Yesterday we went to the Hawke's Bay Farmyard Zoo. The whole centre went and we had some great parent helpers. There were so many farmyard animals to look at. We had chickens and lambs running around our feet and some little piglets had escaped through their fence and were running around with us too.
A couple of children were a bit shy around the animals to begin with, but with the parents and teachers support by the end of the trip the children were happy to meet and pat the animals. We had the chance to feed some lambs which was so much fun, even for the parents and teachers. We also got to feed the other animals with our corn feed, and one parent was almost bitten by the ostrich, ouch!
It was a great day even though the wind was blowing. The farmyard zoo is a great community activity on offer for children of all ages. The children had a great experience where they were able to develop a shared understanding of respect and care for farmyard animals such as calves, sheep, chickens, turkeys, pigs, ostrich's.........
Check out your child's profile for some neat photos of the children and the animals that we saw at the zoo. Also thank you to all those parents that helped on the day, it was much appreciated.
Looks like a fun time had by all! I would've like to have been able to come along, but sounds like you had plenty of support. Awesome pictures too!
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