Kit Check
You should not head up to the stand without stopping by the restroom for this item
What is a Rag?
This feathered friend flew off of our menu at the end of 2025
What is Bald Eagle?
This full face animal holds the record for biggest big cat
What is Tiger?
This Half Face, made in honor of a popular noisy zoo resident, was painted over 200 times this year
What is Cockactoo?
Before the entry was redesigned, this large-mouthed seabird was the first animal you would encounter during a zoo visit
What is Pelicans?
These three items are left outside of your kit overnight after it has been cleaned
What are Sponges, Water Pumps, and Hand Sanitizer?
This Full Face from 2017 was reworked to be a less-menacing cheek design
What is Penguin?
This Half Face design can squeeze through any opening that it can fit its beak through
What is Octopus?
This mythical creature was painted nearly 600 times this year
What is Unicorn?
This animal became a permanent face painting design after a pair of them were loaned to JBZ in 2022
What is Koala?
This blue liquid cleaner can be used to clean painting supplies, dishes, and more
What is Blue Goo?
This Cheek design has remained almost unchanged since 2017
What is Flamingo?
Although not as colorful as a Galaxy Bear, this bear has a pretty stellar name, too
What is Sun Bear?
This far-out design surpassed the Rainbow Tiger as our most popular Full Face design in 2026 at over 700 paints
What is Galaxy Bear?
In 2025, this JBZ penguin won the international 'March of the Penguin Madness' contest and was officially declared the World's most Popular Penguin
Who is Phil?
This tool is used to create the star-like pattern featured on the Galaxy Bear design
What is a Stippling Sponge?
To make our nighttime designs pop during the Illumizoo event, we had the bright idea to use this kind of paint
What are UV paints?
This cheek design represents the most diverse order of animals on the planet, making up 25% of all known species
What is Ladybug?
At over 900 paints, this little pink guy was our most popular design this year
What is Axolotl?
John Ball Zoo was the first Michigan zoo to receive accreditation from this association
What is AZA?
Give one of the OFFICIAL names of these three Superstar paint colors (Bonus prize for all 3)
Bubblegum, Lala Land Purple, and Petrol Blue
These designs from 2022 were originally created for this discontinued John Ball Zoo event
What is Wizarding Weekend?
This endangered Half Face is bouncing back in the wild thanks to help from John Ball Zoo's rare butterfly program (Bonus prize for correct spelling!)
What is Poweshiek Skipperling?
This animal, represented in all 3 sizes of face paint, was painted over 1,500 times so far this year
What are Butterflies?
The original 40 acres donated to Grand Rapids by John Ball was officially established as a zoo in this year
What is 1891?