Stroller Safari
(Ages 10 months-2 years with an adult)This class is for adults with infants and/or toddlers who want to learn more about the zoo and its residents! Enjoy a stroll through Happy Hollow to view different animals each week and meet an animal up close. Learn how we make animal exhibits engaging for young children and stay after class for informal play time to get to know other zoo families. This class meets for three sessions. Please respect age restrictions and do not bring older siblings to class. Class fee is for 1 child and 1 adult. Each additional participant requires an additional fee.
Animal Antics
Learn why animals do what they do and why they are so good at doing it! We’ll discover these animals’ hunting habits, social behavior, how they move and more.
Class# SS1
Date: Thursdays – September 16, 23 and 30
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Cost: Member - $35 Non-Member - $45 Additional Participant - $25*
Home Sweet Home
Stroll through Africa, the wetlands, and the barnyard to see how animals live in different habitats around the world.
Class # SS2
Date: 11/3-11/17
Time:10:00AM-11:00AM
Cost: Member - $35 Non-Member - $45 Additional Participant - $25*
Class # SS2
Date: 11/3-11/17
Time:10:00AM-11:00AM
Cost: Member - $35 Non-Member - $45 Additional Participant - $25*
Tales for Tots
(Ages 2-3 with an adult)
Stories come to life in this exciting three-part class. Toddlers and their adults will hear a story and explore the animals and the world of the story through songs, hands-on activities, and by meeting live animals. Please respect age restrictions and do not bring younger/older siblings to class. Class fee is for 1 child and 1 adult. Each additional participant is an additional fee.
Stories come to life in this exciting three-part class. Toddlers and their adults will hear a story and explore the animals and the world of the story through songs, hands-on activities, and by meeting live animals. Please respect age restrictions and do not bring younger/older siblings to class. Class fee is for 1 child and 1 adult. Each additional participant is an additional fee.
Tales with Tails
As we read stories about animals with tails, we will discover why animals are the way they are, have the features they have, and why that makes them unique.
Class # TT1
Date:10/12-10/26
Time:9:30AM-10:30PM
Cost: Member - $55 Non-Member - $65 Additional Participant - $45*
Class# TT2
Date: 10/12-10/26
Time: 11:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $55 Non-Member - $65 Additional Participant - $45*
Class# TT3
Date:10/13-10/27
Time: 9:30AM-10:30PM
Cost: Member - $55 Non-Member - $65 Additional Participant - $45*
*Class fee is for 1 child and 1 adult. Each additional participant is an additional fee.
Zooper Kids
(Ages 3-4 and 4-5)
A wonderful way for your child to explore the world of animals in a safe, friendly environment. Each class includes interactive lessons on the topic, hands-on activities, crafts, and meeting animals. Topics for Zooper Kids are designed as a three-part series. Children must be potty trained and comfortable attending class unaccompanied.
A wonderful way for your child to explore the world of animals in a safe, friendly environment. Each class includes interactive lessons on the topic, hands-on activities, crafts, and meeting animals. Topics for Zooper Kids are designed as a three-part series. Children must be potty trained and comfortable attending class unaccompanied.
Wild Wardrobes
What do animals wear? Discover how animals use different body coverings to keep cool or warm, or even protected, or hidden! Learn the differences between fur, feathers, hair, scales and shells and all the ways animals use their Wild Wardrobes!
Class # ZPR1 ages 3-4
Date: 9/14-9/28
Time: 9:30AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $75 Non-Member - $85
Class# ZPR3 ages 3-4
Date: 9/15-9/29
Time: 9:30AM-12:00PM
Class # ZPR1 ages 3-4
Date: 9/14-9/28
Time: 9:30AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $75 Non-Member - $85
Class# ZPR3 ages 3-4
Date: 9/15-9/29
Time: 9:30AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $75 Non-Member - $85
Class# ZPR2 ages 4-5
Date: 9/14-9/28
Time: 2:00PM-4:30PM
Cost: Member - $75 Non-Member - $85
Class# ZPR2 ages 4-5
Date: 9/14-9/28
Time: 2:00PM-4:30PM
Cost: Member - $75 Non-Member - $85
Who’s Who at the Zoo?
