Zoo Ghouls

Last night Alison met Elliot for "Trick or Treat" in the Zoo. The zoo began hosting the event a couple years ago, but this was actually our first time attending. The event is a chance for everyone to come dressed up in Halloween attire, go trick or treating, and have fun doing some typical Halloween activities.


Waiting to get in


Trick or Treating is done while playing "Boo Bingo". Everyone receives a map of the candy stations are set up throughout the zoo. You receive a stamp and candy at every station and present the completed "Boo Bingo" map at the "Boo Bingo" Finish Tent for a "reward". In actuality, everyone receives the "reward" upon exiting. This year it was an orange glow stick necklace with a pumpkin head. Very cute for the kids.


Main Inside Entrance



Alison and Elliott Greeting Each Other


There were a variety of activities for everyone. The "Monster Mash" had dance music with strobe-lights. There were inflatable jumping stations, and a "pumpkin" patch filled with artificial pumpkins, lights, and displays perfect for pictures, a "Gypsy Mystery Maze", and "Monsterpiece Theater". They had a "Carn-Evil" consisting of carnival type activities with a Halloween twist (e.g. Bat-a-Pult, Spider Sling, "Boo"wl-a-Rama), a kid friendly haunted house called the "Monster Lab", and a "Scary-go-Round" (carousel).


Posing in the Pumpkin Patch


Last, but not least, what Halloween event would be complete without a "Haunted Hayride"? This was really neat. We loaded up and sat on a hay bail while the tractor pulled us through a haunted forest.


Heading into the Haunted Forest


We then capped off the night with a trip to McDonald's. As you can tell, Elliott and Alison had a blast.


Having fun at Mickey Ds