Holiday Gift Guide
Holiday Monarch membership Deals
LIMITED TIME ONLY: Purchase or renew your Monarch Membership and receive up to $25 in Zoo Bucks!
Offer runs through December 31.
Add some WILD to your gift giving this year!
Shop unique gifts from the Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium (SFZA) this holiday season and bring a touch of the wild to your loved ones' celebrations. Every purchase supports our mission and all your favorite animals!
Great Plains Zoo (GPZ) campus gift shop hours: 10 am - 5 pm daily
Butterfly House & Aquarium (BHA) campus gift shop hours: 10 am - 4 pm daily
Admission is not required to shop at either campus! Just let our admissions team know you're here to explore the gift shop when you arrive.
Gift a Membership
A Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium membership is the gift that keeps on giving the whole year! Click here to view the full list of membership benefits and discounts.
Holiday Package
Get the best of both SFZA worlds with our limited time Holiday Package! Receive 4 tickets to the GPZ campus, 4 tickets to the BHA campus, and $15 in Zoo Bucks.
Adopt-an-Animal
Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium provides whole-life care to hundreds of animals. Symbolically adopting an animal is a great way to support your favorite animals!
Memorialize a Loved One
Celebrate, honor, or memorialize a loved one with an engraved butterfly plaque in the peaceful Butterfly Conservatory at the Butterfly House & Aquarium campus.
Stocking Stuffers
Little Critterz
These detailed, hand-painted glass animal figurines from Little Critterz are tiny treasures that bring big smiles!
(Available in the GPZ gift shop)
Wood Stickers
Made from sustainably sourced wood, these unique stickers add a rustic touch to water bottles, laptops, and more!
(Available in the GPZ gift shop)
Keychains & Magnets
Carry a piece of the zoo with you wherever you go with our collection of Great Plains Zoo keychains and magnets!
(Available in the GPZ gift shop)
Wildlife Figurines
These detailed plastic figurines by Safari LTD inspire imaginative play and make learning fun for everyone!
(Available in the GPZ gift shop)
Shop Sustainably (In Person)
Upcycled Items
For those that love to reduce, reuse, and recycle, our conservation committee has hand made dog toys, keychains, and magnets from old shirts and animal enrichment items!
(Available in the GPZ gift shop)
Fahlo Bracelets
These stylish Fahlo bracelets let your loved ones track a real animal, from red wolves to African lions, and support wildlife conservation. A perfect gift for animal lovers of all ages!
(Available in both GPZ and BHA gift shops)
Live, Love, Protect Bracelets
Inspire young conservationists with eco-friendly playsets from Green Guardians! Once this toy has brought years of joy, it's biodegradable nature will make it a part of the earth again.
(Available in the GPZ gift shop)
SFZA Trading Cards
SFZA trading cards are a great gift for the collector or conservationist on your list! Proceeds from the trading cards benefit our conservation programs - including black-footed ferret, bison, and native pollinators here in South Dakota.
(Available in both GPZ and BHA gift shops)
Gifts Under $25
Kids Books
Choose from a variety of fun and educational kids books for the young animal lovers in your life!
(Available in the GPZ gift shop)
Plush
These soft animal companions come in a variety of species and make great cuddle buddies!
(Available in the GPZ gift shop)
GPZ Swag
Our stylish, comfortable, and unique zoo gear makes the perfect gift for those zoo enthusiasts in your life!
(Available in the GPZ gift shop)
Mini Building Blocks
For builders and wildlife enthusiasts these building blocks let you recreate unique animals with realistic design elements!
(Available in the GPZ gift shop)
Gifts for Animal Science Lovers
Butterfly Garden
Great for teachers or young butterfly enthusiasts, this reusable habitat perfectly illustrates the butterfly lifecycle!
(Available in the BHA gift shop)
Aqua Robot
This hands-on learning experiment teaches young scientists all about renewable energy!
(Available in the BHA gift shop)
Garden Ally Books
Got a green thumb on your list? Our garden ally books make the perfect gift to help their garden grow even greater!
(Available in the BHA gift shop)
Hatch & Grow Sealife
For the interactive learners, our Giant Hatch & Grow Sealife eggs come to life right before your eyes!
(Available in the BHA gift shop)
Gift shops open daily
Admission is not required to visit the gift shop on either campus. Just let our admissions team know you're here to explore the gift shop when you arrive.