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PARTY ANIMAL GUIDE &

PROCEDURES

Party Animals Guide/June 2013/Author: Zoe Hinds, AWLQ Education Division 2 File Location: My Documents/Zoe Files/Education/Party Animals/Procedural Documents

Introduction

Party Animals is an initiative of the AWLQ’s Education Division, offering parents the opportunity to utilize the AWLQ’s facilities to host their child’s birthday party. Party Animals was developed as a revenue stream for the Education Division and all profits from the program go directly towards supporting the work of the AWLQ’s Education Division.

Our Party Animals Package offers hands-on animal presentations, a behind-the-scenes tour of our shelter, animal-themed craft activities, use of our indoor and outdoor facilities and access to themed party invitation designs and AWLQ ‘take-home’ party bags for all guests.

Package Details An animal-themed craft activity is made available while guests arrive. The party group is then led

around on a guided tour of the animal shelter. AWLQ’s ‘Party Instructor’ introduces the group to some

of our Education animals and the children enjoy a dog training and tricks demonstration. The group is

then taken into the cat rehoming pens for some cat/kitten cuddling then they help to feed our small

animals. The remaining time is set aside for cake, presents and games.

We Provide:

Choice of party invitation designs

Set up and animal-themed decorations

AWLQ ‘Party Instructor’

One animal-themed craft activity for guests upon arrival (choose from several age-appropriate

options)

Guided ‘behind-the-scenes’ shelter tour to include AWLQ shelter vet clinic

Presentation and hands-on interaction with Education animals

AWLQ ‘Take-home’ party bags with AWLQ goodies

Fridge/microwave/oven

Tea/Coffee making facilities for parents

Paper napkins/plates/cups

Optional Party Game

You Provide:

The food (incl. cake) and drinks

Clean up

COST: $300 inc GST

PLEASE NOTE: Our Party Animals Package allows for up to 10 party guests. If you wish to book for more

guests, you may do so, however it will incur a charge of $11 per addition guest. You may choose to book

up to 10 additional guests, with the total number of party guests not exceeding 20.


Craft Activities

Below is a brief description of the craft activities available for clients to choose from. When booking the birthday party, the client chooses one craft activity for the children to engage in upon arrival at the party. Each activity allows children to make something they can keep and take home with them.

Name of activity Description of activity

Animal Magnets Each child creates a unique fridge magnet from felt cut-outs and fun decorative accessories. Clients’ choice of guinea pig, cat or dog magnets.

Dog & Cat Party Hats Each child decorates and makes their own dog or cat ‘party hat’ that they can then wear for the duration of the party.

Cat Toys Each child designs and creates a unique and fun toy for either their own cat at home, or to donate to the AWLQ’s shelter cats.

Animal Bookmarks Each child colours and decorates their own animal bookmark, chosen from a variety of animal designs.

Party Games

Below is a brief description of the party games available for clients to choose from. When booking the birthday party, the clients may have the opportunity to choose from these games (depending on the age of the children), which are all AWLQ Instructor-led.

Name of game Description of game

Pin the Tail on the Doggie Children each have a turn at ‘Pinning’ the dog’s tail on whilst blindfolded. The child who pins the tail closest to the right spot, wins

Dog Bone Hunt Like a treasure hunt, but the kids have to find ‘dog bones’. The child who finds the most bones wins a prize at the end

Musical Animal Statues Like musical statues, but children must strike an ‘animal’ pose when the music stops


Sample Party Schedule

Below is an example of the running schedule for an 8 year-old's party. All schedules will look different depending on the activities and package chosen by the birthday child, however it does give a good idea of how our staff run the event.

A copy of the schedule is given to each of the organizing parents/guardians on arrival, so all involved understand the running order.

Education Animals

Below is a brief description of the animals available for the AWLQ Party Instructor to use for the animal presentation. These animals are all cared for and the responsibility of the AWLQ Education Division.

