The ZooLab Jungle Room

FAMILY JUNGLE TOUR & RAIN FOREST ANIMAL HANDLING
Run daily at various times throughout the day from - first tour 10am, last tour 4pm. Wednesday - Sunday (throughout the school holiday period we are open 7 days per week)
A guided tour with a Jungle Room Ranger who walks you round the room discussing each of the animals providing you with facts and information on each of the animals with animal handling at the end of the session.

RAINFOREST SURVIVAL TOUR & RAIN FOREST ANIMAL HANDLING
A brand new guided tour of our Jungle Room by one of our experienced rangers. During this tour we will learn about our Jungle Room animals and they unique and magnificent ways they adapt and defend themselves to ensure their survival in the wild! The session is finished off with animal handling

THE ZOOLAB JUNGLE GYM!
Are you looking for something energetic? Does your little one have ants in their pants? Join us as we turn Falkirk’s very own rain-forest into ZOOLAB’S JUNGLE GYM! In our sessions, we look at how different animals move and how we can move like them! We compete in various exercises and games, from races to tests of strength, and then cool off with some fun animal handling!

TROPICAL YOGA - FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN AGED 3+
Calling All Parents! Looking to exercise but can't find a babysitter? Then bring your little one along and join us for a relaxing, hour long yoga session, set in the relaxing environment of our Jungle Room, complete with the sounds of the rain-forest and led by a professional Yoga instructor. Whilst you unwind in our Jungle Room, your own little animal will be enjoying a fun arts and craft session, with some animal handling too, with one of our experienced Jungle Room Rangers.

THE CREATION STATION
Join us at the Jungle Room as we enter our CREATION STATION! An hour long session, were we start off by meeting and handling a selection of our very own Jungle Room creatures, then we get messy, as we use 100% recycled crafting materials to build some of the animals we've met.

CUTE AND CUDDLY SESSIONS - WITH RABBITS, GUINEA PIGS AND MORE!
A session catered to those who maybe aren’t the biggest fans of our usual Jungle Room creatures. During these hour long sessions, we’ll be welcoming some very special guests to the Jungle Room who are a bit fluffier and a little less scaly! Join us as we get up close and handle some less creepy, less crawly critters!

BABY YOGA AND MASSAGE WITH JENNA
45 minute session for parents/carers and infants under the age of one to come along to do baby yoga and massage with a bit of a twist. Widen your babies senses in our jungle themed room with a warm exotic calming atmosphere. For the first 30 minutes we will be practising our yoga skills involving babies in different core strength positions, then a relaxing massage with some animal interaction.
Price: £5 for parent and child.

JUNGLE EXPLORERS! - AN AFTER SCHOOL CLUB FOR KIDS 6-9
Is your child mad about animals? Are you looking for something fun for your little animal to do after school? Then join us at our brand new Jungle Explorers After School Club! In these hour long, weekly sessions we will learn about a wide variety of animals, as well as be able to get up close and personal with them. Every week we will enjoy a wide variety of activities, from animal handling, animal care workshops, exciting games, team building exercises and craft projects. Get your Jungle Explorers learning, while they have fun and socialise with other animal crazy kids!

FINDING YAARI - AN INTERACTIVE STORY EXPERIENCE
Come along for our "Finding Yaari" story time, as we listen to how our little green tree frog Yaari and his friends make the long journey from their home that is under threat of destruction to the safety of the ZooLab Jungle Room. Then we will get to meet and handle the heroes of our story.

ZOOLAB'S MILLIPEDE MARCH
Join us at the Jungle Room for our new Millipede March
Millipede's don't have the best eyesight, and rely on their antennae and other senses to find their way around. During this one hour session, we'll be blindfolding ourselves and using our other senses as well as our hands as antennae, as we go on a blind expedition across our Jungle Room, which we'll finish off with some animal handling!

ANIMAL DETECTIVES - A SUMMER MYSTERY STORYTIME
Join us for a fully interactive story set within the Zoolab Jungle Room! It follows the adventure of the Zoolab animals as they try to recover a very important, stolen seed. They have to use their unique senses to detect the perpetrator of the crime and return the seed to the research centre. A Full story and handling session.

KNOW YOUR PETS - AN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY WORKSHOP
Have you ever wanted a Tortoise of your own? Have you ever considered keeping your own Snake? Are you the type of person who'd love a pet Tarantula? Then join our Know Your Pets workshop! Here, you'll learn everything you ever needed to know about keeping rare and exotic pets! Led by one of our experienced exotic animal keepers, you'll find out what various exotic animals eat, how they live, how to replicate their natural environment, and even have the opportunity to handle some of these creatures and see how it feels for yourself!

JUNGLE MYTHS AND LEGENDS
This hour long workshop talks of animal inspired tales of old! Meet the Zoolab legends and hear how they have inspired many a great tale! From well known classical tales, to those barely even whispered. Hear the stories, then meet and handle the animals who brought them to life!

CARE HOMES / NURSERY / ASN CLASSES
These can be booked through our Jungle Room by calling 01324 667356 and these can be tailored to suit individual needs.

BIRTHDAY PARTIES/ SPECIAL EVENTS (1 HOUR):
Jungle Adventure Birthday Parties (all ages - can be tailored to suit) maximum 25 children per party. £8.00 per child minimum booking for £120 or equivalent to 15 children. Party bags available . Please contact us regarding parental supervision.
Contact us via 01324 667 356 to discuss any other event requirements.

Exclusive CORPORATE ROOM HIRE - £120 per hour (room only) £150 per hour (with animal handling session)

PARENT AND CHILD SESSIONS
These sessions are aimed at pre-school children and focus on confidence building and exploration in a safe environment. These sessions involve a variety of activities from music and movement to animal handling, sessions might include messy sensory play, story telling and/or craft activities.
Each session costs £6

Evening bookings available by request, including assistance with project and badge work for brownies, cubs etc.