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:
AlabamaBirmingham Zoo
Arizona
Phoenix Zoo
Reid Park Zoo
California
Aquarium of the Pacific
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Inst. of Oceanography
CuriOdyssey
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
The Living Desert
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Oakland Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Santa Ana Zoo
Colorado
Denver Zoological Gardens
Connecticut
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Mystic Aquarium
Washington, DC
Smithsonian's National Zoo
Florida
Lion Country Safari
Mote Marine Aquarium
Palm Beach Zoo
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
Zoo Miami
Georgia
Zoo Atlanta
Georgia Aquarium
Illinois
Brookfield Zoo Cosley Zoo
Kansas
Sedgwick County Zoo
Kentucky
Louisville Zoo
Las Vegas
Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay
Maryland
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Massachusetts
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
Stone Zoo
Michigan
Binder Park Zoo
Detroit Zoological Society
John Ball Zoo
Minnesota
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
Minnesota Zoological Garden
Missouri
Kansas City Zoo
New Jersey
Jenkinson's Aquarium
Turtle Back Zoo
New Mexico
Albuquerque Biological Park
New York
Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park
Bronx Zoo
Buffalo Zoo
New York Aquarium
Queens Zoo
Seneca Park Zoo
North Carolina
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
Ohio
Akron Zoo
African Safari Wildlife Park
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Oregon
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo
Rhode Island
Capron Park Zoo
Roger Williams Park Zoo
South Carolina
South Carolina Aquarium
Texas
Cameron Park Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Ellen Trout Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo Houston Aquarium
Utah
Tracy Aviary
Virginia
Mill Mountain Zoo
Virginia Zoological Park
Washington
Northwest Trek
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Seattle Aquarium
Woodland Park Zoo
West Virginia
Oglebay's Good 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.
