{"id":7549,"date":"2017-04-05T22:11:09","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T05:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/?p=7549"},"modified":"2017-04-16T21:39:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T04:39:38","slug":"big-bunnys-spring-fling-at-the-la-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/big-bunnys-spring-fling-at-the-la-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;BIG BUNNY&#8217;S SPRING FLING&#8221; at the LA Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7550\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/big-bunnys-spring-fling-at-the-la-zoo\/zoo_bunny02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Zoo_bunny02.jpg?fit=1300%2C868&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1300,868\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D600&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1428192000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Zoo_bunny02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;PHOTO CAPTION: Guests at the Los Angeles Zoo&amp;#8217;s BIG BUNNY SPRING FLING&lt;br \/&gt;\nPHOTO CREDIT: Jamie Pham&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Zoo_bunny02.jpg?fit=640%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Zoo_bunny02.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Zoo_bunny02.jpg?w=1300&amp;ssl=1 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Zoo_bunny02.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Zoo_bunny02.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Zoo_bunny02.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>photo credit:\u00a0<strong>Jamie Pham<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">What: Los Angeles Zoo&#8217;s &#8220;Big Bunny Spring Fling&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">When: April 14, April 15, April 16 &#8211; Three Days of Fun!<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Time: 11am &#8211; 4pm<\/h5>\n<h2>Fun activities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Examine animal eggs<\/li>\n<li>Seed-planting Crafts<\/li>\n<li>Face painting<\/li>\n<li>Musical entertainment by Kiddle Karoo\u2019s Easter Show<\/li>\n<li>Costumed unicorn princess<\/li>\n<li>Fairy characters<\/li>\n<li>Photos with a \u201cBig Bunny\u201d character (for a nominal fee)<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0special Ranch Talk to learn about and interact with the Zoo&#8217;s sheep<\/li>\n<li>Talks in the LAIR (Living Amphibians, Invertebrates, and Reptiles) exhibit (11am and 2pm)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bubblemania<\/h2>\n<p>Adding to the excitement is Bubblemania, a \u201chands on\u201d bubble-making experience for guests featuring bubble wands that look like flowers, butterflies, dinosaurs, dolphins and more.<\/p>\n<h2>Dance Block Party<\/h2>\n<p>Featuring a live DJ (<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1528175326\"><span class=\"aQJ\">11 am to 4 pm<\/span><\/span>) and breakdancing demonstrations.<\/p>\n<h2>Real Bunnies<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cEGG-ucation Station\u201d gives inquisitive guests a chance to see a bunny\u2019s sensory and grooming habits, as well as the opportunity to learn about care for real bunnies, which are available for viewing at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1528175328\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10:45 am<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1528175329\"><span class=\"aQJ\">11:45 am and 12:45 pm<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programming subject to change.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>All Big Bunny&#8217;s Spring Fling events are free with paid Zoo admission, except \u201cBig Bunny\u201d photos, which are available for a nominal fee. \u00a0Zoo admission is $20 for general admission (ages 13 to 61); $17 for seniors (ages 62+), and $15 for children (ages 2 to 12).\u00a0 No ticket is required for children under age two.\u00a0 Admission for Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association members is free.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>The Los Angeles Zoo<\/h1>\n<p>The Los Angeles Zoo is located in Griffith Park at the junction of the Ventura (134) and Golden State (5) freeways.\u00a0 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA\u00a0 90027.\u00a0 Free parking is available.\u00a0 For additional information, contact <a href=\"tel:(323)%20644-4200\" target=\"_blank\">(323) 644-4200<\/a> or visit <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lazoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.lazoo.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1491540450096000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHJs87n7MmT6ykRHvbN5PTLIzPbnQ\">www.lazoo.org\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: This post is for informational purposes only. Westside Mommy was not compensated for this post.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>photo credit:\u00a0Jamie Pham What: Los Angeles Zoo&#8217;s &#8220;Big Bunny Spring Fling&#8221; When: April 14, April 15, April 16 &#8211; Three Days of Fun! Time: 11am &#8211; 4pm Fun activities Examine animal eggs Seed-planting Crafts Face painting Musical entertainment by Kiddle Karoo\u2019s Easter Show Costumed unicorn princess Fairy characters Photos with a \u201cBig Bunny\u201d character (for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[906],"tags":[187,15,1432,1430,1431],"class_list":["post-7549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-announcements","tag-easter","tag-event","tag-griffithpark","tag-lazoo","tag-zoo","eq-blocks"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/feat_zoo_bunny.jpg?fit=759%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p46LgQ-1XL","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11269,"url":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/lazoo-spring-fling\/","url_meta":{"origin":7549,"position":0},"title":"Spring Fling at the L.A. 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