Nature’s Creatures

Erin’s animal presentation at my son’s 6^th birthday party was INCREDIBLE.
Every element on the day of the event exuded excellence. Erin brought in all of the animals and placed them in their crates behind a table in our basement so that when she brought out the animals, each one was a surprise. And she brought A LOT of animals! Two birds, multiple lizards, a mara, a bunny, a chinchilla, a hedgehog, a chicken and duck. .. as well as lots of snakes and a tarantula (and I think I’m still forgetting some!) Her passion and enthusiasm and ability to manage, educate, and engage with the kids was wonderful. It was probably the best kids’ animal presentation I’ve seen! Educational, fun and memorable. My friends keep texting and emailing me saying how epic the party was for their children. They loved getting to touch and learn about such fascinating creatures.
Erin was very conscientious too. She kept the animals on a tarp and was so careful not to let her little creatures mess with our basement.
The only reason I did not give Natures Creatures a 5 Star review was that communication could have been better. Erin let me know up front that she’d be there on the day we booked, but it makes a Mom nervous when you’ve invited 20 kids to your house and you haven’t received a «here are details about the day» communication about something you booked over a month ago. We ended up talking the day before our event, but I’d already tried to email and call (the voice mail was full) and I started getting worried that something had happened and she might not be coming.
In the end, all was well, but for any event-​related business, I think it’s always wise to send a few emails or leave a voice mail two weeks out and one week out saying, «I’m confirming I’m coming and here are the details.»
Like I said — the day could not have been better! We just had a few days of anxiety that could have easily been avoided.
Would I book Erin again? YES. In a heartbeat.

NATURE’S CREATURES visits classrooms, events and fairs teaching and educating the public on the important role animals play in nature.
During every interaction I’ve had with NATURE’S CREATURES I’ve observed its owner and sole proprietor, Erin Yanz, and her unreserved passion for working with clients and the tremendous care she has for animals.
In 2011 Erin began renting a farm with proceeds from NATURE’S CREATURES where she took in and cared for unwanted, rescued and donated animals.
Erin is constantly striving to better the lives of others while working tirelessly, often 12 – 14 hours a day, to balance both her business and concern for her animals. I’ve truly never met anyone who gives more of them self for the benefit of bringing well being and happiness to animals, children and clients.
I confidently recommend NATURE’S CREATURES for your birthday party, special event, school, team building, group or fair.

I initially heard about Nature’s Creatures when they came to my son’s daycare a couple of months ago. I was told by his teacher that he had a lot of fun with the animals. I decided that it would be a good idea to have Nature’s Creatures bring animals to my son’s first bday party.
I contacted Nature’s Creatures regarding my son’s bday party. At that time I was told that the date I wanted was available. I told Erin of Nature’s Creatures that we were interested in having Nature’s Creatures at my sons birthday. I also told her that I would be calling back to put down a deposit in order to save the date. Unfortunatly my credit card numbers had been stolen that week and I needed to have my husband call back with his credit card information to hold the date. I contacted Nature’s Creatures about an hour later, once I was with my husband, to put down a deposit. I didnt recieve a return phone call. My husband and I continued to call Nature’s Creatures for over a week with no return calls. Toward the end of the week the voicemail was too full to even leave a message. My husband and I submitted multiple emails to the Nature’s Creatures email but again no response.
It was at that time when I became worried that something had happened to Erin of Nature’s Creatures. I mean why else wouldnt a company return your calls? I checked Erin’s farm page on Facebook and saw that she had been regularly posting about upcoming events at her farm. I decided to leave a post on her farm page to contact me about my son’s bday party. Not only did she not respond to my post but she deleted my post from her website.
Due to the fact that I waited over a week to receive a response from Erin it became extremely difficult for me to find another company that provides this service who wasnt already booked. Luckily, I found a company that was willing to add another team for the day so that they could be present at my son’s bday party.
Therefore, based on the interactions (or lack of) that I had with Nature’s Creatures I feel that it is a completely unprofessional company. Its unfortunate since it has the potential to be a good program for kids. Sorry Erin, but I wont be using your services in the future.