TheAnimalExperience

"Thank you for coming to Cottenham primary school. It was an amazing experience for the children. To see their faces go from trepidation to wonder to elation as they first observed, touched and then held the reptiles was priceless. Thank you for your professionalism, care and ability to read and monitor the children's emotions."

"A huge thank you, pupils have been raving about you and your animals. A really worthwhile, educational experience …"

"Thank you for bringing the Reptile Experience back to our school. It was a fantastic success, as it was last year, and the students were talking about it days later. We hope to see you again in the future …"
Impington Village College

"Many thanks for the fantastic afternoon you gave the children … Will be in touch as hope you can return later in the year."

"Just a quick email to thank you for your fantastic African Day at Forest View. All the children and staff thoroughly enjoyed it! It was such an exciting and interesting experience for the children and one I am sure they will never forget. I have attached a letter written by the children as they wanted to say thank you in person. Since your visit we have produced some fantastic written pieces based on your visit and are looking forward to producing fact files on a variety of the animals we met!"
Katrina

"Amazing day today for all the children, Mitch. Your talks were informative and I know both staff and children learnt so much. KitKat made a little dream come true, thank you for the cuddles. Highly recommend organising a day with Animal Experience to come into your school. Thanks again."
Palak

"Had a fantastic day today. The Animal Experience traveled all the way to Carnforth to visit my son's school. They were fantastic and I know my son and all the children loved it. I would advise anyone who lives near them or works in a school to either visit or book them. They are brilliant!"
Mary

"I just want to take this opportunity to say thank you for the work you did in Longfields School today. The children were just so excited by what they had seen and it has really helped set them up for a fantastic term of rainforest work. Your knowledge and wonderful ease with which you interacted with the children was fantastic and we will definitely be booking you again in the future."

"The Animal Experience visited two year four classes in Cardiff! Was the best day ever. Children thoroughly enjoyed getting up close and personal with the animals. Would recommend to everyone. Thank you so much."

"I just wanted to say a huge thank you for Monday's event. The feedback has been brilliant both staff and students had a great time, and there was a huge sense of accomplishment from those that faced a fear, as well as excitement to meet such wonderful animals. Everyone thought you were fantastic, Mitch! You were so calm, kind and very knowledgeable. The way you were able to alter your level of delivery depending on the groups we had in was brilliant, it is clear you understood your audience and for us that just made the day better! We are very keen to have another event next year - with more animals and much longer with you! The day just felt too short. When my learners asked me if they could put this event on I was very cautious, but I really needn't have been. We would highly recommend you to everyone.
Thank you also to Kayleigh who has been patient and helpful during the planning process!"

"Pippin the Chinchilla visited King's Ely Acremont Pre-Prep yesterday (January 7th) with some of her scaly, fluffy, and spiky friends! Our Reception classes were beside themselves with excitement when Kayleigh from The Animal Experience, which is based in nearby Stretham, brought an assortment of different creatures into school. Our Reception Teaching Team organised the workshop as this term, the children are learning all about 'Biodiversity: Exploring Biomes'. The children discovered a whole host of fascinating facts about different animals and their habitats, and were in their element interacting with their special guests."

"We here at Ely St. Mary's wanted to express a massive thank you to Kayleigh for such a fantastic day and experience on Friday. The children had a wonderful time meeting the animals and learning all about them. We have had some positive feedback from both the students and parents who wanted to express their gratitude and commented on how brilliant the day was. Once again, a huge thank you for a wonderful experience"

"We were lucky enough to have Animal Experience visit us. The children absolutely loved learning about the different animals and then having the opportunity to hold or touch them. There were so many smiles and sounds of delight — it was very excitable at times, but such a lovely experience for the whole of Y6. Thank you to The Animal Experience for a memorable time."

"We just wanted to say a big thankyou for making Claudia's 6th birthday so special. You were absolutely amazing and it was a delight to see how you intergrated children and reptiles into such a fun but none the less valuable learning experience. Claudia really adores all creatures and was thoroughly excited by the opportunity of sharing some time with your beautiful friends. She didn't seem to have a favourite she loved them all finding something special about each one. She was however thrilled at being able to hold such a handsome tarantula (this has been on her wish list for some time). She now would like to learn more about chameleons as maybe one would befriend our 40 year old tortoise. We feel you provide a good reference for these young children to feel comfortable with 'diffferent' creatures and hope that this will help them to nurture kindness and consideration towards their pets and other animals. Thankyou and your friends for widening our horizons and providing us with the most splendid time. Looking forward to renewing acquaintances."
Libby & Wil

"Dear Mitch
I am writing to you as I would like to reiterate my satisfaction and Thanks with regards to your attendance at my son's birthday party. It was a large group of mainly 6 year olds and lots of adults. Without doubt the party was a great success due to the professionalism you showed, the knowledge of the reptiles and of course reading the reactions of the children. My wife and I have been constantly told by parents of those children that were there that it was a great idea for a party and handled very well. I hope from these comments some more bookings will take place. Hazel attended my son's party 7 years ago, with Jack last week we will definitely book you again when our baby reaches a suitable age."
Gary, Natalie & Jack.

