Going To The Zoo

Words and Music by Tom Paxton

Daddy's taking us to the zoo tomorrow,
Zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow;
Daddy's taking us to the zoo tomorrow,
We can stay all day.

[Cho:]
We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo;
How about you, you, you?
You can come too, too, too.
We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo.

See the elephant with the long trunk swingin',
Great big ears and long trunk swingin',
Snuffin' up peanuts with the long trunk swingin';
We can stay all day.

[Cho:]

See all the monkeys scritch scritch scratchin',
Jumpin' all around and scritch scritch scratchin',
Hangin' by their long tails scritch scritch scratchin';
We can stay all day.

[Cho:]

Big black bear, all a huff huff a-puffin';
Coat's too heavy, he's huff huff a-puffin',
Don't get too near the huff huff a-puffin',
Or you won't stay all day.

[Cho:]

Seals in the pool all honk honk honkin',
Catchin' fish and honk honk honkin',
Little seals honk honk honkin'; (high pitched voice)
We can stay all day.

[Cho:]

(Slower tempo)
We stayed all day and we're gettin' sleepy,
Sittin' in the car gettin' sleep sleep sleepy,
Home already and we're sleep sleep sleepy,
We have stayed all day.

[Cho: (alternate)]
We've been to the zoo, zoo, zoo;
So have you, you, you.
You came too, too, too,
We're been to the zoo, zoo, zoo.

Momma's taking us to the zoo tomorrow,
Zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow;
Momma's taking us to the zoo tomorrow,
We can stay all day.

Earn the Naturalist Badge At The Columbus Zoo

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The Columbus Zoo has a three hour class that covers the requirements for the Naturalist Badge. I am taking some boys from my den there on Sunday June 24th from 1-4 pm. I have room for several more boys before I hit their maximum class size.  If your son would like to attend and earn his Naturalist Badge I will take as many as I can. To register for this event, email me asap at   libertybell144@yahoo.com The class is $15, payable when registering.   Joanna Snyder Pack 116

Naturalist Activity Pin

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The Paperwork  Click on the image above to download the parent's consent form for this event

The Naturalist Badge

Do these:

1. With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Respect Character Connection.
1. Know: Tell what interested you most when completing the requirements for this activity badge. Tell what you learned about how you can show appreciation and respect for wildlife.
2. Commit: Tell things that some people have done that show a lack of respect for wildlife. Name ways that you will show respect for and protect wildlife.
3. Practice: Explain how completing the requirements for this activity badge gives you the opportunity to show respect.

2. Keep an "insect zoo" that you have collected. You might have crickets, ants, or grasshoppers. Study them for a while then release them. Share your experience with your Webelos den.
3. Set up an aquarium or terrarium. Keep it for at least a month. Share your experience with your Webelos den by showing them photos or drawings of your project, or having them visit to see your project.
4. Visit a museum of natural history, nature center, or zoo with your family, Webelos den, or pack. Tell what you saw.
5. Watch for birds in your yard, neighborhood, or town for one week. Identify the birds you see and write down where and when you saw them.
6. Learn about the bird flyways closest to your home. Find out which birds use these flyways.
7. Learn to identify poisonous plants and venomous reptiles found in your area.
8. Watch six wild animals (snakes, turtles, fish, birds, or mammals) in the wild. Describe the kind of place (forest, field, marsh, yard, or park) where you saw them. Tell what they were doing.
9. Give examples of
• A producer, a consumer, and a decomposer in the food chain of an ecosystem
• One way humans have changed the balance of nature
• How you can help protect the balance of nature
10. Identify a plant, bird, or wild animal that is found only in your area of the country. Tell why it survives only in your area.
11. Learn about aquatic ecosystems and wetlands in your area. Discuss with your Webelos den leader or activity badge counselor the important role aquatic ecosystems and wetlands play in supporting lifecycles of wildlife and humans.
12. Look around your neighborhood and identify how litter might be dangerous to the birds and other animals. Clean up the litter. Identify what else you might do to make your neighborhood safer for animals.
13. While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Wildlife Conservation.

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Fish and Wildlife Management Boy Scout Merit Badge Program
Date:	October 21, 2007
Time:	10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost:	$20.00 per scout Leaders that remain with the boys during the program are admitted at no charge.
Details:	Let the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium help your scout earn a merit badge!  The Fish & Wildlife Management Merit Badge Program is only offered once a year in the fall and the program fills quickly! This program is designed to fulfill six of the eight requirements for the badge.  The Boy Scouts are given tools to help them fulfill the other two requirements on their own.  After completing the last two requirements and a short quiz at home, their blue cards will be signed. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 4th and is limited to the first 100 boys.  (Please note that no registrations will be accepted before this time). Please call (614)724-3496 to register.  Due to the large volume of registration calls on September 4th, your call will be recorded and time stamped.  Please leave the following information: troop #, name, phone number, mailing address and the number of boys you would like to register and you will be called back with a confirmation and any additional information.  If you have any questions, please e-mail us at scouts@columbuszoo.org