Children’s Art Project Kids Bring Valentines To The Houston Zoo

http://www.childrensart.org/ Last week, the children were busy decorating four large heart-shaped piñatas that they later filled with treats and presented to animals at the Houston Zoo as an early Valentine’s Day gift. Each piñata showcased the creative artwork from young cancer patients at MD Anderson.

On a crisp Thursday morning, with wide smiles and Valentine piñatas in hand, the children marched into the zoo’s African Forest, where they would meet some new friends – a posse of curious chimpanzees. After getting acquainted, the zookeeper took three piñatas and filled them with figs -the ape equivalent of warm apple pie, explained the zookeeper. Then, the children watched as each piñata was dropped into the exhibit, much to their – and the ape’s – delight.