What animals do you bring to Christmas parties?

We usually bring a festive-friendly selection of small mammals, reptiles, insects, and amphibians. This may include guinea pigs, rabbits, lizards, snakes, and fascinating invertebrates. All animals are safe for indoor handling and suitable for children’s parties.

Are Christmas animal parties suitable for all ages?

Yes! Our sessions are designed for toddlers, older kids, teenagers, and adults alike. We adjust the level of interaction and learning to match the age group so everyone can enjoy a fun, relaxed experience.

Can you visit homes, schools, and community venues?

Absolutely. We can visit private homes, school halls, community centres, and Christmas events across the UK. Our setup is flexible, and we bring everything needed to run the session safely indoors during winter.

How long does a Christmas animal party last?

Most festive sessions run between 45 and 60 minutes, but longer events can be arranged. We tailor the timing to your schedule, group size, and type of Christmas celebration.

How do I book a Christmas animal party with Wild Science?

Booking is easy. You can contact us through our website, send us an email, or message us directly on WhatsApp. Our team will check availability, help you plan the session, and answer any questions before your magical Christmas visit.

Magical Christmas Animal Parties for Families Across the UK

Christmas is a season of joy, magic, and unforgettable memories. For families looking to create something truly special this year, Christmas animal parties are becoming one of the most heart-warming festive trends across the UK.

Imagine friendly animals arriving at your home, school, venue, or community event. And these beautiful animals bring excitement, wonder, and plenty of smiles for children and adults alike.

Wild Science is proud to bring this magical experience directly to families across the UK. Our Christmas animal parties for families are designed to fill your festive season with fun, learning, and hands-on encounters that little ones will remember all year.

Why Christmas Animal Parties Are So Magical

There’s something truly enchanting about meeting animals during the winter season. As the weather gets colder and the Christmas lights start to twinkle, children naturally become more curious and excited about the world around them.

A festive animal party lets your family:

Meet and interact with friendly animals such as guinea pigs, rabbits, lizards, insects, and snakes
Learn fun Christmas-themed facts (Did you know some owls stay active even in deep winter?)
Bring everyone together—kids, adults, friends, and family—for a shared experience.
Add something unique and exciting to your seasonal celebrations

Whether you're planning a cosy family gathering, a school Christmas event, or a community celebration, a festive animal encounter brings warmth, joy, and real-life adventure.

Bringing Christmas Magic to Your Home

Our Wild Science team arrives with everything needed to run your festive experience smoothly. We bring a variety of animals suitable for all ages. These range from gentle guinea pigs for the little ones to incredible reptiles that amaze older children and adults.

Your Christmas animal party can take place:

At home
In a school classroom
At a community centre
At a winter fair or Christmas market
At a hired venue of your choice

Every session is tailored to your space, your age group, and the type of festive event you're planning.

Don't worry about the winter weather. Our animals can comfortably visit indoors. This ensures your event stays warm, safe, and full of Christmas cheer.

To elevate the festive atmosphere, many hosts add Christmas-themed animal decorations such as balloons, banners, snow globes, and greenery. Some events even include fun extras, like making Magic Reindeer Dust with oats and eco-friendly glitter to sprinkle on Christmas Eve.

Meet the Friendly Animals Joining Your Festive Celebration

Several farms across the UK offer Christmas events with animals, such as Hogshaw Farm, Park Hall Farm, and Attwell Farm Park. While these farm attractions in the UK provide outdoor feeding and animal-handling experiences, Wild Science brings the joy, learning, and magic straight to your venue. This makes the Wild Science a perfect option for families who want a warm, convenient, and unforgettable festive celebration without the travel.

Each Christmas party includes a thoughtful selection of our wonderful animals. Some favourites include:

Guinea Pigs – Perfect for Little Ones

Children truly enjoy holding and feeding these cute animals, as Guinea Pigs are soft, calm, and gentle.

Snakes & Lizards – A Festive Surprise

Reptiles may not be the first animals you think of during Christmas, but they always become the stars of the show. Kids love learning fun facts like how reptiles stay warm during winter!

Insects – Fascinating for Curious Minds

Stick insects, tarantulas, and giant snails help children realise that the natural world is full of magical surprises.

Farm Animals (Information Only)

Although many farms welcome families at Christmas with donkeys, sheep, and festive trails, our Wild Science events focus on small, safe, indoor-friendly animals suitable for all venues.

Each animal encounter is hands-on, educational, and completely safe. Families love hearing real-life animal stories, discovering fascinating winter behaviours, and learning how different species survive across the world.

Perfect for Christmas Parties, Schools, and Family Events

Many families across the UK love visiting festive farm attractions at Christmas, but due to long distances, busy schedules, and limited daylight hours, not everyone can make the journey. That’s why Wild Science mobile animal parties have become such a popular choice—because the experience can be brought directly to your home, school, or chosen venue.

