Flashback to elementary school field trips in the 1970's when a visit to Como Park Zoo just wasn't complete as a kid without stopping for a hot wax molded animal from a Mold-A-Rama machine. These machines were a favorite stop for kids with extra change for a inexpensive souvenir back during a grade school field trip in the 1960's and 1970's. (I can still smell acrid scent of that weird hot wax.) The price was only a couple of quarters back then...way less than anything in the gift shop as I remember.
A decade or so later, in the mid-80's, I remember taking my nieces to the
zoo. They too were intrigued by the squished hot wax
mold of a Como Park lion or gorilla to take home. Though we also took our boys to Como on countless occasions in the 1990's, I don't remember every buying them a molded animal to take home. I thought the machines were just a memory. On a recent visit, I was surprised that
the machines in operation again today...but less surprised by the price
increase. But at $2, it is still a bargain just to watch the machine in motion creating your hot wax trinket.Como Park is still one of my favorite places to visit year round. Whether you want to have a family picnic, play a round of mini golf, ride the carousel, walk around the lake, see the animals or the flowers, there is literally something for everyone in the family to enjoy.
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