Holiday Gift Ideas from the Zoo

The holiday season is fast approaching! Here are some fun holiday gift ideas.

Membership

Give the gift of the Zoo to someone you love to enjoy all year round!
Please click here for more information about memberships.

Gift Certificates and Zoo Bucks

Gift Certificates and Zoo Bucks can be used throughout the zoo to enjoy many different options we have to offer - admission, monorail, food service and the gift store. Please contact the Guest Services Department at 952.431.9213 for more details.

Animal Sponsorship

Sponsor an animal in someone’s honor. When you sponsor an animal at the Minnesota Zoo, you help defray the cost of feeding and caring for more than 3,000 wild, wonderful creatures that live here.

You can choose from a list of our animals and the recipient will receive a sponsorship certificate, a photograph, fun animal facts, and the satisfaction of knowing you are making a difference.

Please click here for more information to sponsor an animal.

Enrichment Wishes for the Animals

Minnesota Zoo animals enjoy getting gifts too! Children of all ages can have fun treating the animals with a special holiday enrichment gift by purchasing an approved “toy” from our wish list on Amazon.com.

You can decide whether the gift is mailed to you and you can bring it in or have it mailed directly to us. Questions? Contact Christine McKnight at 952.431.9464.

Volunteers

Place your order today for the annual holidayornament, handcrafted by Zoo volunteers. These keepsakes make wonderful stocking stuffers and are a lovely addition to your holiday decorations.

Our newest addition is Grizzly Bear “May Your Holidays Be Beary & Bright!”

Also available in limited quantities are:
2008 edition Amur Leopard “Leap Into  the Season!”
2007 edition Victoria Crowned Pigeon “Have a Royal Holiday”
2006 edition Seahorse “Horsing thru the Holidays!”
2004 edition “Camel Along and Have a Happy Holiday”
2003 edition “Merry Chris-Moose”

Ornaments are $6 each.

Purchase ornaments at the Zoo’s Minnesota Lodge desk starting Thanksgiving or use this order form and mail to ZOOVAP, Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Boulevard, Apple Valley, MN 55124.