Summer Fun at The Zoo plus an Eric Carle inspired activity!

Earlier this month we took a trip to our local zoo for an Animal adventure! We love visiting our Zoo! Its a great place for the kiddos to get there wiggles out and run and play while learning and maybe even like we did create a lasting memory by making there own Book. Plus now that its summer who doesn't want to go on a little adventure?

Take a look at the fun we had at The San Antonio Zoo:

Our first stop is always The reptile House! We love to check out the snakes

We got super lucky and caught a snake shedding its skin which is a great opportunity for the kids to learn something new and see it up close.

then we went to check out the fish... 

Love this message! Especially for children "Explore your World"

Then we went to lory landing where you can feed the Lorikeets. Its a real fun experience for the kiddos and great on your wallet because its free to go inside Lory landing and if you want to buy them food to feed, its only $1.50. Trust me its worth it when you see the smile on your kiddos face. I had fun last year feeding the lorikeets when they all just kept landing on me. You can check out that fun day here. 

Another favorite place is the Fun farm where you can touch and even comb pigs and goats. They are super fun and friendly! 

Our final fun spot was Rift Valley where we saw a Rhino and walked down to see the zebras and Elephant.

It was a great zoo visit! Plenty of the animals were out and active during this hot day but since we always arrive early it wasn't so bad. How long has it been since you visited your local zoo? 

Here is the activity book we created using pictures we took during our Zoo visit. This is an Eric Carle inspired activity using the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear". You can make your own with your kiddos and it will be a great memory book for them. Check out how to make one here plus more pictures from this visit. Have fun making one! 

Hope you are having a great summer and making lots of happy memories before the kiddos head back to school or like mine go for the first time. If your still looking for summer fun ideas be sure to check out my 75 Days of summer fun. Its a great place to get started and create your own fun list to prevent summer boredom. Hope you check it out and enjoy your summer! 

Want to check out another fun zoo visit? 
Zootennial Plaza Groundbreaking
Holiday fun at the San Antonio Zoo

Water balloon Summer Fun!

So I have a confession ... before this past weekend I had never played with a water balloon.  Yep, so right now you must be thinking my summers were pretty boring. So lets fix that now because off we went to the store to get some water balloons. We got lucky and found a pack of 150 water balloons plus a water hose nozzle attachment in one pack for $2! 

When it was time to play I was nervous I will admit, because I was afraid of the owies. The owies we could get as the balloons snapped or popped on us. So I made rules for safety and it turned out be lots of fun watching the splashes and the balloons popping all over the place. By the time we were done there was so many balloon pieces all over the floor! 

Here's how water balloon fun works:

We had so much fun and my munchkin was drenched.  Its perfect easy fun on a hot summer day! 

To this day I never really know do you have to use water balloons or will any balloons do or are water balloons just plain old regular balloons relabeled? Really if you know please tell me. 

Water balloon fun is on my list of 75 days of summer fun ideas so make sure to check that out for more summer fun ideas to do with your kiddos. Hope your having a fun summer! 

75 Days of Summer Fun ideas!

There's only a short number of days before my kiddo heads off to school for the first time. Actually its so small that its less than 80 now! I am a mixture of feelings right now. I am grumpy, fearful, happy and sad and many more all balled up in one. To know that my munchkin will soon be walking through his schools doors for the first time is too much emotion at once but I know its meant to be and good for his future. 

So to make this summer all it can be I have made a list of all the fun things and places we want to go and see before he starts school.

1. Play at our neighborhood park              

2. Collect Sea Shells                             

3. Cool off in the water at Aquatica           

4. Fly Kites

5. Explore The Alamo

6. Head out to the Missions

7. Take a train ride

8. Have fun with friends

9. Catch some fireflies

10. Hang out with Pets

11. Have fun at The Tower of The Americas

12. Stay cool at the local Childrens museum

13. Paint Outside

14. Explore Morgans Wonderland  

15. Lay on the trampoline at night &watch the stars come out

16. Go to the carnival

17. Hang out with Shamu at Seaworld

18. Play Basketball

19. Make some Nature Art

20. Have a Dance Party!

21. Do a stingray interaction

22. Have a picnic in the Park

23. Put on a show with your own theater

24. Take a walk on the Riverwalk

25. Get on A boat

26. Have fun in the Garden planting

27. Go to the Beach

28. Make a beach memento 

29. Make a sand castle

30. BBQ! BBQ! BBQ!

31. Go Bowling

32. Take a nature walk at the Botanical gardens

33. Blow Bubbles!

34. Go see Dinosaurs at the Witte

35. Make our own Banana Splits

36. Take a hike on a nature trail

37. Enjoy some fireworks

38. Go to an aquarium

39. Ride a carousel

40. Have an animal adventure at the zoo

41. Go bike riding

42. Eat some ice cold watermelon

43. Watch caterpillars turn into butterflies

44. Read some books at the library

45. Catch a movie in the theater

46. Eat Raspa!

47. Head out to Splashtown 

48. Chalk up the driveway

49. Go fishing

50. Have fun with water balloons

51. Have a  scavenger hunt

52. Watch the sunrise

53. Have fun in the Kitchen

54. Make your own Pretend Garden

55. Take lots of photos of our adventures

56. Make up a new game

57. Complete a summer reading challenge

58. Make a collage

59. Make a dream catcher

60. Watch a movie outdoors

61. Find buried treasure

62. Go on a road trip

63. Jump on the trampoline! 

64. lay on a blanket outside and Read under the shade

65. Have a glow stick party

66. Make music of our own

67. Go to a local festival

68. Write our names in the Beach sand

69. Make our own Playdough and create things

70. Make a sun catcher

71. Get out of our comfort zones

72. See A rainbow

73. Do a good deed

74. Feed the dolphins at Seaworld

75. Make a summer fun scrapbook of everything we did this summer! 

I know it might seem like a lot but I want to have plenty of fun options to do in our area. Things that are memorable and will make this final summer before he heads off to school all that more special for us all! After we do each item I will add the link to to the list so you can click on it and check out the fun we had! 

Hope you guys have a good summer and make lots of happy memories. Hopefully some of these ideas help you plan out your summer of fun! 

For more ideas check me out on Pinterest!