Fifteen families participated in a special Lantern Festival event with animals at the Qingdao Forest Wildlife Park in China's eastern Shandong Province last Sunday. /VCG Photo

Under the guidance of animal keepers and parents, the youngsters made a variety of hand-made tangyuan, a traditional festival food known also as glutinous rice dumplings, as a treat for animals in the park. /VCG Photo

Given the variation in wildlife eating habits, the diverse feast included fruits, vegetables, worms and meat. /VCG Photo

The children delivered colorful tangyuan to the animals and fed them on their own or with the help of staff. /VCG Photo

The event was designed to improve the children's knowledge of wildlife and to train the animals in food finding. /VCG Photo