Prehistoric Party!

For dinosaur fanatics the world over this is the chance for you to design and create your own prehistoric world from chocolate!
What will your Jurassic land look like??  We know it will taste Trex-ific!
Recommended age range: 4 + years

Duration: ​60 (chocolate activity only) or 90 (chocolate activity & party food) minutes.

Activity: each child will create a prehistoric scene from chocolate (with the help of our chocolate team) featuring painted chocolate dinosaurs and a range of other yummy treats.

Price from £250

Location: The Chocolate Shed or a suitable venue of your choosing.
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With stirring, pouring, decorating and, of course eating, children love joining in the chocolate fun! ​

The chocolate fun!

This chocolate making party is not only delicious but also chance for children to set their imaginations free and think creatively, with the help of our team.  There will be an opportunity for the young party goers plan their Jurassic scenes on paper (depending on the age and interests of the children) before delving into the chocolate.  

Once the designing is complete, each mini chocolatier will decorate premoulded chocolate stegasaurus, triceratops, t-rex and diplodocus with our specialist cocoa butter paints. This brings the chocolate characters to life and gives them each a unique personality.
The next stage is to pour molten chocolate to form the 'earth' for the dinosaurs to live on. Scenes are completed using their choice of yummy sprinkles and delicious inclusions. 

Guests are always delighted seeing their prehistoric chocolate habits come to life and can't wait to proudly show them to family and friends at home.

Also included in every party!


  • A chocolate party invitation template.
  • THE chocolate tasting game!
  • A card pizza-style box for each mini chocolatier containing their chocolate creation.
  • A chocolate-themed activity (a birthday wordsearch or colouring).
  • Squash or water for each child (chocolate making is thirsty work!)

​The Chocolate Shed believes in real, sustainable fun. For this reason we seek to minimise single use plastic and waste at all of our events and source our ingredients responsibly.  You can read more here.
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Taste, design, decorate and create wonderful, unique, yummy chocolates certain to impress!​

Party food!

Extending your child's party by 30 minutes to enjoy a birthday lunch/tea is always a winner!

You can can either:
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  • Bring your own food for the children to munch on after making their chocolates. Our staff are also on hand to help, and of course will do all the clearing away and washing up for you!
    OR
  • We can provide locally handmade party food for your youngsters to tuck into. All of our party food options will be made fresh on the day by our local onsite providers.
    A typical party menu includes a range of sandwiches, a selection of crisps, savoury finger food (sausage roll, Lashford's sausages or vegetarian options), fresh fruit and fun chocolate shapes from Henley Chocolates for each child.

Add a little extra....

Party planning can be stressful and time consuming for busy parents (we know all too well!) and so we can also help with party bags (filled with lots of goodies!)

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Our party food menu has been certified delicious by children (and thoroughly approved of by parents)

Pricing

Location: The Chocolate Shed (up to a maximum of 14 people)
  • Prehistoric Party! party package (60 minutes): £250 for up to 8 guests, £19 per person for extra spaces 
  • Prehistoric Party! party package with own food (90 minutes): £295 for up to 8 guests, £19 per person for extra spaces 
  • Prehistoric Party! party package with party platters (90 minutes): £345 for up to 8 guests, £25 per person for extra spaces ​
  • All inclusive Prehistoric Party! party package (with party platters and party bags, 90 minutes): £395 for up to 8 guests, £30 per person for extra spaces. 

Location: Wootton Wawen or Henley in Arden, large parties (14 or more people)
Often our youngest chocolatiers like to celebrate birthdays with all their class mates.  Our 'Shed is too small to accommodate everyone but we can arrange your party in a local community venue.  In this case prices are:
  • Prehistoric Party! party package (60 minutes): £415 for up to 14 guests, £19 per person for extra spaces. 
  • Prehistoric Party! party package with own food (90 minutes): £450 for up to 14 guests, £19 per person for extra spaces. 

Any other location: 
Please contact us for a bespoke quote.  Provided we are able to arrange transport for our staff and the venue of your choosing has the required facilities we are happy to bring our chocolate fun to anywhere in the UK!
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We can help you throw a party everyone is delighted with!​

Reviews

After every party and event we welcome any of those who participated for feedback.  This is extremely valuable to us and we often tweak our workshops accordingly to make them even more perfect (if that is possible!). Please read on for recent reviews. You may also like to check out our reviews on Google and Facebook.
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"Superb! We took our daughter here for a chocolate making birthday party [ ]. The staff were excellent [ ] seeing the kids faces when their chocolates were complete was brilliant."​

