Birthday Parties at RBR

Do you have a budding naturalist? Is she crazy about visiting the farmyard and garden? Does he like to learn about nature and animals? Well, how about a birthday party at Rock Bottom Ranch just for your child!?!?!?! Choose a Birthday theme below, call us and let's make it happen!

3-HOUR PARTY PACKAGE INCLUDES (about 1.5 hours with ACES educator, remaining 1.5 hours for gifts, eating, and other parent-led activities)
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• An ACES naturalist to lead a program and simple craft
• Tour of the farmyard to visit chickens and goats
• Active games outdoors and exploration of the nature preserve
• Exclusive use of classroom and pole barn
• Seasonal option to make and eat homemade goat’s milk ice cream, press apple cider, or harvest something from the garden
• Half an hour before and after the party ACES will be open for you to get ready and pack up
 
THE BIRTHDAY CHILD's FAMILY PROVIDES:
• Cake, food, drinks - RBR provides silverware, mugs, and plates
 
BIRTHDAY PARTY THEMES:
Spring Babies: Meet our chicks and newborn goat kids, explore the nature preserve for wildlife babies, and do a spring nature craft!
Spring, Ages 4-11

Fall Harvest: Go on an autumn scavenger hunt in the farmyard and nature preserve, harvest vegetables, play traditional games, and choose between pressing apple cider and carving pumpkins.
Fall, Ages 4-11

Nature Detectives: Search for wildlife clues in the nature preserve, discover how farm animals survive winter, and learn about cold-weather adaptations in a crafting project.
Winter, Fall, Ages 7-11

Dairy Farmers: Explore the farmyard, milk one of our dairy goats, make ice cream, and go on a garden scavenger hunt.
Spring, Summer, Fall Ages 7-11

Creepy Crawly: Meet our geckos, do a craft project to learn about creepy-crawly creatures, and use naturalist tools to discover small critters in the farmyard & nature preserve.
Year Round Ages 4-11
 
 
COST:
3 hour price packaging (3 hour party + half hour before and after the party)
Up to 20 kids $200/$175 ACES members
More than 20 kids $250/$225 ACES members
Hourly rate after 3 hours: $45/hr ($25/hr ACES members)

The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) is a non-profit environmental education center, now with THREE locations:


ACES at Hallam Lake in Aspen
WINTER HOURS: Mon - Fri: 9am - 4:30pm
Tel: 970.925.5756
Fax: 970.925.4819
aces@aspennature.org
100 Puppy Smith St.
Aspen, CO 81611

ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch in Basalt
WINTER HOURS: Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Tel: 970.927.6760
Fax: 970.927.6703
rockbottom@aspennature.org
2001 Hooks Spur Road
Basalt, CO 81621

ACES at Toklat in Castle Creek Valley
WINTER HOURS: Call for information
Tel: 970.925.9157
Fax: 970.925.4819
toklat@aspennature.org
11247 Castle Creek Road
Aspen, CO 81611

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