WAIKIKI, Hawaii (KHON2) -- The holiday spirit reached the enclosures of Honolulu Zoo animals on Saturday, Dec. 21 during the zoo's annual "Holidays with the Animals" event. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You Multiple reptiles, birds and mammals were gifted holiday-themed enrichment gifts crafted by the zoo, the Honolulu Zoo Society staff and volunteers. An undated photo of a giraffe playing with a snowflake enrichment toy. (Courtesy: Honolulu Zoo)An undated photo of a meerkat playing with holiday enrichment. (Courtesy: Honolulu Zoo) The Honolulu Zoo just got even more fun for everyone Each treat was wrapped into "creative creations to provide visual, olfactory, auditory or tactile stimuli" for the animals. Providing our animals with environmental and physical enrichment is extremely important to ensuring their health and wellbeing, every day. I’d like to extend a huge mahalo to Shelby Carlos, Honolulu Zoo Society Community Engagement Director, who passionately coordinated their staff and volunteers, and worked with our zoo staff to make this event possible. Together, they have done an excellent job of creating a festive and enjoyable experience for our animals and guests every year. Linda Santos, Honolulu Zoo director Zoo gates opened up to the public at 10 a.m. to watch the animals open their gifts. Keiki were also invited to the Keiki Zoo for photos and coloring sheet creations at Santa's Workshop. Of course, the holiday fun would not have been completed without a special visit from Santa, who visited the zoo's Hale Imi ‘Ike classroom. Check out more news from around Hawaii For more information on the event, visit the Honolulu Zoo's website.