Animals-jewels, quilling and a wonderful mood!

10 March 2010

During these holiday days, when you want so much a warm weather, spring and a good mood, Tula Exotarium organized for all its visitors a nice surprise.

Dressed up dinosaur was making happy passers-byFirstly: The dinosaur which is standing at the entrance of Exotarium, also dressed itself up. On its neck it had beads of huge pearls, and on its paw – a pearl bracelet. Nobody could pass such beauty without turning around and smiling.

Secondly: Only during these three days real jewels appeared at the public exhibit. The diamond python was demonstrating unusual patters for which it received its name. The emerald python was striking the visitors with the depth of the green colouration, and the ruby milk snake was playing with red tinges. The golden tree pit viper was sparkling with graceful eye-lashes, and the diamond dove and jewelled lizard – with placers of precious stones in their plumage and colouration.

Diamond pythonEmerald pythonRuby milk snake
Golden tree pit viperDiamond doveJewelled lizard

 

It is not so simple to make a flower…Thirdly: All wishing visitors tried themselves in an ancient art of creating pictures of paper ribbons – quilling, of which even the English princess Elizabeth was fond. Both children and adults were twisting, squeezing, stretching and folding with enthusiasm many-coloured paper ribbons into the shapes of flowers and animals. Everybody was taking these small masterpieces to their homes as gifts for their mothers. Beside the collaborators of Exotarium, Yelena Venglinskaya and her daughter Olga, the collaborator and the pupil of Gymnasium N 1, were conducting the master-class on kwilling for the visitors.

Master-class for the collaborators of ExotariumPictures, creating of paper with one’s own hands according to this technology really look like masterpieces!
AND: On the 8th of March at 12.30 a competition for children “Mother’s eyes” took place. Each participant painted on a small ball the mother’s eyes, the most beautiful and expressive of which brought victory to the authors. All children received prizes which were provided by the journal “Spravka” and Tula Exotarium, and also they communicated with the king python. Snakes of Exotarium also made a gift to all participants of the competition: they gave pieces of their shed skin which according to the popular belief will bring richness.
Parents were actively helping to the smallest participantsParticipants of the competition “Mother’s eyes”
 The winner of the competition: on the ball are the most kind mother’s eyesThe winner of the competition: on the ball the largest mother’s eyes 


Working hours
10 a.m. to
6 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday
During autumn, spring and summer vacations, and on official holidays Exotarium is open everyday.
The scheme how to reach us
Our address: 300002, Russia, Tula, Oktyabrskaya str., bld. 26.
Phone number: 7 (4872) 47-53-92
You can arrive: fixed-run taxies # 1, 1t, 8, 9, 6t, 11, 12t, 21, 23, 24, 32, 34, 36, 41
buses # 1, 8, 9, 21, 36
trolley-buses № 1, 4, 6
tram № 12
the Zarechie district, Lunacharskogo or Arsenalnaya str.
Entrance tickets:
Children - 50 roubles (children under the age of 3 go for free)
Adults - 90 roubles.
Reduced fair tickets - 30 roubles (available for senior citizens, disabled people, etc.)