what happens when you combine fossils + fun?
You get a
Prehistoric Party at Dino Lab!
Mark your special day with our exclusive Prehistoric Party Package!
Dinosaurs aren't just for kids! We offer birthday parties for children and adults! We can take care of the party favours, decorations and even have a gift registry option so your guests can have your gift already wrapped and waiting for you in-store on the day of your event.
We've hosted staff parties, stag & stagettes...even a wedding proposal! 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, minerals, an ice age area and many other one of a kind pieces of our prehistoric history.
During your visit of the fossil gallery, you will see behind the scenes in our world renowned fossil prep lab. You'll be able to watch our highly skilled fossil restoration experts and palaeontologists working on dinosaur specimens that are many millions of years old.
Finish off your tour by doing some hands on fossil restoration yourself using the same pneumatic tools and equipment that the experts use.
What's included?
- A 12 person, guided tour of our museum
- A view of behind the scenes in our world renowned prep lab
- A chance to work on a fossil and take a fossil home!
- The birthday child gets a complimentary T-shirt.
- Access to the dinosaur themed birthday party room. No need to decorate!
- Includes tables and chairs for eating, a table to place food and gifts, waste disposal bins (compost, recycling, garbage) an adjoining bathroom.
- Please note that we do not provide the food and refreshments but can store the cake and food in our staff fridge prior to your party.
- As the room is already decorated in a prehistoric theme with birthday banners, we don't allow any other decorations to be pinned or taped to the walls. You may bring table cloths, table toppers and balloons as long as the balloons are affixed to a balloon weight. (We have a couple on hand if needed.)
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.
We can do customized party favours 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 per 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 and ball toss game. Ensure peace of mind with this $45.00 package. Please do not throw out or bring home the utensils or plates after the party. We provide a dish bin in the room for dirty items to be placed for cleaning.
How long is it?
2.5 Hours
The TOUR is 90 minutes, you THEN have the hour following that in our party room.
2.5 hours total including 60 minutes in the birthday party room.
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 are included in the package?
10 children, plus 2, hands-on, adult chaperones.
***3 extra guests over the age of 8 years old may be added to any party booking at the regular ticket rate of 40.00 per person.
Max capacity of 15 people
(See below for details.)
For ages 4-7 years old
There must be one adult for every 5 children. If the children are between 4-7 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.
Adult birthdays are frequent and a regular occurrence at the lab! We've also had stag and stagette parties. The package includes 12 people and we even have special goody-bag add on options for these. Please email or call to inquire about the party favour pricing options.
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. Our max capacity for the birthday is 15 without exception.
**A lot of thought and experience has gone into determining our size limitations. Things including space constraints, insurance issues, safety, and the quality of information that can be given while still holding the interest of multiple children.
Our group size for parties is non-negotiable and we will not tolerate abusive treatment or language towards our staff about the matter. If this kind of behaviour occurs we will cancel the booking.
How much does it cost and when can I book?
$375 + tax
Optional add-ons
$10.00 per goodie bag
$45.00 Dinosaur themed dishes and utensils *RENTAL includes:
- Use of pin the tail on the dinosaur game, ball target game, dinosaur themed plates, napkins, cups & cutlery
I want to book my Prehistoric Party. How do I do it?
You have two options for booking your Prehistoric Party:
