The Zoo Crew

08/09/2024

Save 30% on remaining camp spots in Osgoode and Nepean. Excludes Mini Vet and Junior Dog Trainer.

Single day options available for those odd days you need before school starts!

More information or to register visit:

We have updated our payment options to be more flexible for parents. Registration for our basic camps open on Jan 1 with a 5% early bird discount. 

06/19/2024

Camp blow out for June 24-28 in Osgoode!
Save 30% of remaining spots with our By-The-Day registration for the week of June 24-28.

We have a few spot left for next week for camp in Osgoode for our campers in the French school boards.

By-The-Day camps are regularly $85. Register today at 30% off for $59.50/day. The discount will apply automatically during registration.

For more information or to register visit: https://www.thezoocrew.ca/summer-osgoode.

06/13/2024

Do you know a teen looking to do volunteer hours this summer?

We have opportunities with our camp programs in Osgoode, Nepean, Stittsville and Ottawa East!

For more information visit:

For those who are passionate about pets and animals and like to have fun working with kids, we offer a Junior Leader Volunteer Program to assist our instructors in delivering exciting, quality pet and animal programs.

06/13/2024

OTTAWA EAST!!!! Aug 5-9
Single Day and Full Week (short week) registration available.

Let us give you child a week to remember. Our east end camp will take place at Bearbrook Community Center. Our Zoo Crew animals will arrive onsite everyday and our campers will not only get daily shows but will have the opportunity to participate in fun activities such as bathing , brushing & feeding and building a city for the ferrets to play in. Our camp days will consist of both indoor and outdoor time, games, crafts and animal interactions.

For more information or to register visit:

All camp registration is on The Pawsitively Pets Kids Camp Website. You will be redirected to the Pawsitively Pets website when you click register now. 

03/25/2024

Join us for hands-on animal toddler fun. 1 hour class at 10am.

Tuesday - Osgoode (TZC facility - 5721 Osgoode Main St)

Wednesdays - Ottawa East - 8720 Russel Rd. Ottawa
(Bearbroook Community Center)

Thursdays - Nepean - 7 Rossland Ave (Julian of Norwich Anglican Church)

Open to children aged 0-4 years old to attend with a caregiver.
Each 1-hour class will include hands-on time with the animals while working on letters, numbers, sounds and circle time! Every animal can be touched and all animal activities are hands-on and include bathing, feeding and listening to a bunny heart beat on a real stethoscope!

Cost - $25/class (HST included) included child and carergiver/parent

Join us for animal fun and register here: https://www.thezoocrew.ca/classes

02/27/2024

We have volunteer opportunities for teens during March Break in Osgoode and Nepean.

Unique to our March Break camps, you can choose only the days you can do. Join us for some camp fun this March Break.

For more information visit: https://www.thezoocrew.ca/volunteer

02/27/2024

Rainy Wednesday fun in Vars! Join us for animal ❤️

TUESDAYS - Osgoode - 5721 Osgoode Main Street

WEDNESDAYS - Ottawa East - 8720 Russel Rd. Ottawa (Bearbroook Community Center)

THURSDAYS - Nepean - 7 Rossland Ave (Julian of Norwich Anglican Church)

Open to children aged 0-4 years old to attend with a caregiver.
Each 1-hour class will include hands-on time with the animals while working on letters, numbers, sounds and circle time! Every animal can be touched and all animal activities are hands-on and include bathing, feeding and listening to a bunny heart beat on a real stethoscope!

Cost:
$120+HST/6 week session
$23+HST/Single class

Join us for animal fun and register here: https://www.thezoocrew.ca/classes

02/22/2024

FREE virtual events for TEACHERS!

We are training new staff and are offering free 45-min virtual events for ENGLISH classes while we train new staff on Friday March 1st

To register for your free session, please visit the link below and choose FREE EVENTS tab. Our free sessions are available on the hour and we can work with a 15 minute shift to each time frame but we are unable to offer custom times for these sessions. If the time is visible on the calendar, it is still available.

We can provide a Zoom link or we can join your Google Classroom link. If you wish to use Google Meet, please send us YOUR classroom link.

French sessions will be posted shortly so if you are a French teacher, keep an eye out!

REGISTER HERE: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12937021&appointmentType=34151884

Happy March to all of the amazing teachers!

Be sure to tag your colleagues ❤

01/13/2024

Summer Camps for your animal loving child!
Programs available for kids 4 to 16 in Osgoode, Stittsville and Nepean.
Check out our Junior Dog Trainer & Mini Vet programs

Mini Vet Program available in Osgoode and NEPEAN!

PAYMENT PLANS to make you summer budget easier to manage.

For more information or to register visit: https://www.thezoocrew.ca/camp

01/12/2024

Our little baby beardies are all thriving and ready to find forever homes! 12 weeks old and eating like beasts. We have sexed them and are fairly confident that we have mostly females. They have been parasite checked and seen by our vet.

Beardies require a lot of care. They are eating several times a day and p**p daily. Daily care is required so they aren't a pet that can be left to their own devices. They require a large tank where you can offer a basking spot as well a cooler side and they need additional lighting to provide UV which is essential for calcuim absorption. They eat a variety of bugs and vegetables and require supplemental calcium and multivitamins.

We are asking a $300 rehoming fee per bearded dragon. This will ensure they go to a good home and the fee will assist in feeding all of Zoo Crew residents.

Should you want to be considered for a baby please email us at [email protected]. You will need to provide picture of your set up.

12/15/2023

Still time to register for Winter Break camp in Nepean and Osgoode!

Join us for animal fun as we explore different careers with animals while we spend time with our furry, scaly and feathered friends! Everyday the children will get hands on time with the animals and every animal can be touched, if your camper wants to!

Single day registration available.

Nepean camps Dec 27,28,29 and Jan 2,3,4,5

Osgoode camps Jan 2,3,4,5

For more information or to register visit:

Each year, The Zoo Crew hosts Pawsitively Pets to run a fun, educational, hands-on animal camp for campers 4-12 years old. Join us in Osgoode and Nepean. Winter Break camp will include different animals for our hands-on programming, ranging from birds, small mammals, reptiles and more!  This is a ...

11/28/2023

Want to maximize your camp budget? Here's how 👇

You can buy your discounted gift cards now, then take advantage of the 5% early bird discounts on March Break and Summer 2024 for maximum savings! This makes for 25% in savings 🤩

Just sayin... 🤑

Hands on animal events

11/24/2023

Our Black Friday SALE is ON!

Save 20% on gift cards so you can make the most of your camp and event budget all year long!

Camps - Osgoode and Nepean Winter, March Break and Summer weeks are posted. Summer has dates only but will be open by Jan 1. If you take advantage of the early bird 5% and use a gift card you are getting 25% OFF!

Parties - have a birthday party coming? Buy your gift cards and get 20% off your event cost!

Sale available from Nov 23th to Dec 1st

For more information visit our website: www.TheZooCrew.ca

Be sure to tag someone in the comments who wants to maximize their camp budget this year!

11/16/2023

FREE VIRTUAL EVENTS FOR TEACHERS!

We are training new staff so will be offering free virtual events. 45 minute shows starting at 8:30 and offered every hour. If your class time does not line up exactly we can work with what you have but we cannot change the available blocks.

English shows - Wednesday November 22nd
French shows - Wednesday November 29th

6 shows available each day

BOOK NOW: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12937021

Choose "Free Sessions" on our booking page and then make your choice based on language. When you click on the available date, open spots will be listed. If all spots are taken, no time spots will be listed.

11/03/2023

Paprika and one of her babes say
“Have an amazing weekend!”
🔥
Paprika does not raise her babies but she has seen them in their tank. She was more interested in their crickets. We are very careful when the babies are close to any adult so that no little dragons are harmed while we try to show you how little they are.

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween!

10/27/2023

Paprika & Chai = bffs 🥰
They came to us as 2 females….
We were wrong.
We didn’t know what to expect, but we gave it our best shot.
Swipe to enter the world of cute
Comment if you want to see more of our unexpected adventure.
Take a guess for total number of babies in the comments!

09/15/2023

Did you know crested geckos don’t have eyelids? A transparent scale keeps each eye moist, and they use their tongues to clear away any debris!

Book an event with us or attend a drop-in show to meet one of our crested geckos in person!

09/13/2023

Let us make your child's next birthday easy and fun!

We are an Ottawa based company and service the Eastern Ontario region. If you are looking for an event in Toronto or Western Ontario please contact our camp partner Pawsitively Pets for Kids

09/13/2023

Interact with our animals by booking an event or attending a drop-in show to meet them in person!

09/12/2023

Registration for our PA Day Camps are now open! Please visit our website for more details www.thezoocrew.ca

09/02/2023

Did you know that all ducks have waterproof feathers? To become waterproof they gather a special oil that is produced by the preen gland and rub it all over their bodies

Book an event with us or attend a drop-in show to meet one of our ducks in person!

08/30/2023

When choosing a pet, it’s very important to consider the length of the commitment you’re about to make 🦜🐇🦔

To learn more about the life expectancy of certain pets, book an event with us or attend a drop-in show!

08/25/2023

Did you know bearded dragons have a third eye on the top of their heads that can sense changes in light to detect attacks from above?

Want to see it in person? Book an event with us or attend a drop-in show to meet one of our bearded dragons!

08/23/2023

Want to learn more about which pets can live alone? Book an event with us or attend one of our drop in shows!

08/18/2023

Did you know African pygmy hedgehogs have between 3000 to 5000 quills covering their backs? By curling into a tight ball, they can protect the parts of their bodies that aren’t covered in spikes

Book an event with us or attend a drop-in show to meet one of our hedgehogs in person!