Small Animals

Daisy Poppy Boomba Alvin Oliver

Guinea pig (f) Guinea pig (f) Guinea pig (m) Guinea pig (m) Guinea pig (m)

TIME ACTIVITY

10:00 - 10:20 Welcome guests, Craft activity: Age appropriate craft activity

10:20 – 10:45 Shelter Tour

10:45 – 11:05 Dog Obedience Training Presentation: Meet one of our Education Dogs, watch their tricks and Children have a go

11:05– 11:20 Kitten Cuddling Meet and Greet the Shelter Cats waiting for homes in our Rehoming Pens

11:20 - 11:40 Party food, cake, birthday song etc (Parent Led)

11:40 - 12:00 Guinea Pig Meet-and-Greet followed by feeding & cuddling Weather permitting in our Small Animal Garden

12:00 Guests depart, hand out party bags


Dogs

Leroy Brown P-Dog Delilah Rusty

Owner: Bek Francisco Owner: Sally Kyle Owner: Bek Francisco Owner: Jodie Burden

Leroy Brown is a 10 year-old ‘Labradoodle’. He is gentle of nature and oh-so well behaved! He can do tricks and can even dance a little! He is a big dog, so even though he may seem large for the very little children he is just a gentle teddy bear

P-Dog is a young boy with a bright personality and a permanent smile! P-Dog is a ‘Tibetan Spaniel’ with a handsome long coat and floppy ears. He knows his sits and stays and even a few tricks, but is inclined to be cheeky and sometimes misbehaves!

Delilah is a two year-old ‘Boston Terrier’ who is all kinds of cute! She will certainly make the children smile with her excitable personality and hilarious antics! Delilah is a real ‘Party Animal’ who loves kids and anyone willing to give her a cuddle!

Rusty is a very cute and cuddly ‘Cavoodle’ (King Charles Cavalier x Poodle. Rusty is a particularly excellent choice for a young child’s party as he is petite and sweet.

Dog training lesson & tricks demonstration AWLQ’s resident dog trainer will give the party goers a lesson in basic dog obedience training and, using an education dog, a tricks demonstration.

Cat/kitten cuddling Children will be allowed half an hour (supervised by AWLQ Party Instructor) to cuddle with the AWLQ’s shelter cats and kittens (if available) in the Cat Rehoming Centre.

Guinea pig feeding & cuddling Children will be allowed time (supervised by AWLQ Party Instructor) to cuddle with and feed the AWLQ’s guinea pigs.


Take-home AWLQ Party Packs

The AWLQ Party Packs are packed into the purple AWLQ paper bags. Clients have the option of including their own contents into the bags if they so wish. Below is an outline of the contents of the take-home party packs:

AWLQ magazine

‘doggie’ toy

AWLQ pen

Colouring sheets

Party Areas

The following spaces within AWLQ’s Education Centre are available to clients to use for the birthday party;

Undercover training area

Conference room

Training classrooms

Fig Tree gazebo and grassed area

Conference room

This option is to be made available to clients if the weather is extremely cold or hot, or if the undercover area is being utilized.

Undercover training area, Fig tree gazebo & grassed area

This option is to be made available to clients in warmer weather.


Room & Table Decorations Below are some examples of the kinds of room and table decorations that can be included as part of the package.

Party Food Guests are expected to provide their own food.

Party Invitation Designs

Please contact the AWLQ Education Division [email protected] for your free Party Animals invitation templates, emailed directly to your nominated address.

Party Animals On-the-Road

Can’t come out to the AWLQ shelter? Then our Party Team can come to you! An instructor will come to your place, with everything you need for a great Animal Party! Our Party Instructor will take over for an hour and a half in total, as broken down below:

Party Animal On-the-Road Run sheet

Activity Timeframe Resources

Pet presentation with AWLQ animals 15 min Education animals

‘grab bag’

Basket of ‘human treats’

Dog training and tricks demonstration 15 min

Education dog

Training pouch of dog treats

Rotational activities (break into two groups)

1) Craft activity (see list of craft activities) 15 min See craft activities table for a list

of resources needed for chosen craft activity

mailto:[email protected]


2) Guinea pig feeding and cuddling 15 min Education guinea pigs

Portable enclosures & bedding

Hand towels & washers (for children’s laps)

Chopped veggies for feeding

Brushes

Party Animal game (see list of games) 15 min See games table for a list of

resources needed for chosen game

Goodbye and party packs 15 min AWLQ party packs (see list

previous)

Party Animals On-the-Road Hire Fees

$357.50 This price is inclusive of GST and all resources needed for all activities and games and allows for up to 20 party guests. A surcharge of $12 per additional guest will be incurred for numbers over this maximum.

More Questions, who to Contact? If you have any concerns, problems or queries at any time, please don’t hesitate to contact the AWLQ Education Division on the details given below and ask to speak to Rachel:

AWLQ Education Division Phone: 5509 9034 or

Email: [email protected]

www.awlqld.com.au

mailto:[email protected]

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