Thanks to the generosity of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and our wonderful product partners, select zoo and aquarium events across the U.S. will be getting an EEK-o-friendly makeover. What does this mean for your bear cubs? Conventional candy will be swapped for healthier, more sustainable feed. Spooktacular recycled animal crafts will abound. DIY costumes will cause an up-ROAR. Click on the links below for more information on this wildly wonderful collaboration.
Participating locations
10 Animal-themed eco-crafts/ activities for Halloween
What to do if Green Halloween isn't at your local zoo or aquarium?
Participating zoo and aquarium locations* include:
ArizonaPhoenix Zoo
Reid Park Zoo
California
Aquarium of the Pacific
The Living Desert
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Santa Ana Zoo
Sacramento Zoo
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Inst. of Oceanography
San Diego Zoo
SeaWorld San Diego
Aquarium of the Bay
CuriOdyssey
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Oakland Zoo
San Francisco Zoological Gardens
Colorado
Denver Zoo
Connecticut
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Mystic Aquarium
Florida
Zoo Miami Brevard Zoo
Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
SeaWorld Orlando
Georgia
Zoo Atlanta
Illinois
Chicago Zoological Society - Brookfield Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Cosley Zoo
Kentucky
Louisville Zoo
Maryland
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Massachusetts
Franklin Park Zoo
Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo
Michigan
Detroit Zoo
Minnesota
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
Minnesota Zoological Garden
Missouri
Kansas City Zoo
New Jersey
Jenkinson's Aquarium
Cape May County Park Zoo
New Mexico
Albuquerque Biological Park
New York
Bronx Zoo
New York Aquarium
Queens Zoo
Bergen County Zoological Park
Turtle Back Zoo
Seneca Park Zoo
Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park
Ohio
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Newport Aquarium
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Oregon
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
Pennsylvania
Elmwood Park Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
Lehigh Valley Zoo
Rhode Island
Capron Park Zoo
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Texas
Dallas Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo
Ellen Trout Zoo
Cameron Park Zoo
Washington
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Seattle Aquarium
Woodland Park Zoo
Washington, DC
Smithsonian's National Zoo
*Availability of Green HalloweenŽ treats and treasures, crafts and tip sheets may vary by location. For a complete list of participating events, e-mail info@GreenHalloween.org
10 Animal-themed eco-crafts/ activities for Halloween
- Make animal masks from milk jugs
- Animal treasure jars
- Inner-tube spiders
- Magazine spider cut outs
- Painted rock owls
- Wire-hanger pumpkins
- Animal sock puppets
- Wool felt tree owl
- Bottle cap snake (can be made with plastic bottle caps)
- Wild things toilet paper tubes
What to do if Green Halloween® isn't at your local zoo or aquarium?
In 2009, Green Halloween partnered with five zoos across the country to help make their Halloween events healthier and more sustainable by helping them swap a total of about 200,000 units of conventional candy treats with healthier/greener options donated by product partners such as Larabar.
Today, in partnership with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, almost 50 locations will distribute more than one million units of healthier, greener treats and treasures, replacing conventional candy at zoo and aquarium events coast-to-coast. Green HalloweenŽ also provides zoos and aquariums with tips sheets and resources for greening their own events and for inspiring their guests to celebrate Halloween (and all holidays) sustainably.
In future years, our hope is to grow the partnership to reach all 6-8 million guests (and growing) who make celebrating Halloween with their local zoos and aquariums a tradition.
In the meantime, if your local zoo or aquarium isn't yet on board, let 'em know you are eager to see them make the switch! E-mail info@GreenHalloween.org for more information.