Our Christmas animal parties fit beautifully into:

Children’s Christmas parties
Festive school workshops
Family gatherings and special events
Community winter fairs
Corporate Christmas family days
Visits to care homes to spread joy and companionship

Children of all ages, from toddlers to teenagers, are excited to meet animals up close. And adults often enjoy the experience just as much!

Each session is designed to encourage confidence and spark curiosity. It helps children connect with nature during one of the happiest times of the year.

Create Christmas Memories That Last All Year

Christmas is all about creating memories—moments that families will treasure long after the decorations come down.

The excitement of holding a guinea pig, touching a snake, or learning how insects survive winter gives children a confidence boost that lasts far beyond the festive season.

Across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, families celebrate Christmas with traditions that make the season feel magical—whether it’s festive markets, school nativity plays, local council winter fairs, or cosy gatherings in community halls.

Our Christmas animal parties fit perfectly into these UK traditions, bringing friendly animals and hands-on learning to villages, towns, and major cities alike. From London and Manchester to Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Swansea, and everywhere in between, Wild Science helps families create unforgettable festive moments with an experience designed especially for the Christmas season.

Why Families Across the UK Choose Wild Science

We pride ourselves on making every event enjoyable, magical, and completely stress-free for families. Furthermore, we have:

10+ years of trusted experience
Fully trained animal handlers
Safe, clean, and professional sessions
Friendly team passionate about education
Perfect for children, adults, and mixed age groups
Wide range of animals suitable for indoor events
Available across the UK throughout the Christmas season

We follow strict welfare guidelines to ensure all animals are handled safely and responsibly.

Book Your Magical Christmas Animal Party Today

Christmas dates fill up quickly every year, so booking early ensures your preferred time slot.

Whether you’re hosting a party for five children or fifty, we can create the perfect festive animal experience.

Booking early is always recommended to avoid disappointment, especially during the peak Christmas season. Families can enjoy safe, structured sessions that begin with a friendly health-and-safety briefing before animal interactions begin.

Ready to bring the magic of animals to your Christmas event?
Message us now to check availability and plan your Wild Science Christmas experience!

We booked a corporate animal therapy session as part of Mental Health Awareness week, and it was truly loved by everyone. The animal expert Harriet was absolutely fantastic - super knowledgable, engaging and clearly passionate about every animal she introduced us to.
The visit included a snake, rabbit, gerbil, snail and more - all of which were super theraputic! It was amazing to see how quickly the team relaxed and connected with the animals. Harriet created such a calm environment that even our more hesitant colleagues were soon happily holding the snake.
We can't recommend Wild Science highly enough - if you're looking to boost morale, reduce stress or just do something a little bit different for your team.

This experience is absolutely perfect for introducing young children to science! It’s amazing for teaching topics like vertebrate classifications or different types of species, even for children as young as 3! Harriet and her animals are wonderful! They are so calm, friendly, and engaging. You can really see how much she cares about both the animals and the children’s learning. Thank you for such a fantastic and educational experience! Highly recommended! 🦎 🐇 🐹

We were delighted to have both Shannon & Amy attend our free family event at Crystal Peaks shopping centre this Friday.
Their communication on the run-up to our event was great. On the day, the head office called us to check everything was ready & the hosts arrived in plenty of time.
We had a lot of very excited guests that got to enjoy a range of fascinating creatures throughout the day.
The team were great with the public & very knowledgeable about their little critters.
We can't recommend Wild Science enough.
Thank you for making our day so good.
🐌🐍🦎🐀🐛😍

Amazing experience with harriet, we had a birthday party for a 22year old and she was so lovely and explained everything very well. She gave us all enough time with each animal and even let us have mango the snake around our necks while we held other creatures!!
Everyone had an amazing time and the pictures came out wicked!! Even got a picture with carlos the crested gecko on the birthday boys head😆Thank you so much wild science and a big thank you to Harriet for being a great host☺️

What an incredible experience! Booked for my sister’s 31st birthday, we couldn’t have had a better time! Jess immediately made everyone feel at ease and relaxed, was incredibly attentive to my sister’s energy levels (she has severe M.E.), asking if she wanted to take breaks or lay quietly with a Guinea pig.
Jess shared her wealth of knowledge with us in a very humour filled way, answering any questions we had. The animals she brought with her were amazing and all seemed incredibly happy and healthy. Such a range of different animals, a lesser tenrec, a tree frog, two Guinea pigs, a tortoise, a scorpion, a giant snail and a python!
Thank you Jess for such a special birthday treat for my sister, and incredible memories for our whole family to cherish!

George Brown was booked for our granddaughter's birthday party. He and his wonderful animal friends enthralled everyone there from 2 years old to 70 somethings. George has a wonderful gift for communicating his knowledge and love of the animals he generously shared with us. Book him! You won't be disappointed.

