Our Favorite Nature Escapes: Beavers Bend Park
We may regret the increase in crowds, but we thought we’d share some of our favorite nature escape locations within driving distance of Dallas-Fort Worth, starting with Beavers Bend Resort Park in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. This place is the perfect Autumn get-away — crisp air, fall colors, and crunchy leaves beneath your feet. Peak fall colors are [...]
Vote for Zooniversity for “Best of the Metroplex”
Wow! We are so grateful. Your effort and loyalty earned Zooniversity THREE big nominations in the Best of the Metroplex Family Choice Awards! "Best Party Entertainer" "Best Themed Party" "Best Animal Encounter" Now comes the hard part – WE NEED YOUR VOTES TO WIN Go to the Best of the Metroplex and vote! The competition is tough [...]
Host an Eco-Friendly Kid’s Party
Creating an eco-friendly party goes way beyond recycling gift wrap or reusing last year’s party streamers. Your child’s birthday may be the perfect time to teach about the importance of caring for the environment. You can use the the party as a way to demonstrate some simple, but effective, eco-friendly choices and explain how they benefit the world. [...]
Top 10 – No, Make That 15 – Ways to Make A Successful Kids’ Party
It’s scary to add it up, but we’ve done animal programs at nearly 3,000 kids’ birthday parties. So, we have seen the best and the worst parties you can possibly imagine. Here are our top 15 ways to make a successful party that kids and parents will remember (for GOOD reasons) for years to come: 1. Limit the number of [...]
Summer Survival at Zooniversity
Whew…summer is officially over for Zooniversity and we survived another crazy summer season! While many of you consider summer as a laid-back time to rest, relax, and lounge by the pool, summer for Zooniversity is a whirlwind of travel, shows, animal rescues, more travel and shows, feeding and cleaning, and even more travel and shows. [...]
