On a recent trip to London Zoo the kids got to see some amazing animals up close and it got me thinking about how many species won't actually exist in the wild when they are my age. It makes me feel really sad that some of these beautiful creatures will no longer be roaming the planet and that is largely down to the human race. I'm always trying to encourage the children to be interested in animals and now Virgin Money are also helping to encourage childrens' interest in conservation and the protection of endangered animals by partnering with the WWF. With every Virgin Money Young Savers Account opened from the end of April this year a 12 month WWF animal adoption pack will be given to the child. There are 11,000 packs available and they will be given away on a first come first served basis.
Isla already has a Virgin Money Young Savers Account, so we would have missed out of this fabulous adoption pack which includes: a cuddly toy, a certificate of adoption, stickers, bookmarks and a fact book and a quarterly update. Luckily we are being sent one, so now we need to think about which animal we want to support! Which would you choose from the Tiger, Hawksbill turtle, Adelie Penguin, Mountain Gorilla, Borneo Orang-utan, Bottlenose Dolphin, Amur Leopard, Giant Panda, Snow Leopard, Polar Bear, Black Rhino, Asian Elephant? I'm not sure which animal the kids will choose, I have a sneaky suspicion it might be the Giant Panda, in view of their love of King Fu Panda! Sadly official figures say that there are less than 1600 Giant Pandas in the wild, now that really is heartbreaking.
I'm as keen for Isla and Noah to learn about money and looking after it for their futures as I am for them to learn about looking after the world around them, it's never too early to be educated on these kinds of things. I want her to grow up in a world where all these animals still exist, not one where the only place we can see them is in the zoo.
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At the weekend Mummy and Daddy took Isla and me to London Zoo. Mummy had been prepping us for it all week, I'd read Dear Zoo with Mummy about 25 times at bedtime and Isla had a cool new book about going to the Zoo called Tabitha Posy Was Ever So Nosey, so we were properly excited - although Isla didn't want to end up like the little girl in that book getting swallowed by the Tiger! Mummy asked us what animals we wanted to see, I shouted LIONS and Isla said Sheep!
We had to set off really early in the morning to get the train and we nearly didn't get on because it was so busy - then we got the big red bus where more important Zoo prep took place - we ate a bag of Cadbury's Animal biscuits - Yum.
We got to the zoo and made our way round to see the animals - here's our photo tour......
I was also lucky enough to meet a nice young lady, Pixie, who's my mummy's friend's little girl. I think she liked me....my mummy and daddy's first date was to London Zoo many moons ago, so it's clearly the place to go courting!
I couldn't wait to see the lions - my favourite film ever is The Lion King!
We had a really nice day at London Zoo and the sun was shining which made it all the more special. Once Isla and I started to get a bit tired Mummy decided that it was time to go home, so I snuggled up to Mummy and let the C2 bus rock me off to sleep and I dreamt of all the animals I'd seen at the zoo.
Isla couldn't wait to get her new Giraffe home!
Here I am with Isla telling mummy what we saw at zoo.....thank you for a lovely day!
Over to Mummy.....
Our Day Out to London Zoo was paid for by Virgin Money - so thank you so much for giving us a lovely family day!
Virgin Money Travel Insurance was voted “Best Online Travel Insurance Provider 2012”
at the Your Money Direct Awards. They are worth checking out particularly for families as they offer good packages like their Family annual travel insurance and kids are covered free - up to 3 and under 18's per insured adult. Other perks of being a Virgin Travel Insurance customer are extra discounts on airport parking (13% off) and car hire (10% off) - all things to consider when conserving those pennies!
If you want to check out how much fun the other blogging families had on their trip to the zoo, check out their blogs:
More Than A Mum
Chelsea Mamma
Tired Mummy Of Two
Babes About Town
Super Amazing Mum