Amazing experience with Harriet, we had a birthday party for a 22-year-old, and she was so lovely and explained everything very well. She gave us all enough time with each animal and even let us have Mango, the snake, around our necks while we held other creatures!
Everyone had an amazing time, and the pictures came out wicked!! Even got a picture with Carlos the crested gecko on the birthday boy's head😆
Thank you so much, Wild Science, and a big thank you to Harriet for being a great host☺️

Wholly recommended the experience with Wild Science. From the telephone call through to the day itself, the team are professional and very communicative. Harriet was amazing with the animals and children. Our birthday girl and friends had such a great time petting the animals (as much or as little as they wanted to). Harriet had some wonderful facts to share and responded so sensitively and helpfully to answer all questions the children had. Thanks so much- it was a delight to have you for our daughter’s birthday party.

We really enjoyed our experience with the reptiles, they were so calm and settled, just amazing and great ❤️

Great fun for kids the lady was very nice and the animals were cool

An unforgettable experience. Your kids will love it! We had Susie in Edinburgh, she was exceptionally good - with the animals and the kids, and the grown-ups too! We all had an amazing time. I highly recommend booking Susie for Wild Science if you're in Scotland. So many memories made!

Suzie held an event in Sandylands holiday park today and we had a ball! every animal is well cared for and beautiful. very versed on each animals needs and nature, took the time to explain certain facts and even sat down at the end of her time to talk more on her other animals! cannot recommend suzie enough!!

We booked a corporate animal therapy session as part of Mental Health Awareness week, and it was truly loved by everyone. [...] Harriet was absolutely fantastic - super knowledgable, engaging and clearly passionate about every animal she introduced us to. [...] Harriet created such a calm environment that even our more hesitant colleagues were soon happily holding the snake. We can't recommend Wild Science highly enough - if you're looking to boost morale, reduce stress or just do something a little bit different for your team.

Susie was at Parkdean in Saltcoats and it was a fantastic experience. Very knowledgeable and chatted and answered questions from children and adults. Loved it.

Made my child's summer holding a royal python!

Attended a group with my husband & kids. Youngest being 1 & it was incredible. Different kinds of animals, was able to hold what we could & pet the rest.
Thanks again for the incredible experience! Fidget was amazing & we are now thinking if adding ferrets to the family. I hope fidget enjoys his chicken 🐔

Kids had a total blast at Wild Science. So did mum!
We got to meet a cockroach, a snake, 2 geckos, a bearded dragon, a ferret, a mexican tarantula, and a bunny!
The lady was going to name a cockroach 🪳 after my son Leon 🤣 poor kid was peed and pooped on, it was sooo funny! Everyone had such a great time. Thanks for entertaining us. 😆

Animal visit (Summer Fair Gilmerton Community Centre)
The management committee would like to thank Susie and trainee Amy for bringing the animals to the Community Centres Summer Fair. Once again, they were very popular with adults and children. Those attending said they enjoyed meeting and learning about the animals up close.

We were delighted to have both Shannon & Amy attend our free family event at Crystal Peaks shopping centre this Friday. Their communication on the run-up to our event was great. On the day, the head office called us to check everything was ready & the hosts arrived in plenty of time. We had a lot of very excited guests that got to enjoy a range of fascinating creatures throughout the day. The team were great with the public & very knowledgeable about their little critters. We can't recommend Wild Science enough. Thank you for making our day so good.

The animal expert we were lucky enough to have from wild science was excellent. She even managed to keep the kids at a 7 year old birthday party relatively quiet and very interested. Would highly recommend.

It was a wonderful day had by all, the adults and children really had a great time every animal was explained in great detail and we will be booking them for further events

My son (4) and his friends had the most wonderful time! The scientist was totally able to engage their attention for over an hour and they had fun and learned so much too! Thanks for the best party!

We have used Wild Science for 3 years at our school. Each year they deliver wonderful sessions to Nursery and Reception children. We have never had any issues and would recommend them to everyone. The children love the experience and the animals and staff are amazing!

Thank you Wild Science for such an amazing party! Amy was super professional and had the kids eating out of the palm of her hand. My son absolutely loved the animals she brought and we were so impressed with how she handled the group (of 3-5 year olds) and gave them interesting and fun facts about each animal which kept all the kids interested and engaged. It was so much fun, we would highly recommend it!!!

Ross was absolutely amazing. So patient, kind and knowledgeable of the animals and the slime workshop. We had a party of 20 and with the madness that ensued he was always calm and reassuring for each child if they were apprehensive of holding any animal - big or small. Would 100% book Wild Science again, especially Ross.
Thank you for making our animal lovers birthday so special!

Ross came to my sons 3rd birthday, he was brilliant, the kids had a great time, the whole thing was really relaxed and everyone got a good amount of time with the animals and really enjoyed the experience - the customer service beforehand was really good, great communication and lots of questions answered - highly recommend!

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