https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:05:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-753375 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:43:21 +0000 bpcmarj 753375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are taking her next week for her first birthday! I can't wait to see how she reacts! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-753352 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:27:54 +0000 wheres_c 753352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took b this week at 4.5 months and he was meh about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-736130 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:31:04 +0000 Mrs. Bee 736130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we took charlie when he was about 15 months old. he got bit by a goose! he loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-736104 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:26:05 +0000 Bookish 736104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We plan to take LO somewhere between 4-6 months, but we don't expect her to be too over the moon about it haha! We just plan on visiting the zoo in my ILs town because *I* love the zoo lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-736096 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:23:58 +0000 littlek 736096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are thinking about it now that LO is almost a year. We took him to a farm when he was around 6 months and he slept the entire time. He even slept through the pig races.. madness!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-736092 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:23:13 +0000 sorrycharlie 736092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6.5 months - she really didn't care, haha. she liked to watch the seals - and liked to stare at the elephants but that was really it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-736059 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:13:40 +0000 NovBaby1112 736059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we just went this past weekend at 5.5 months and she didn't really seem interested in the animals (they were kind of far away though and hard to spot) but she did love looking around at everyone and it was nice to get out as a family and do something fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735907 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:35:35 +0000 looch 735907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 months old, I think. We went during the winter and looked at things like the elephants in the elephant house and the fish in the aquarium. He loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735886 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:08:05 +0000 sumer08 735886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're planning to take LO to the zoo for the 1st time between 8-9 months (he'll be 8 months this week, so we think he'll enjoy now it at this age). LO also loves our dog, so hopefully it will be a hit :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735869 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:52:40 +0000 honeybear 735869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has only been to the actual zoo once in his 2.5 years! We do visit some nature centers regularly and have been doing that since a few months after he turned one. Their tanks/displays are often smaller and it's never crowded (and admission is often free or close to it). I would start with a place like that. When we did go to the zoo at 2 yo, it was kind of overwhelmingly big, to be candid. </p> <p>We also sometimes check out the 'panda cam' and 'elephant cam' online--SF zoo and the National Zoo both have animal cams.</p> <p>ETA: Another nature center benefit is that they're often staffed by volunteers who are pleased as punch to see a baby/toddler come in! LO is a regular, so they now know him and tell him (and me) all about their displays. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735852 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:21:51 +0000 GrapeCrush 735852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>he was between 3-4 months. he didn't seem like he had any idea what was going on lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735847 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:01:40 +0000 Honeybee 735847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD wasn't super into it ger first time at 4 months. When we went back at 10 months, though, she loved it. DS went for the first time at 11 months and it was,a huge hit with him, too. No we we go every month! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735793 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:26:17 +0000 lemondrop 735793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started taking him at 3 weeks, but he didn't care until around 7 months when he really started to notice things. He loves the zoo and aquarium at 15 months, but it is still mostly just a chance for us to get out of the house and walk around.</p> <p>[attach=1790/13/mlp3j2.449x600.IMGP3419.JPG] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735784 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:58:35 +0000 BoogieBea 735784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We first him to a zoo at 7 months and then a little over a year. He didn't notice any of the animals. We took him again around 2 but he didn't enjoy it then. He didn't start enjoying it until he was around 3. His younger sister is 21 months now and has been enjoying the since since around 1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735783 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:56:10 +0000 Sweet T 735783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was around 7 or 8 months when we took him for the first time. He didn't really care about it. We took him again after moving when he was 10 months and he wasn't too excited about it. He's 19 months now and I think he would enjoy it more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735782 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:55:39 +0000 luckypenny 735782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>11 months old. She loved some of the bigger animals. kangaroos, sea lions and lemurs were the biggest hits. Here's us with a rhino </p> [attach=2180/13/mloz0s.600x450.image.jpg] [attach=2180/13/mloz0u.600x450.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735767 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:12:23 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 735767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents have a HUGE fish-tank and E loves it (6m) and we have a cat who he loves, so I think he would love the zoo. I think he started to notice both at about 5m? 5.5? He even loves his stuffed puppy that barks and he has an elephant that he holds all day, so yeah maybe take H in a few weeks? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735761 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:57:09 +0000 rybybeach 735761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First time my lo went he was 2 weeks old. Then we went to an aquarium when he was 3 months old. he was pretty alert and seemed to enjoy looking at the fish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735684 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:31:35 +0000 iheartleopardprint 735684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't take DS until he was 2! He loved it though :-) we will probably take DD earlier, although not before 18 months or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735677 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:27:40 +0000 Running Elley 735677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: Definitely wait until K gets home! And go super early before it gets too hot! SIL and I have been going at around 9:30 and we stay until a little after 11. Towards the end it was getting too hot. We decided we'll go at opening (8am) from now on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735648 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:14:22 +0000 chopsuey 735648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She went at around 14-15 months and LOOOOVED it. We took her to the aquarium when she was 8 months old and I think she was too young to really enjoy it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735645 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:13:18 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 735645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 months. He was never uncovered though (blanket over coarsest in stroller). We have a fabulous zoo and got annual passes. It's great for walking too...lots if hills. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735642 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:12:25 +0000 yin 735642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was just a month shy of turning 2 when we went to our small local zoo. We had more fun hanging out by the river afterwards. I think he would have enjoyed it more if we went to a bigger zoo with more animals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735625 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:01:41 +0000 pinkcupcake 735625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She was 13 months when we took her for the first time. I think that was the perfect age - she loved looking at all the animals and was waving at the elephants :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735623 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:58:57 +0000 rattles 735623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took L to see Zoolights when she was 3-4 weeks old. Clearly, it was for me and DH, and she slept the whole time. We've been a few times since because we live within walking distance and it's free. She's still too young at 4.5 months to be too into it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735619 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:58:25 +0000 yoursilverlining 735619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just took LO a few weeks ago, just before she turned 10 months. She is OBSESSED with cats (we have a cat) and she lived the zoo. She was especially excited to see the elephants, lions and apes. We fed leaves to a giraffe, which she was suspicious about. It licked the leaves right out of her hand, which she was not too sure about. The rest of the zoo she loved. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735613 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:54:05 +0000 MamaJ 735613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is fascinated by our dogs too. Took him to the zoo last week because my MIL really wanted to go. He slept almost the whole time. Woke up towards the end and wasnt really interested in it. He is 4.5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735601 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:49:50 +0000 MrsRcCar 735601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My bestie and I took N when he was about 2 weeks old. We went back again just after he was 6 months. He had a good time this last time. He was most amused by the insect house. When we took him the first time he slept pretty much the whole time. (It was more for me and my friend. ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735596 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:45:24 +0000 MamaMoose 735596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went this past weekend with my parents! M will be five months this week and she seemed to really enjoy it. She definitely focused in on the animals and smiled at them so I call that a success! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-went-to-the-zoo#post-735588 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:41:48 +0000 sarac 735588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went when she was just a tiny little thing - really it was for me. We've been going her whole life, basically. Now she's obsessed with the place and always asks to go. </p>