O ctober 27, 2010
Portland (Observer
Zoo Hosts Howlin’ Good Time
Trick-or-treaters can fill their bags
w ith goodies and learn m ore about
w ildlife on Saturday, O ct. 30 and
Sunday,
O c t.
31,
d u r in g
“ H ow low een at the O regon Z o o ,”
presented by S terling Savings and
F edE x in association w ith the N a­
tional Safe K ids C oalition. The event
runs from 11 a .m .to 4 p .m .a n d isfre e
w ith zoo adm ission.
“ M ost kids love trick-or-treat-
ing, and H ow low een at the zoo p ro ­
vides a safe place for them to w ear
their costum es, have som e fun and
learn about anim als,” said Kim Smith,
zoo director.
T he celebration aim s to be edu­
cational as w ell as fun. A n intrigu­
ing scavenger h unt w ill direct trick-
or-treaters to easily accessible ac­
tivity stations throughout the zoo.
A ctivities are them ed to teach kids
about anim als around the zoo, and
th e ir h a b ita ts a n d a d a p ta tio n s .
G oodie bags filled w ith candy and
prizes w ill be given out for co m ­
pleted hunts at the z o o ’s exit.
T h ro u g h o u t the w eek en d , v isi­
to rs can w atch the z o o ’s e n ric h ­
m en t team p ro v id e an im als w ith
h o lid a y -th e m e d treats like p u m p ­
k ins stu ffed w ith snacks. E n rich ­
m en t item s such as p u m p k in s —
p ro v id e d by A l’s G ard en C en ter -
- h elp keep the zoo ’ s anim als m en- Animals and visitors receive treats during the Oregon Zoo's
tally and p h y sic a lly stim u lated .
‘Howloween ’ celebration.
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I Love My Hair
Curly-haired Muppet is role model
A brown muppet representing an African-
American girl is shown during the taping
o f the 'I Love My Hair,' video for the
children's program, 'Sesame Street.'
(A P) - A plucky little m uppet in a pretty pink dress, h er brow n
h air a p erk y 'fro, is helping little girls — and their m om s — to
accept them selves ju s t the w ay they are by loving th eir hair.
T he nam eless m uppet m anages to trim aw ay generations o f
yearning fo r long, silky locks w ith h er song, "I L ove M y Hair"
and has becom e an Internet sensation. N ow h er creato r w ants
to give her a life b eyond Y ouT ube.
"I really w ant to sit dow n w ith the w riters and figure ou t w hat
w e can do w ith h er and give h er a nam e, and really expand her
out," said Jo ey M azzarino, head w riter for "Sesam e Street," w ho
co-w rote "I Love M y H air" w ith co m poser C hris Jackson.
The video is being shared on T w itter, and posted on gossip
sites and blogs. It is p opping up on F acebook pages and
d iscussed in the com m ents section on Y ouT ube, w here the
original clip gets a steady stream o f view s.
"It struck a particular chord w ith A frican-A m erican m om s like
m e," said au th o r D enene M illner, a colum nist fo rp aren tin g .co m
and the creato r o f parenting blog M yB row nB aby. "I think that
at som e point, if you have a little girl, w e all deal w ith the d ay your
child com es hom e from school and says, 'I don't w ant m y hair to
look like this; I w ant it to look like A nnie's.' A nd A nnie's hair is
blo n d and long and not w hat she has."
M eanw hile, a little M uppet girl in pretty pink dress says it all:
"I love m y h a i r ... there's nothing else that can com pare, I love
m y hair."
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