Take Photos with Santa before Christmas at the El Paso Zoo!

(Hey Santa Claus! For Christmas, I want a plush tiger, and a Bug IQ book, and a zoo vest, and…)

Santa Claus is coming to town – but first, he’s visiting the El Paso Zoo! You can come out this Saturday & Sunday, December 15 & 16, and next Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 21, 22nd and 23rd. Meet the Jolly Old Elf and tell him your wish list and afterwards take a photo with him. ($5 for photos). Santa will be here from 12:00 – 3:00 in the Elephant’s Trunk Gift Shop.

Speaking of gifts – you can see Ole Saint Nick AND get your Christmas shopping done with great Zoo gifts such as “Animalopoly” a board game with twist on the old Monopoly or maybe your little one would like a plush Zebra or a giraffe backpack. We even have child-sized Zoo Keeper vests to transform your little one into a junior Zoo Keeper. There are lots of fun, colorful, educational or just plain enjoyable gifts with a critter theme. The El Paso Zoo is open everyday until December 24, 25, 31 & January 1. El Paso Zoo grounds close a half hour after the ticket booth closes.

The Mall is a Zoo; Fortunately the Zoo is also a Mall. Visit the El Paso Zoo for all your Growl-ingly Great Gifts!



ALL CITY EMPLOYEES GET A 10% DISCOUNT AT THE ELEPHANT’S TRUNK GIFT STORE UNTIL CHRISTMAS! ( EL PASO CITY ID MUST BE SHOWN)
Your shopping can be more rapid than eagles – and you don’t need a sleigh when you visit the Elephant’s Truck Gift store. And imagine their joy as your children search under the tree for presents and toys just made for a Zoo kid! We can pull toys aside and have your gifts ready and waiting for you when you come into the store. Call the Elephant’s Trunk Gift Store: 521-1882 for more information.



Surprise your littlest elves with a trip to the Zoo! Tickets are great stocking stuffers! Visit the Zoo Front Gate: You can buy individual advance tickets in quantities of 1-49 at the Zoo’s ticket booth. With Christmas shopping in full swing animal lovers will appreciate passes as a stocking stuffer gift or as a unique gift to include inside a Christmas card. Zoo tickets also make great employee incentive awards. Tickets are $5 for ages 13-61, $4 for ages 62 and over, $3 for ages 3-12. Ages 2 and under enter free.
For more information on tickets in quantities of 50 and above plus quantity discounts call 521-1850 or e-mail elpasozoo@elpasotexas.gov.





You Can Help the Zoo Grow...One Brick at a Time! Have your name permanently inscribed on a brick at the El Paso Zoo. Each 4" x 8" brick paver can have three lines of inscription - 15 Characters per line. The cost is $75.00 per brick. Or for a gift that will really show your love – purchase an engraved bench for $1000. Make your reservations through the El Paso Zoological Society at 532-8156.



An El Paso Zoo Membership is the gift lasts all year you can go as many times as you like, you get in free to all our educational events like Frogfest 2008 and the wildly popular “Boo at the Zoo.” Your membership is good at over 40 other AZA zoos across the country and in Canada, too! ($50: 2 adults & 5 kids). Need more info? www.elpasozoo.org or 532-8156. Put the El Paso Zoo on your shopping list!