www.zooacademy.co.uk

If you're anywhere near south shields in the north east of england then you have to book the zoo academy. Their website is www.zooacademy.co.uk. My 7 year old daughter is obsessed with animals, she wants to be a vet so we booked the zoo academy for her birthday party. They were brilliant. They were organised, knowledgeable and the owner was super friendly, had the patience of a saint and adapted the party appropriately to the age of the children there. The kids loved petting the various animals from snakes, to giant millipedes to rats and rabbits. I was sooo proud of my daughter holding the snake, never held one before but held it with no fear at all. It all made for a really unique experience, will definitely be having the zoo academy again. Both the kids and the adults enjoyed the party.

We really enjoyed the theme of the party too. These are the party boxes we got for the packed lunches. They were of wild animals and zoo animals.

We also had snake balloons, animal print party bags, jelly snakes and a hedgehog cake. Loads of fun.