What: Overnight program – includes pizza dinner, evening walk, animal visitors, craft and more!
Who: Families with children ages 5 years and up
Where: Conservation Education Building, sleeping in Discovery Reef
When: Saturday, February 21, 2009
Time: 6 p.m. until 10 a.m.
Cost: Members - $40 per person or $150 for a family of four* Non-members - $45 per person or $160 for a family of four* *each additional person is only $30
How: Pre-registration is required.  Registration opens on Thursday, January 1, 2009.  Call (614) 724-3657 for more information and to register. Space is limited so don't wait!


Winter Family Fun! Brr! It’s cold outside! Ever wonder what happens to all the animals in the chilly winter months? Join us for a wild night at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to explore the Zoo grounds after-hours. You will be guided by knowledgeable conservation educators that will provide a unique and personal educational experience for your family to remember. Then, drift off to sleep with the coral reef inhabitants at our Discovery Reef. 
This program includes up-close animal encounters, an evening trek, a special behind-the-scenes encounter, classroom activities, craft activity, pizza dinner and evening snack, continental breakfast, morning trek, and a keepsake to remember your experience.  


Sample Schedule (Subject to change)
Evening:
6:00 – Arrive
6:15 – Introduction and pizza dinner
7:30 – Classroom time – includes making a special craft for our animals
8:45 – Evening hike – be sure to dress for the weather!
10:00 – Time for bed in Discovery Reef  

Morning:
7:00 – Wake up
7:30 – Load gear in your vehicle
7:45 – Breakfast (breakfast is continental style – includes milk, orange juice, cereal, donuts, bagels)
8:30 – Morning Hike
10:00 – Say goodbye and head home!