The Zoo is spooky at night!
October 20, 2008Not really, but last night there was some spooky activity at the Nashville Zoo. There were fairies, bats, ghouls, princesses, and a various assortment of other costumed characters running around is search of treats. We headed over there around 4:30 with Erik and family as well as several other Journey folk. Macie had a blast and you can see some pics here. Here are my thoughts on the night:
1. The treats were not worth the effort put in. There were stations set up all around the zoo and with the exception of the Krispy Kreme station, the treats were more plastic trinkety than sweet and chocolatey. We did allow Macie to have a few treats and she was hyped all night!
2. Parents need not wear costumes to kids events! If you are going to an adult party then be cool and dress up. Otherwise, dress the kids and have fun! I saw a Cleopatra, Wonder Woman and even a guy dressed like a king that looked more like Burger King than King Arthur. Some costumes looked they were purchased at the Lion’s Den, a shady store we passed on the way to the zoo.
3. Kids dancing to Halloween music is great fun. Adults dancing to the same music is not. When guys are watching the ladies dancing rather than their own children, it is not good. This one comes back to the event being for the kids, adults do not need any attention at these events. Macie and Caleb had a blast dancing. It is funny watching a Tinker Bell and a Bat doing the Hokey Pokey.
4. When you are with good people, you will have a good time. The pursuit of the treat stations placed all around the Zoo was not fun. Searching for them with a small army of friends was a blast. Dancing to a cheesy DJ was not fun, watching your daughter and friends being silly and having fun was a blast. Community is fun!
After everything was done, we had one tired little Tinker Bell. She had no problem going to sleep last night!
We had a blast last night man. We definitely need to do more stuff as families together. Next year we dress up and enter the costume parade!
We took the kids to our “Boo at the Zoo” and it was not worth the money we spent. Plus at when its dark you can’t see the elephants… you can only smell them.