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The package: The rental of the place is less than $500 for 3 hours on a weekend. You can get the morning or afternoon schedule. All you have to worry about is setting up decorations (which they help you with). From the moment you arrive, everything is unloaded from your car and packed away. The entire party is planned with activities revolving around the animals on the farm, someone grills ayour food on the chuck wagon and serves it up, and finally everything is loaded very quickly back in your car. Easy breezy.
The program: These people are pros who follow a strict program and even stricter rules when it concerns their animals and the safety of the children, but considering the tons of parties they've had, you could see a genuine love for kids and animals. The head honcho miss Kathleen will hold your bday boy/girl's hand throughout most of the activities and make sure he/she is comfortable and happy. They start off with farm chores - feeding the sheep, goats, llamas, chickens. Then after the chores, they get ready for the pony rides by grooming and saddling up the ponies. Then each kid gets their turn at riding the ponies. After the cool pony rides, everyone is gathered for a group shot by the gazebo. After sanitizing and washing hands at the farm pump, it's eating time! Then kids have time to roam and explore the other toys and animals on the farm. My son especially loved the rocking horses and tortoises. I opted to leave out the opening of presents so we'd have more time to relax and enjoy the farm, but they are willing to accommodate your program wishes, and are quite thorough with coordinating and execution. Before the party wrapped up, there was a find-the-candy-hidden-in-hay which all the kids enjoyed. It was a day filled with education and fun! Priceless.
Few things you have to keep in mind when planning your party in this venue:
1. You have a very small window to ingress (to set up your party), around 15 minutes only. Make sure you get there on time and organize your decor/food well and coordinate with Kathleen prior to the party. The morning schedule might buy you a little more time to set up but wish I had more time to sleep and got the afternoon schedule instead. If you aren't a stickler for décor and details like me, just show up, sit back and relax because they do everything for you!
2. You unfortunately cannot set-up a food or main table displaying goodies. Food is brought out when it is time to eat because this is a farm attracting birds and bees. There are always bees hovering around the drinks and sweets, so everything has to be enclosed. This is the outdoors, so you must be prepared for the elements. Since the food is only served at the chuck wagon, you won't have any heat source. The food that they grill for you will be placed somewhere and won't be very hot when served. So bring your food warm and try to plan your menu with this in mind. There is a fridge and freezer for cold food and items such as ice and ice cream.
3. Make sure the kids wear closed toe shoes and clothes that stand up to hay and heat. Ask questions about the animals. Like why some chickens have a feather crown on their heads, it's because their foreigners called Poland called Polish hens, or get to know Jelly, the 20 year old pot bellied pig who still has a voracious appetite. There are goats, rabbits, ducks, birds, sheep and many other animals to keep them entertained. There is also a fire pit where they can roast marshmallows if the weather isn't too hot.
This is a little gem in Vegas and will be a real treat for any child. Please don't forget to tip the awesome crew when your party is done because they truly are rockstars. I forgot something during the party and Miss Kathleen offered to drop it off at my place. You rarely meet those kinds of people anymore, so have your party here and you might get lucky.
Check out my lil man's party photos here: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/j-r-pony-parties-las-vegas-2?select=KKdvKMz4969X8RFmscdhog#KKdvKMz4969X8RFmscdhog
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