ARF birthday party
Hi! Any firsthand (or guest-hand) reviews of birthday parties at ARF in Walnut Creek? It is pricy but those of us with winter birthday kids end up having to pay for indoor venues... thinking about this for my 8 year old girl. Also wondering if guests will come to Walnut Creek from the EC/Richmond area. How far would you drive for a cool/different birthday party?
thanks!
Sep 29, 2018
Parent Replies
I don't know about ARF, but the East Bay SPCA in Oakland does them. We had my daughter's 8th there and the kids loved it.
We had my daughters 9th birthday party at ARF a couple of years ago. It was quite well done, a party room with host, tour of the facility, meet and greet with adoptable dog, and craft time making enrichment toys for the cats. A mix of our Walnut Creek and Richmond friends came. Parents who are animal lovers said they wanted to stay for the tour of the non public areas and it was pretty awesome to see the operating room of the vet. Another option is the animal theme party at the Lawrence hall of science. We did that for 10th birthday. Lots of different types of critters, and admission for the day. The Walnut Creek folks made the drive out for that. Happy planning!