Frequently asked questions

What will the children do during the party?
During a Prehistoric Party! chocolate party each guest (the children and any participating adults) will design and create a Jurassic scene with dinosaurs from chocolate. Under the guidance of our team of chocolate party leaders guests will use specialist cocoa butter paints to give their premoulded chocolate dinosaurs a unique personality.  Mini chocolatiers will then add these dinosaurs to a base of molten chocolate 'earth' (which they get to pour!), before completing their scenes with yummy treats.
While the chocolate masterpieces are cooling in our special fridge, there's lots more fun to be had- our chocolate tasting game is always a hit, there's a chocolate themed activity personalised to the birthday child (colouring or a wordsearch), and, of course, there are cups of molten chocolate which just need to be scraped out!
Can parents of the mini chocolatiers attending stay and watch their children?
For our youngest guests (4 year olds), it often works well if parents stay with their children and join in the fun, making their own unique chocolate Prehistoric scene.  These parents count within the numbers. Due to space limitations we request that extra people (adults or children) do not attend just to watch unless a space has been reserved for them.
Often the parents of our young chocolatiers opt to stay at Yew Tree Farm, have a cuppa and chat in The Cowshed Cafe (located on the opposite side of the courtyard to The Chocolate Shed) or browse the lovely array of independent shops and businesses onsite.  
Alternatively, we are more than happy to host your child's birthday party in a local community venue which can comfortably hold more than 14 people.  Please read more here
What age range is this party package suitable for?
The Prehistoric Party! chocolate making party is ideal for mini chocolatiers aged 4 and above.  The activities tend to be a little tricky for tiny fingers and so we recommend contacting us to discuss personalised options if seeking a chocolate making party for younger children.  
Older children (and especially dinosaur-fanatic adults!) find the Prehistoric! party package just as exciting and fun as youngsters; they access the activities on a higher level and can go to town designing and decorating their Jurassic  scenes.
One of our group is allergic to ....
Unless requested in advance, all participants will be using milk and/or white chocolate.  We can accommodate most special dietary requirements but will need at least a weeks notice to ensure suitable alternative ingredients are available. If you have any concerns please contact us prior to booking.  You can also find out more about The Chocolate Shed's Health & Safety policy (which includes allergen management) here.
Do the children need to bring anything with them?
No, everything will be provided on the day, including an apron. We do recommend however that they don't wear their finest clothes, just in case there is a spillage.  The children will also be using our specialist cocoa butter paint (for decorating the chocolate dinosaurs) and felt tips (to complete their birthday wordsearches or colouring) during the party.
Can I visit The Chocolate Shed to look round before booking?
Of course, you are more than welcome to visit us! However, outside of workshop times The Chocolate Shed is typically shut and so contact us before making the journey.  Also note that for safeguarding purposes, we do not permit anyone other than the parents of children attending an event into our workshop space while an event is going on.
Often parents opt to attend one of our school holiday workshops before booking a birthday party.
What time of day do you host parties?
At weekends we typically have three slots per day available on a first-come-first-served basis (they do get booked up quite far in advance though).  These are for events starting at 10:00, 14:00 and 17:30.
Can I come earlier and decorate the room?
You are more than welcome to bring extra birthday decorations but please be advised that in the 30 minutes before your child's party starts our staff will be busy setting up and preparing.  We tend to ask that parents of the birthday child arrive no more than 20 minutes before the party is due to start and that other guests arrive no more than 10 minutes early.
I'm bringing my own party food. Can I use your fridge?
The Chocolate Shed fridge has a very important role in all our events: it is essential for cooling chocolate masterpieces so they can safely go home with their creators.  We will do our best to make space available for your party food but this is at the discretion of The Chocolate Shed party host(ess) and depends on the size of your event.
What is in the party bag?
Our special 'The Chocolate Shed' party bags (for which there is an extra small cost) contain a pot of fun chocolate shapes (from Henley Chocolates), a special 'The Chocolate Shed' activity sheet, a fun family-friendly, chocolate recipe card and an eco-ball point pen!

The chocolates made during the workshop will be taken home by each child in a card box (included as standard in our parties).  Many parents opt to add a slice of birthday cake to this box.  ​
I'd like a Chocolate Shed party close to where I live.
Please contact us for a bespoke quote.  Provided we are able to arrange transport for our staff and the venue of your choosing has the required facilities* we are happy to bring our chocolate fun to anywhere in the UK!  
(*We require a venue large enough for all those participating to have space to get their chocolate-creative juices flowing!  In addition we need access to electricity and hot running water and the space needs to have wipe clean tables, floors and seating.
can you accomodate children with additional needs
Chocolate creating is an inclusive activity and as a team The Chocolate Shed is committed to sharing the fun with children (and adults) of all abilities and needs.  In order for us to make appropriate adaptations (if necessary) please discuss specific needs when booking.  If a child (or children) need a carer to assist them then this is certainly possible, space allowing.  (Our venue can only comfortably host 14 people in total.)
I'm not sure how many children will be able to attend yet.
It is relatively easy for us to add or reduce the numbers attending your child's party and adjust your invoice accordingly.  If unsure, we recommend making a booking based on our minimum numbers (8 for Prehistoric Party!) and letting us know 14-7 days before the event if more children are attending.  Read here for more details.
What happens next?
After completing our birthday party booking/inquiry form, one of our team will be in touch to confirm possible dates and times with you and answer any outstanding questions you may have.  This person will be your point of reference throughout the booking and you can contact them by email at any time.
Once you are happy, we ask for a 25% deposit to be paid to secure your booking; the remaining balance is due 7 days prior to your event.  Full terms and conditions can be found here.
After your booking is confirmed we will send you our birthday party invitation template and a health and safety form.  We ask that the adult responsible for all those attending your event to complete this form. This is just to ensure that our staff are aware of any relevant medical conditions and allergies so that your session is safe as well as fun.
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