I have been showing my collection of 'bugs and reptiles' in schools for over 20 years.
I've been to all types of school, nursery, E.Y.C., play-centre, scout group, after school science club, libraries, retirement homes - even a prison!
Outside 'work hours' I can also be booked for birthday parties (weekends) and primary school fetes (book well in advance for the latter).
Great care is taken not to stress the animals and I'm also very careful not frighten the pupils (and teachers!)
I will bring: stick insects, giant millipedes, a tarantula, a scorpion, a bearded dragon (lizard) and three different snakes.
I talk about (where appropriate): HABITATS, CONSERVATION, ADAPTATION, WHAT THEY EAT, FOOD CHAINS, LIFE CYCLES and CLASSIFICATION.
Children can hold or touch all of the animals except the scorpion.
I can do up to 5 shows in a day and can deliver them in class rooms or a hall/multipurpose area.
Audience size is unlimited and depends on your budget but if you want pupils to get close and have a good chance to handle the animals 1-2 classes per show is recommended.
Cost is: £70* for 1, £110 for 2, £140 for 3, £190 for 4 and £220 for 5 shows. (I can do 3 in a typical school morning and up to two more in the afternoon but will consider other schedules to suit your school day/requirements).
*plus a £10 surcharge for a single show in schools outside Central London (but within the M25). No surcharge for more than one show.