Natures Critters

Our school programs bring live animals into classrooms for curriculum-aligned science education. Students engage with exotic creatures while learning about ecosystems, biodiversity, and conservation. Presentations adapt to grade levels from preschool through middle school.

Birthday parties feature interactive animal encounters with safety-trained handlers. Children meet reptiles, insects, and small mammals while learning basic animal care and habitat facts. Each event includes photo opportunities with the animals.

Scout programs combine animal handling with badge-specific requirements. Participants earn science and environmental badges through hands-on activities with live animals, covering topics like animal behavior and ecosystem roles.

Church programs connect biblical teachings with animal creation stories. Presentations include live animal demonstrations that illustrate stewardship principles and environmental responsibility through a faith perspective.

Special events feature themed animal exhibits for festivals and community gatherings. Our mobile petting zoo includes educational signage and interactive stations that teach conservation principles through live animal encounters.

We design programs for preschool through middle school ages, with specialized adaptations for different developmental stages and learning needs.

Our presenters have extensive animal handling experience and safety training, with background checks completed for all staff members.

We bring a rotating selection of reptiles, insects, small mammals, and birds based on program type and educational objectives.

Standard programs run 45-60 minutes, with flexible timing available for special scheduling requirements.

We conduct programs both indoors and outdoors, with weather-appropriate animal selections for outdoor venues.

Most programs include supervised hands-on interaction with animals, following strict hygiene and safety protocols.

Lisa was wonderful! We booked her for our daughter's 6th birthday and she was on time, professional, and both engaged with her cool critters and the kids. Both adults and kids were completely entertained. I would book her again anytime!

Reserved her for a birthday party. She was great interacting with the kids and answering their questions, drawing out even the skittish little kids to engage. Would recommend or use agin.

Lisa came to our daughter's 10th birthday. We had mix of younger and older kids. The animals presented, along with her deep knowledge was wonderful! We'd love to have her back again!

I called Lisa who I assume is the owner of this company and left a voicemail, after a few days with no response I emailed her with my party inquiries, again after a few days no response. I went back on her website to see if I had mistyped the email address after confirming that I did not I tried to email straight from her website. A few more days go by and I get a very short email saying "I am booked on that day".

So I then email her and ask if she had any other days close to the day I was looking for? I wait a for a few more days then get a response No but here is a referral. I was a bit frustrated at this point because I felt like she should of given me options of time frames she did have open. I checked out the referral she sent but the gal didn't have a good mix of critters.so I emailed Lisa AGAIN and asked if she had any dates available in the month of my sons birthday.

This time I waited about a week to get a response and it was "unfortunately we do not. I understand being busy but there was no professionalism at all! I would give her zero starts if I could. Thankfully we didn't wait for her finally response to make other plans for my son birthday party.

I emailed Nature's Critters to reserve a birthday party date almost 3 months in advance. She seemed very polite in the emails and led me to believe that if I emailed again in a few weeks when the calendar was up that she would book the party. Well, I sent an email again and the response was "sorry we are booked I can send you a referral." I would not give my business to this person. She didn't even offer to schedule another day or time.

I understand working with animals you have to be flexible but I won't be giving my business to this particular animal lady. I'm taking this very personal because I had mentioned in the email about maybe adopting a turtle, which after several weeks of research we've decided isn't the pet for us; I feel like we were judged by this lady and she's refusing to host a party for my son because she assumed we were irresponsible pet owners because we were considering a turtle for my son. Some people can make very informed decisions and I think we will be having our party at the zoo where there will be a real chance of educating children about animals. Thank you