🦒 Animals & Zoo Programs
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Boise, ID
Boise's zoo located in Julia Davis Park. Conservation-focused city zoo with native and exotic animal exhibits. Offers summer day camps for ages 4–12 spanning themes like Animal Avengers, herpetology, zoology, wildlife forensics, and creative writing (Wildlife Words in partnership with The Cabin). Camp registration runs through Boise Parks & Recreation (resident registration opens March 30; non-resident April 1). Sponsored by Stinker.
Classes & programs
Stroller Safari (Infants & Toddlers with Adult)
Early-morning guided stroller walk through a themed area of Zoo Boise before the zoo opens to the public, led by zoo staff. October takes in River’s Edge; November covers the Rainforest.
When: Thursday 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Ages 0–3$8/session
Preschool Zoo (Ages 3-5 with Adult)
Three-week animal-discovery series for preschoolers with an accompanying adult. Each series covers three animals - Series 1 weavers, porcupines and snakes; Series 2 cranes, sloths and cockroaches; Series 3 geckos, parakeets and spider monkeys.
When: Tuesday, Saturday 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Ages 3–5$15.94/session
Critter College (Ages 5-8)
Single-afternoon zoo class for early-elementary kids. Themed sessions include Backyard Biologists, Zoo Detectives and Animal Inventors, each run in an age 5-7 and an age 6-8 band.
When: Sunday 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Ages 5–8$26.94/session
Homeschool Zoo - Grades K-1 (Ages 5-6)
Monthly Wednesday-morning homeschool programme at Zoo Boise for kindergarten and first grade. Autumn topics are Animal Senses and Helping in the Wild.
When: Wednesday 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Ages 5–6$17.94/session
Homeschool Zoo - Grades 2-3 (Ages 7-8)
Monthly Wednesday-morning homeschool programme at Zoo Boise for second and third grade. Autumn topics are I Can Help and Old & Zoo.
When: Wednesday 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Ages 7–8$17.94/session
Homeschool Zoo - Grades 4-5 (Ages 9-10)
Monthly Wednesday-morning homeschool programme at Zoo Boise for fourth and fifth grade. Autumn topics are Community to the Rescue and Mapping Habitats.
When: Wednesday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Ages 9–10$26.94/session
Homeschool Zoo - Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Monthly Wednesday-morning homeschool programme at Zoo Boise for middle school. Autumn topics are Animal Arts, Animal Behavior and Vet Sciences.
When: Wednesday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Ages 11–13$26.94/session
Homeschool Zoo - Grades 9-11 (Ages 14-17)
Monthly Wednesday-morning homeschool programme at Zoo Boise for high school, running the same topics as the middle-school band at a higher level - Animal Arts, Animal Behavior and Vet Science.
When: Wednesday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Ages 14–17$26.94/session