Do all mammals have fur? Do all birds have wings? Discover the unique characteristics of mammals, birds, reptiles and insects at the zoo and in the wild.
Class # ZPR4 ages 3-4
Class # ZPR4 ages 3-4
Date: 11/2-11/16
Time: 9:30AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $75 Non-Member - $85
Class# ZPR6 ages 3-4
Time: 9:30AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $75 Non-Member - $85
Class# ZPR6 ages 3-4
Date: 11/3-11/17
Time: 9:30AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $75 Non-Member - $85
Class# ZPR5 ages 4-5
Date: 11/2-11/16
Time: 2:00PM-4:30PM
Cost: Member - $75 Non-Member - $85
Time: 9:30AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $75 Non-Member - $85
Class# ZPR5 ages 4-5
Date: 11/2-11/16
Time: 2:00PM-4:30PM
Cost: Member - $75 Non-Member - $85
Club Zoo
(Ages 5-6 and 7-9)
Explore the wonderfully wild world of animals in this hands-on zoo class. Each class includes an interactive discussion, animal-themed activities, games or crafts and a visit from one of our animals. Join us in a class full of exploration, discovery and awe!
What’s For Dinner?
What is that animal eating? How can it eat that? Where does it find its food? These are just some of the questions we’ll answer while exploring habitats, food chains and predator-prey relationships.
Class# CZ1 ages 5-6
Class# CZ1 ages 5-6
Date: 9/18
Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $20 Non-Member - $25
Class# CZ2 ages 7-9
Cost: Member - $20 Non-Member - $25
Class# CZ2 ages 7-9
Date: 9/18
Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM
Cost: Member - $20 Non-Member - $25
Cost: Member - $20 Non-Member - $25
Dynamic Dinos
Enter the prehistoric world of dinosaurs! Learn about these ancient creatures and their modern day relatives, dig for fossils, and see if you have what it takes to become a paleontologist.
Class# CZ3 ages 5-6
Date: 11/20
Class# CZ3 ages 5-6
Date: 11/20
Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $20 Non-Member - $25
Class# CZ4 ages 7-9
Cost: Member - $20 Non-Member - $25
Class# CZ4 ages 7-9
Date: 11/20
Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM
Cost: Member - $20 Non-Member - $25
Jr. Keepers
(Ages 7-9 and 10-13)
Does raking, scooping, feeding, enriching, and caring for exotic animals sound interesting to you? Then join the zoo crew! Learn a variety of zookeeping skills and help Happy Hollow’s zookeepers take care of our zoo animals. Jr. Keepers will explore different aspects of zoo keeping throughout the year.
Does raking, scooping, feeding, enriching, and caring for exotic animals sound interesting to you? Then join the zoo crew! Learn a variety of zookeeping skills and help Happy Hollow’s zookeepers take care of our zoo animals. Jr. Keepers will explore different aspects of zoo keeping throughout the year.
Animal Diets
Wild animals have specialized diets, and just because they live at the zoo doesn’t mean that it changes. Join us to learn what our animals eat and how the zoo makes sure they stay healthy. Prepare some animal meals and feed some of the zoo’s animals.
Class# JK2 ages 7-9
Class# JK2 ages 7-9
Date: 10/9
Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $30 Non-Member - $35
Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $30 Non-Member - $35
Class# JK1 ages 10-13
Date: 9/11
Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $30 Non-Member - $35
Date: 9/11
Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $30 Non-Member - $35
Animal Enrichment
What is enrichment, and why is it so important? Answer these questions while learning more about how the keepers make sure zoo animals stay physically and mentally active. Make an enrichment item for one of the zoo’s animals and watch what they do with it!
Class# JK4 ages 7-9
Class# JK4 ages 7-9
Date: 12/11
Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $30 Non-Member - $35
Class# JK3 ages 10-13
Class# JK3 ages 10-13
Date: 11/13
Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM
Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $30 Non-Member - $35
Family Fun
(Ages 5+ with an adult)
These fun family classes are filled with activities for adults and children to do together. Each class includes an interactive discussion, hands-on activities, games and crafts, and meeting live animals. This class is geared for ages 5 and up; however younger siblings ages 2-4 may participate if preregistered. Class fee is for 1 child and 1 adult. Each additional participant is an additional fee.
