Anyway, there are still many other free stuff going on in the Cincinnati. I will have to check the museums and the other parks. Then we can maximize the fun and minimize the expenses. :)
So this morning, we woke up early in order to get to the zoo ahead of the crowd. We arrived at 9:30 a.m. and found the car park still more than half vacant. At the entrance gate, we paid for the tickets and we just realized that the regular entrance fee for adults was $13 and for the children, it's $9. So for our family of 4, we would be spending $50 per visit. But since today was a special day, we only paid $1 each and an additional $6.50 for the parking fee. Wow! And we were also handed a free film camera and map for the zoo.
It was a cloudy day so we did not have to worry too much about sunburn. For a small zoo, it was amazingly diverse. It even had an insect house, cat house, butterfly garden and animals like white polar bears, red pandas, gorillas, orangutans, manatees and white lions. The insect house was a house of poison because it contained tarantulas, black widow spiders and huge black scorpions. The kids enjoyed the experience especially when they got to participate in the activities at the crafts center. There were many materials for projects like fans, finger puppets, necklaces, etc. They even got to bring home some of these materials for home projects.
I got a flyer for the Cincinnati Zoo membership. It has some interesting packages of unlimited entrance year-round. I heard that the Winter Light Fest is very nice and there are also special shows for Halloween and for every season. So we are still thinking if we would get this membership card for the family. Perhaps after a year... because who knows, there might also be many of these $1 thing that they run in between. That would still be cheaper. Ha, ha, ha. Besides, the animals in the zoo will remain mostly the same throughout the season. In winter, I heard, they are not visible because they also hibernate. Maybe that's the reason why the zoo had to produce a special winter show to continue to generate income. Anyway, there are still many other free stuff going on in the Cincinnati. I will have to check the museums and the other parks. Then we can maximize the fun and minimize the expenses. :)
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