Bringing fun and educational nature shows to Preschools, Day Care Centers, Libraries and other childrens’ venues in the Northern Virginia area and virtually around the world.
Each show stars kid-friendly wildlife expert CobraCaroline along with a cast of colorful animal puppets and props.
Caroline Seitz (aka CobraCaroline) has more than 30 years of experience educating and entertaining young children about the natural world. She created Kids Nature Shows LLC to further her mission of promoting education, empathy, and compassion for all creatures great and small.
“I hope to help make the world a better place by inspiring young hearts to care about the world around them.”
She did a wonderful job engaging the kids and keeping their interest, which is a lot to say for a group of 30+ 1-5 grade boys. They especially loved the Tegu. We would definitely ask her to come back. Kudos to Reptiles Alive!
The widelife educator was so knowledgeable and engaging. Our group consisted of children 12 months to 5 years old and they all loved it!
Rachel was amazing with our group of about 100 3rd graders. The show was entertaining and educational. The kids were super excited about everything she told them and loved being able to get closer to some of the stars of the show at the end. Our kids were very excited and Rachel was wonderful at keeping them in check so that the show did not go over time. I will be suggesting them to all of my grades that are looking for an entertaining and educational show.
Reptiles Alive were prompt, professional, and, most importantly, tons of fun at out birthday party. I highly recommend.
Response from Kids Nature Shows LLC:
Hi Catherine,
Thank you for your kind review! We loved visiting.
Sincerely,
Rachel Walker
Booking Reptiles Alive is so easy! The staff is great to work with.
Rachel did a great job keeping around 50 1st - 5th graders engaged during her lecture to our Cub Scout Pack. I highly recommend Reptiles Alive!!!
Response from Kids Nature Shows LLC:
Tara,
I am so happy everyone enjoyed Rachel's show last night. Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review! Hope to see you all again next year.
-Caroline Seitz
Caroline has visited us at Landon Summer Camp for the past four years. We have weekly assemblies and this is one that we will always include in our schedule.
Caroline's group management skills and her enthusiasm keep the youngest of our campers engaged. Her passion for what she does truly shines through.
So fun and enriching for all, even staff, to meet these live creatures and learn about them. Reptiles Alive has a very well planned program to facilitate this and wonderful presenters.
You guys are always on our A list!
Miss Rachel did an amazing job of keeping the attention and focus of young kids while introducing them to live animals. This kids were engaged and excited the whole time, no small feat for kids ages 3-5. In addition she was hugely knowledgeable about all the different animals. I don't think the kids will forget meeting all their new wetland friends especially seeing their teachers help hold an 11 foot long python!
Response from Kids Nature Shows LLC:
I am so happy to hear the students enjoyed Rachel's show! Thank you very much!
I have had Reptiles Alive! come to us since we opened in 2007! They have always given the children a memorable time.
We will continue to have them year after year.
Thanks! Reptiles Alive!
Response from Kids Nature Shows LLC:
Rachel, we always love visiting your students. Thank you so much for having us each year!
Caroline Seitz
Fantastic and entertaining! My 4 year old and his friends loved the show. Well done!
From start to finish, our third graders were thoroughly engaged in the presentation. "Rockin' Reptile Rachel" made connections to our current unit of inquiry and skillfully wowed her audience with a perfect blend of information and humor. Thank you!
The students and staff at Franconia Baptist Preschool enjoyed another great show! Thank you so much for always being on time and caring with our children!
Reptiles Alive provided yet another engaging and educational show specifically introducing the reptiles living in the biomes that our 2nd graders are studying. The educator, Ms. Rachel, was extremely knowledgeable of the animal adaptations to the desert, temperate deciduous forest, and grassland biomes, and tied the show to the Virginia SOLs that we had requested. The students were having a fun experience while at the same time linking their studies to the real world...and seeing the animals first hand! Thanks Reptiles Alive!
Response from Kids Nature Shows LLC:
Thank you Julia for your wonderful review! I greatly enjoyed speaking to the students at Taylor Elementary School. Looking forward to visiting again in the future.
Sincerely,
Rachel Walker
Reptiles Alive! did a show for me for my annual client holiday party, and everyone loved it! There were some kids, but mostly adults, and it was great.
Reptiles Alive is thoroughly professional, educational, and entertaining! I have been blown away every time I see one of their shows - and I love watching the amazement on my kids faces. I HIGHLY recommend them for festivals, birthdays, or any special event. Can't wait to see them (and the gorgeous reptiles) again!
I have seen CobraCaroline and other Reptiles Alive! LLC educators at birthday parties, festivals and school events. In every venue, they offer a fun way to learn about reptiles. They are very knowledgeable and speak directly to the level of their audiences, be it a 5-year old at a birthday party or older children at festivals and school assemblies. They always bring a wide variety of reptiles (and amphibians), and often allow the audience to touch them.
Reptiles Alive! did a show for my daughter's 3th grade after school class. All the kids had a great time! The presentation was highly energetic, entertaining and educational.
Price Range: $0 - $295
Gig Length: 20 - 30 minutes
Languages: English
Insurance: $2,000,000 - Liability
When you hire Kids Nature Shows, you can expect to have a wildly exciting experience. Kid friendly wildlife educator CobraCaroline will capture the attention and imagination of the audience by interacting with colorful animal puppets while she tells funny stories and exciting animal facts in a personable and enthusiastic manner.