These fun family classes are filled with activities for adults and children to do together. Each class includes an interactive discussion, hands-on activities, games and crafts, and meeting live animals. This class is geared for ages 5 and up; however younger siblings ages 2-4 may participate if preregistered. Class fee is for 1 child and 1 adult. Each additional participant is an additional fee.
Packs, Herds and Flocks
Animal families are called by many names. Join the pack and discover that animal families can be large or small, how they get along, where they live and how they work together as a family.
Class# FF1 ages 5 + w/adult
Date: 10/16
Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $20 Non-Member - $25 Additional Participant - $10*
* Class fee is for 1 child and 1 adult. Each additional participant is an additional fee.
Holiday Animal Enrichment
Enrichments are activities that keep the zoo animals active and healthy. Explore different types of enrichment, learn the importance of enrichment in animals’ lives at the zoo, and create a holiday-themed enrichment item to give to a zoo animal!
Class# FF2 ages 5 + adult
Date: 12/11
Time:10:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $20 Non-Member - $25 Additional Participant - $10*
Date: 12/11
Time:10:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: Member - $20 Non-Member - $25 Additional Participant - $10*
* Class fee is for 1 child and 1 adult. Each additional participant is an additional fee.
Bird Watching at the Hollow
(Ages 5+ with an adult)
Happy Hollow is pleased to partner with the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge on this exciting family program. A Don Edwards SF Bay NWR Interpretive Specialist will present an interactive discussion on local bird habitats and adaptations, provide you with the basics on how to conduct a successful bird-watching session, and guide you on a bird-watching tour through Happy Hollow. Class fee is for 1 child and 1 adult. Each additional participant is an additional fee.
Happy Hollow is pleased to partner with the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge on this exciting family program. A Don Edwards SF Bay NWR Interpretive Specialist will present an interactive discussion on local bird habitats and adaptations, provide you with the basics on how to conduct a successful bird-watching session, and guide you on a bird-watching tour through Happy Hollow. Class fee is for 1 child and 1 adult. Each additional participant is an additional fee.
Backyard Birds
A lot of different birds make their homes in our backyards and even at Happy Hollow! Come find out what wild birds live at Happy Hollow. Make your very own bird book to help you identify your local species and go on a guided bird watching tour.
Class# ages 5 + w/adult
Class# ages 5 + w/adult
Date: 10/2
Time: 8:30AM-10:00PM
Cost: Member - $10 Non-Member - $15 Additional Participant - $5*
Time: 8:30AM-10:00PM
Cost: Member - $10 Non-Member - $15 Additional Participant - $5*
* Class fee is for 1 child and 1 adult. Each additional participant is an additional fee.
Family Sleepover
(Ages 5+ with an adult)
Be our guest for a wild sleepover and enjoy the thrill of the zoo after dark. Your family will participate in animal encounters, hands-on activities, games, crafts, and behind-the-scenes tours. Your adventure includes a late-night snack and breakfast the next morning. You can choose between tent camping in the Crooked House Meadow or sleeping in the Learning LODGE.
Be our guest for a wild sleepover and enjoy the thrill of the zoo after dark. Your family will participate in animal encounters, hands-on activities, games, crafts, and behind-the-scenes tours. Your adventure includes a late-night snack and breakfast the next morning. You can choose between tent camping in the Crooked House Meadow or sleeping in the Learning LODGE.
Animals of the Night
Venture into the dark and mysterious world of nocturnal animals. Discover the special adaptations they need to look for shelter, hunt for food, and avoid being hunted! Test your nocturnal skills and see what Happy Hollow’s nocturnal animals do at the zoo at night!
Class# FSO ages 5 + w/adult
Date: 10/30-10/31
Class# FSO ages 5 + w/adult
Date: 10/30-10/31
Time: 6:00PM-9:30AM
Cost: Member - $45 Non-Member - $55
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