Yes, you will receive a digital invite via email for you to distribute to your party guests. Please use these invites for your child’s special day at CNC.

If it is raining you will have several different options:

1. If is not raining hard and the children are properly dressed, the naturalist will be prepared to take them on the trail as usual.
2. If it is too wet, the naturalist will take the children on a short hike staying on the paved paths close to the building. Doing this, you will be able to visit the Beaver Habitat, the Aviaries, and the Butterfly Garden.
3. If it is raining too hard for this option, the naturalist will do a short educational program with bio-facts, play an educational game such as Bat and Moth (similar to blind-man’s-bluff), and have an animal presentation.

Yes. Feel free to use one or more of the outdoor picnic tables located behind the birthday party room or on the meadow. In case of rain, however, there is no inside space to have lunch. The other classrooms and the gym are reserved for rentals and other programs on the weekends.

If after your picnic, you would like to visit CNC, please go back through the building (A&E Building) to the parking lot. Go left to enter the grounds through the Discovery Center Admissions area so we may orient you to the grounds.

Yes. However we cannot allow pizza, fast food, or anything that will create additional mess. This is to maintain the room for the people who are having their child’s party after you.

We suggest dry, non-sweet food (pretzels, nuts, etc.) or finger sandwiches. We CANNOT allow: Cake (frosting gets ground into the carpet), Drinks that stain (Kool-Aid, punch, etc.), Gum or Sticky Candy.

Please keep in mind that this will cut into your actual party time. Eating before or after may work best.

Yes. Ice cream can be stored in the freezer in the downstairs refrigerator. However, we cannot guarantee that freezer space will be available. You must bring your own serving containers and spoons.

Yes. You will have access to the party room or picnic area 15 minutes before the party begins to drop off gifts, view the room set up, place additional favors, etc.

No. The Chattahoochee Nature Center Birthday Party Room is painted and decorated to be fun, energetic, and educational. Balloons and streamers are unnecessary and not allowed. Outdoor areas cannot be decorated either. Besides, one of the reasons you came to us is so that you wouldn’t have to spend time and money on decorating.

Yes. If you would like to tour the birthday room or picnic area, contact the Birthday Coordinator at 770-992-2055 ext. 249.

No. Piñatas are not allowed at CNC.

Yes. You may have up to 20 participants (children AND adults) with your child’s party.    Based on the experience of CNC staff, 16 is the best number of party children that can be educated and supervised effectively.

Additional participants (children AND adults) up to 20 are $12 each. Going over 20 total participants will incur a $25 fee per participant up to a maximum of 25 participants based on fire code regulations. Free admission passes may not be used in place of payment for extra participants.

The maximum occupancy for our birthday rooms (based on fire code) is 25.

If you are interested in having a party that needs to accommodate more the 25 people, you may want to consider renting the Plaza Conference Room. Information on rentals can be found on our website at https://www.chattnaturecenter.org/venue/. This will not include CNC programming. 

Yes. The naturalist’s primary goal is to provide you with a fun and educational experience while at the Nature Center. They will make every attempt to satisfy any special request while staying within time limit and following the rules of the Nature Center. However, we recommend that you heed suggestions from the naturalist about length of trails, age of children, fun things to see, etc.

Inform parents/guardians that this is intended to be a drop off party. Children and adults that participate in the party count as guests and therefore may be subject to additional fees.

CNC designs parties to be drop off so that the focus of the day is on the children – too many adults can distract from the party experience.

For guardians that are dropping off children, the invitation can be used as free admission for 1 person to CNC. Guardians must present their invitation at admissions in the Discovery Center. 

No. We are the Chattahoochee Nature Center and the outdoor, natural areas are what make our parties special. We will always do the program outside if weather permits.

Yes. But the basic cost will remain the same. We cannot credit this cost towards any other expenses.

Modifications to the cookie for dietary or other needs may incur additional costs. 

You cannot bring your own cookie/cake. Our cookies come from Ali’s Cookies, a local bakery. Here is the information they provide regarding allergies: “All of our baked goods are made in the same bakery. Though nuts are not a part of every recipe, trace amounts of nuts or nut oils can be in any of our desserts. We recommend those with severe nut allergies refrain from eating our products. We use eggs, butter, cream and flour in our baked goods and currently do not have any gluten or sugar free products.” All cookie cakes and dairy from Ali’s Cookies are certified kosher by the Atlanta Kashruth Commission.

Please contact CNC if you have questions regarding the cookie. 

The cookie from Ali’s Cookies feeds 20 participants.  If you wish to order a second cookie for your party the fee is $48.

This really depends on the child. However, we do suggest snake, turtle, or gopher tortoise for the younger children and snake, turtle, gopher tortoise, opossum, or owl for the older children.

Cancellations or reschedule requests must be received in writing (via e-mail) at least 15 business days prior to your program date and are subject to a $25 processing fee. We are unable to refund cancellations made less than 15 business days in advance. Refunds will be returned to the original form of purchase.

If the weather allows, we encourage your group to use our picnic tables outside. If the weather is not suitable for an outdoor gathering, you and your guests will have access to our Birthday Room. Certain animals require a minimum temperature to be shown outdoors.