Caroline Seitz (aka CobraCaroline) created Kids Nature Shows LLC in 2019 to further her mission of promoting education, empathy, and compassion for all creatures great and small.
“I hope to help make the world a better place by inspiring young hearts to care about the world around them.”
Before starting Kids Nature Shows, Caroline founded and was the director of Reptiles Alive LLC, a wildly successful traveling live reptile program. During her more than 30 years presenting educational live animal shows, Caroline learned a lot about how to connect with audiences of all ages. Using all her gained knowledge and experience, Caroline is now super excited to offer fun and educational shows minus the live animals.
“The idea for Kids Nature Shows came to me a few years ago when I started getting asked by a variety of schools and other organizations if we could do a Reptiles Alive show without any live animals. For a variety of reasons, various venues prohibit live animals but clients loved my shows so much they still wanted to book with us. The clincher came when I started including a puppet tadpole in my shows and when, after the shows, I asked the kids what their favorite animal was, many of them said “Tommy the Tadpole” – they loved the puppet better than any of live animals!”
Caroline’s kid-friendly presentation style combined with her expert knowledge of wildlife are what make Kids Nature Shows so unique and loved.
To set up for your show, I need:
Close Parking
Electrical outlet within 20 feet of performance space
A table
| November 18, 2017 • 1:30pm - 2:15pm | Birthday (Child) |
| February 07, 2016 • 1:30pm - 3:30pm | School Assembly |
| July 21, 2015 • 10:00am - 11:00am | School Assembly |
| May 16, 2015 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Birthday (Child) |
Animal Classes: Animal expert CobraCaroline will delight young audiences with her friendly and funny animal puppets while introducing them to the differences and similarities between mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish during this fun and educational program.
Animals in Fall & Winter: How do animals in our neighborhood survive when it gets cold? Find out how in this show that introduces young audiences to the concepts of hibernation, migration, and other natural science topics related to the seasons of Fall and Winter.
Animals in Spring & Summer: Why do birds and frogs sing in the Spring? What do tadpoles turn into? Where do baby squirrels live? Learn the answers to all these questions and more during this fun and educational show about the seasons of Spring and Summer.
Animal Kindness: Learn how to be kind to, and safe around, pets and wildlife during this helpful and engaging show. Animal puppets may include Mac the Puppy, Cheese the Kitty, and a variety of wildlife puppets.
Backyard Wildlife: Let’s take a safari right in our own backyard! Meet some amazing animals that live alongside you and learn about their secret lives. Animal puppet stars you might meet include Annie the Squirrel, Bella the Bumblebee, Robin the Robin, Gary the Garter Snake, and other fun wildlife puppets.
Biomes: Meet a variety of wildly exciting animal puppets while learning about many of the Earth’s major biomes including deserts, temperate forests, tropical forests, freshwater wetlands, and ocean.
Bugs: Students will meet and learn about a variety of insect, arachnid, and other invertebrate puppets and props while discovering how these creatures serve an important purpose to our planet. Puppets may include a butterfly, spider, bumblebee, pill bug, snail, and other animals without a backbone.
Creepy Creatures: Discover the truth about some of nature’s most misunderstood animals. Learn why animals that may seem a little scary are nothing to be afraid of. Animal puppets may include a bat, spider, snake, and other misunderstood creatures.
Deserts: Meet a diverse cast of animal puppets including a rattlesnake, tortoise, tarantula, and more during this fun show about nature’s most extreme environment! Students will hear stories of how animals adapt to survive in harsh habitats and how certain animals, such as the tortoise, end up helping all the animals that live nearby!
Dinosaurs: Kids love dinosaurs and they will be delighted by the fun and funny antics of CobraCaroline and her prehistoric puppet friends.
Rainforests: Discover the exciting world of a tropical rainforest! Meet a unique variety of jungle animal puppets from the rainforest canopy, forest floor and river. CobraCaroline will delight children with fun and funny animal tales including the story of a hungry hungry tegu lizard who tried to steal the eggs from a crocodile!
Reptiles: Reptile expert and kids entertainer CobraCaroline captures the attention and imagination of young audiences with a combination of engaging storytelling along with playful, colorful reptile puppets including: Allie the Alligator, Trouble the Tegu Lizard, Tommy the Tadpole, a GIANT boa and other reptile puppet stars. Kids are wildly excited to see this fun, funny and educational nature show.
Wetlands: Students will go on an imaginary journey through the Chesapeake Bay watershed during this show featuring aquatic animal puppets including a sea turtle, snapping turtle, frog, fish, and more! CobraCaroline tells the story of how a plastic bag in our neighborhood ends up traveling to the Atlantic Ocean and almost hurts a sea turtle! Students learn how to help save turtles and other wildlife and how our watershed connects us all to the ocean.
While attending college, Dr. Carl Ernst and Dr. Walter Bulmer were two of CobraCaroline's most influential teachers. Other influences include Carl Kauffield, Bill Haast, and the great Marlin Perkins. All great naturalists, educators and promoters of conservation.
We bring our own PA & Mic for larger audiences
a table
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