Little Explorers is a FREE program from 10:00AM-noon on Thursdays in the Visitor Center in the Winter and on the zoo grounds in the Summer. Perfect for the 1-3 year old (but every age is welcome) to see story time, play games and many other fun activities. Different theme each week! An ASL interpreter will be here most Thursdays interpreting the 10:30 story time, 11am zookeeper talk, and the 11:30am Blaze Sparky and Friends presentation.
2025 Schedule
11/28 we are open 10-4, but there will not be a Little Explorers because of the Thanksgiving Holiday
October
- October 2, 2025
- October 9, 2025
- October 16, 2025
- October 23, 2025
- October 30, 2025
November
- November 6, 2025
- November 13, 2025
- November 20, 2025
December
- December 4, 2025
- December 11, 2025
- December 18, 2025
This program was funded in part or in whole with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 which dedicated funding to preserve Minnesota’s art and cultural heritage.
A website was also created by the Minnesota Legislature to help citizens monitor how funds from the Legacy Amendment are being used. On the Minnesota’s Legacy: watch the progress website you can see how funds are being invested across the state.