"Hi Mitch
I just wanted to let you know what a great hit your exotic zoo was at our event on 5 June.
We booked last minute, you came out on a Bank Holiday & brought an extra member of staff - what wonderful service! And that is BEFORE we got to see the wonderful creatures …
I cannot tell you how excited my niece was to finally hold a meerkat, and to see 6wk old twin baby meerkats was many a grown-ups dream come true as well. They certainly were a great hit with the ladies, but there were plenty of big blokes going all gooey eyed too!
I did book you with the youngters in mind, but they had to fight their way to the front through the wall of adults !!!
You were wonderful to stay so long until everyone who wanted to could cuddle Boris the Tarantula and hold the Albino Burmese Python could do so and get a memorable picture. It was lovely to see some people champion lifelong phobias, and I am sure that was down to your personality and the caring nature of your assistants.
Many, many thanks for making our event such a treasured memory for so many people!"
Kind Regards, Esther.

"Dear Hazel & Mitchell,
Thankyou very much for bringing your lovely reptiles to my birthday. We all had a fantastic time being able to touch and hold them. I think my favourite was the Scorpion but it is hard to choose as they were all great."
From Ben.

"Dear Mitch,
You came to our house for Gemma and Ethan's birthday party on Sun 19th Sept. I just wanted to thank you and your daughter for doing such a fantastic job. We usually just do our own old fashioned parties, but this year's really was a party to remember. The animals were beautiful and you had a lovely way with the children. Word has really spread and several parents have asked for details about your parties. I directed them to your website."
From Catherine.

"Dear Mitch, Kayleigh and Hazel,
Just wanted to say my son gave me a massive hug tonight and said thank you for the best birthday ever. Thank you for making the journey to us and keeping patience with the boys. We are so glad we found you guys, you do an amazing job and hope to see more of you in the future. I'm sure I can hear my son sleep talking about chameleons."
Kirsten

"A big thank you to Mitch today for the African Experience party - it was brilliant. The children loved it and have said what an awesome party it was! I couldn't wait to see the meerkats and I wasn't disappointed. What characters they are! The burmese python was amazing and the tarantula … although not a fan of spiders was quite something! Thanks again - you were both brilliant."

"Very professional, great knowledge of the animals, animals look really happy and healthy and the Animal Experience team that came to our son's birthday party were brilliant!"

"Hazel from Animal Experience was absolutely amazing and made my daughter’s birthday party truly unforgettable. The children had the most wonderful time meeting and learning about so many incredible animals, including a gecko, bearded dragon, blue-tongue lizard, two snakes, a baby meerkat, chinchilla, giant snail and a tenrec. Each child had the opportunity to gently pet or hold the animals, and Hazel explained everything in such an engaging, calm and child-friendly way. The children were completely captivated and haven’t stopped talking about it since – many said it was the best party ever, and some even called it a dream-come-true birthday. Hazel herself is incredibly kind, patient and calm, even with a very energetic and excited group of children. She made everyone feel comfortable and safe, and her love for the animals truly shines through. As a lovely finishing touch, Hazel gave Tosia a little plush meerkat, which she adored instantly. We are so grateful for such a magical experience and would 100% recommend Hazel and Animal Experience to anyone looking for something truly special."

"What can I say?! That was possibly the best party ever! I cannot thank you enough for such a wonderful time. Everyone said they had a great time and they all now want Animal Experience parties! You have truly made a little boy very happy! Thank you so so much."

"Thank you very much for coming along to our féte - you and your animals were a great hit - we have some nice pictures of people holding the snake and water dragon and I loved meeting your meerkats. Whenever I passed you always had a crowd around your tent so I guess you had a good day! Thanks again for coming along and bringing such interesting creatures and allowing such close interaction with them."
on behalf of Melbourn Village féte

"Please could you pass on my thanks to Hazel and your daughter, they were fantastic on Friday. The event went really well, but the highlight was your animals!! Many thanks again."
Fiona (Momentumevents.co.uk. Event for UKTV Eden Chanel at the Royal Opera House)

"Had a very nice letter from Bayblake school saying what a fantastic day you provided, with the Meerkats stealing the show! Thank you for your hard work:)"
Angela (Montana Events)

"These guys are awesome, they attended an after school club for children with disabilities. They brought a lovely variety of animals, took their time with the children and knew everything you wanted to know about the animals."

"I dont mind which package you bring on what date, they are all equally popular with our visitors! We get such good feedback when youre here! Best wishes."
Angela Moore, Senior Centre Ranger, Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust

"I would love to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU for coming along on Saturday! It was so wonderful to have you guys and bring the animals. We had really great feedback from parents and children and they obviously couldnt get enough of it with people queuing to see and pet them. The talk/display at the end was really fascinating and I learnt some new animal facts, which was fabulous. I think my favourite moment was popping my head behind the screen to suddenly see the [Tegu] strolling around the Chancel (the aisle and space around the Altar), free as anything, like he owned the place! It was a moment of how great it was to have you over and how a church can be used and open for such things! We are so thankful for your being part of us last Saturday. You made it really special."
Tory and the team