Saturdays 10 a.m. – Noon OR 2 – 4 p.m.

Fee: $40 per family group (Up to 5 members, adult or child, per family group. Children under 2 years are free). Additional family members will require another registration. All children must attend with an adult.

Stay-&-Play handstamps are available after the program for the balance of the day, if the Park & Zoo are open.

Touring Happy Hollow – Saturday, Apr. 27 (Register Here)

We are going to tour Happy Hollow along a series of passport stations as we learn about pieces of the park that might have been a mystery before.

Make It Green – Saturday, May 18 (Register Here)

We are going to “green the place up” by learning to garden together. We will add new plants and prepare some for your home garden.

Fridays 10 – 11 a.m.

Fee per class: Fee: $27 members / $30 non-members per class*
*Pricing includes 1 child & 1 adult attendant

This class is designed to help you and your little one learn together in a zoo atmosphere.  We cover animal related topics as well as teach the basics, like ABC’s, counting, and general motor skills.  Through this experience, with you as a participating parent, your child will learn important classroom behaviors like sharing, listening, and following instructions. This is an adult & child combo class. 

This class has a new theme each week. Activities are designed to target 1 to 3 year-olds only.

Happy Hollow members receive a 10% discount on all classes with their membership number and coupon code: HHMEM

April

Fun Fairy Gardens – Friday, Apr. 5 (Register Here)

Together we will build fantastic & fun fairy gardens that celebrate spring & the birth of new, baby plants and animals.

Backyard Buddies – Friday, Apr. 26 (Register Here)

Have you ever gone exploring in your backyard, or maybe the park? What animals did you see? There are a lot of living creatures that live in our backyards.

May

Growing Up Wild – Friday, May 3 (Register Here)

Babies hatch or are born and grow. How long does it take before they look like their parents?

Habitat Explorers – Friday, May 10 (Register Here)

Into the forest we go to see who lives in and around the trees.

Warm & Fuzzy – Friday, May 24 (Register Here)

Do you know that animals can have different kinds of fur? Their face fur can even be different from their tail or feet fur.

Saturdays 10 a.m. – Noon

Fee: $31.50 members / $35 non-members per class*
*Pricing includes 1 child & optional adult attendant

Join us for a class full of discovery and play! This is a children’s drop-off program; however, parents are welcome to participate. We “go wild” with our early-learning scientists as we explore different parts of zoo life. Each class includes interactive discussions, inquiry-based activities, a visit from one of our animal ambassadors, and more!

Happy Hollow members receive a 10% discount on all classes with their membership number and coupon code: HHMEM

Habitat Match – Saturday, Apr. 6 (Register Here) 

Animals find it, make it or take it, but they call it home. We will find where animals live and design a critter’s home-sweet-home.

Who Eats Who? – Saturday, May 4 (Register Here)

Follow the chain of energy to see it flow from the sun to plants, to a bug and then a bird and on.

Saturdays 2-4 p.m.

Fee per class: $31.50 Members | $35 Non-members*
*Pricing includes 1 child

Drop off program

Our zoo crew does it all and you can too! Zoologists are scientists too as you will learn when you practice your zookeeping skills.

Happy Hollow members receive a 10% discount on all classes with their membership number and coupon code: HHMEM

Life Cycle Merry-Go-Round  – Saturday, April 6 (Register Here)

When animals are born, some look just like their parents and some look like aliens have emerged. We will look at the different ways that animals grow.

What A Wild Web We Weave – Saturday, May 11 (Register Here)

Food chains connect into an intricate food web that all starts with the sun and recycles itself through death.Our zoo crew does it all & you can too! Zoologists are scientists too as you will learn when you practice your new zookeeping skills.

Saturdays 2-4 p.m.

Fee per class: $31.50 members | $35 Non-members*
*Pricing includes 1 child

Drop-off program

Zookeepers do much more than feed, water and scoop scat. Join us as we use our scientific skills of problem solving, emergency engineering, critical thinking, experimentation & enrichment design while solving zoo mysteries.

Happy Hollow members receive a 10% discount on all classes with their membership number and coupon code: HHMEM

Animal Husbandry – Saturday, Apr. 27 (Register Here)

This is the time to gets our hands dirty with all of the animal care duties we have discussed. We are going to dive in and do it all. Zookeepers do so much more than feed, water & scoop scat. Join us as we use our scientific skills of problem solving, emergency engineering, critical thinking, experimentation & enrichment design while solving zoo mysteries.

Animal Toy Workshop – Saturday, May 25 (Register Here)

It’s time to make toys for the critters. We are going to enrich the lives of the animals in our care with new scents, textures, sounds and tastes. Zookeepers do so much more than feed, water & scoop scat. Join us as we use our scientific skills of problem solving, emergency engineering, critical thinking, experimentation & enrichment design while solving zoo mysteries.

Thursday 9 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.

Per class fee: $10.80 Members | $12 Non-members

If you like Senior Safari, you are going to love being a “Sensational Senior”. This monthly class includes mini walking tours, animal encounters, crafts, activities, and a light breakfast. This is a seniors-only program (50 years & up). This class meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month from November to March. This class encourages community seniors to become Happy Hollow Ambassadors as they socialize, exercise, and learn at their new “wild hangout”.

Happy Hollow members receive a 10% discount on all classes with their membership number and coupon code: HHMEM

When Animals Retire – Thursday, Apr. 18 (Register Here)

Zoo animals retire too and live in the lap of luxury. We will show you how we indulge them as we thank them for their time as our animal ambassadors.

Paint Night (Ages 18+)

Fridays 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Per class fee: $34 Members | $38 Non-members*
*Pricing includes 1 adult (18+ years) & all supplies are included

This Friday night, after hours, animal art class is for adults only! Food, mock-tails, music & instruction while you sketch & paint a portrait of the star animal of the night.

Happy Hollow members receive a 10% discount on all classes with their membership number and coupon code: HHMEM

Beekeeping Workshops are an intimate opportunity to learn about bees in a hands-on class setting. Workshops take place at Happy Hollow’s own honey-making apiary & fees are a donation that benefit pollinator conservation efforts. This is a 2-hour, hands-on workshop. Protective equipment is required and you may bring your own or borrow all needed supplies. Each workshop focuses on new skills.

• Saturdays 1- 3 p.m.
• Fee per workshop: $45 Members | $50 Non-members
• Ages 14+
• 10 participants max

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