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If your kid loves animals and is dreaming of getting a job working with them one day then how about letting them become a zoo keeper for a day?
It's a great way for them to get close to some of London Zoo's most popular animals, and showing them what it's really like to work inside the enclosures.
They'll be put in a group of up to five kids and kitted out with a zookeeper uniform before heading to the restaurant for some refreshments, where they'll learn which animals they will be meeting. Then they'll head out into the zoo for their zookeeper duties!
At the end of the day each child will receive a zookeeper t-shirt, cap, and goody bag which they can then take home.
Note: Each child must come with an accompanying parent/guardian, but the adult will not actually take part. The adult will get free entry to the zoo and must remain contactable throughout the day.
If you quite like the idea of your child meeting the animals but are baulking at the high price, then you might be interested in ZSL's Meet The Animals event instead. You might also like to try volunteering at Spitalfields City Farm. They don't have any big zoo animals there (there are no lions or tigers, just farmyard animals like pigs and chickens), but it does have the considerable advantage of being free.
