what happens when you combine fossils + fun?
You get a
Prehistoric Party at Dino Lab Inc!
We love celebrations over here! (We have them everyday when we're working on our fossils!) So now we're opening up our lab to help celebrate you, or a loved one's, special day with our exclusive Prehistoric Party Package. We do parties for all ages. Birthdays, Staff parties, Stagettes...Dinosaurs are always looking for an excuse to party!
Come on a guided personal tour of our fossil gallery where you will see dinosaurs, stunning fossil specimens, meteorites, fluorescent minerals and rocks, an ice age room and many other one of a kind pieces of our prehistoric history.
You will be given the opportunity to learn about
and even touch actual dinosaur bones!
Where else can you do that?
(Hint: nowhere else on Vancouver Island)
After your visit of the fossil gallery, you will get to tour behind the scenes in our world renowned fossil prep lab. Come see how our skilled staff have prepared specimens that now sit in museums and galleries all over the world.
Finish off your behind-the-scenes dinosaur experience by doing some hands on fossil restoration yourself using the same pneumatic tools and equipment that the experts use.
What's included?
- Guided tour of our museum
- Tour behind-the-scenes in our world renowned prep lab
- Get a chance to work on a fossil and take a fossil home!
- The birthday child gets a complimentary T-shirt and another surprise gift.
- Access to the dinosaur themed birthday party room. No need to decorate!
- It's cozy! The room fits up to 10 people (please keep this in consideration when reading the section below labeled "How many people?"
- Includes a table and chairs for eating, a table to place food and gifts, waste disposal bins (compost, recycling, garbage), private bathroom.
- Please note that we do not provide the food and refreshments and that the sink is located in the bathroom (i.e. there is not a kitchen sink).
Psst... need some suggestions for cakes and other dinosaur-themed surprises?
When you book your Prehistoric Party we'll gladly share with you our trove of connections.
Add ons are available if you’d like to have the cake delivered here and waiting for you.
We can do customized party favours and gift bags.
-Carefully curated, dinosaur themed goody bags will have all the kids excited, while allowing you to check one more party task off of your list. Give us a call to request goody bags at $10.00 a child for your birthday celebration.
We can set up for you.
-Take all of the stress out of your party by arriving in a room already fully decorated, set up with plates, cutlery and napkins as well as a pin the tail on the dinosaur game. Ensure peace of mind with this $45.00 package
Mobility issues? Let us know and we can try to make it work for your little one!
How long is it?
2.5 hours total including 60 minutes in the birthday party room.
The tour itself is 90 minutes, the party room time is immediately following the tour and is 60 minutes. Please give yourselves about 15 minutes at the end of the hour to tidy up the room and dispose of all of your garbage and recycling.
How many people?
Up to 10 people. (See below for details.)
For ages 4-7 years old
There must be one adult for every 5 children. We have a maximum of 10 people for the prep lab. So if the children are between 5-7 years there will need to be two adults in your party.
For ages 8 years old +
One adult must accompany the group, but we highly recommend two. Our staff aren’t able to supervise or assist with watching the children as their priority is hosting an amazing tour and teaching you all about dinosaurs.
Please note that children 3 years and younger are not able to participate in the prep lab, If you need to bring a child who is 3 years old or younger, like a sibling, then they must be accompanied by an adult at all times. They will have to wait in the birthday party room, or the gift shop while the others do the prep portion of the party. This would mean another adult supervisor would have to be in the prep lab with the group. Please keep in mind that the birthday party room is cozy and comfortably fits up to 10 people.
How much does it cost and when can I book?
$375 + tax
Important notes:
Our themed birthday room is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible, and involves going up two flights of stairs. Please call us directly to make arrangements to do what we can to accommodate your party. We have a few other options we could use to make it work as long as we have notice.
I want to book my Prehistoric Party. How do I do it?
You have two options for booking your Prehistoric Party:
