Everything a parent needs
Party details
Doors at 5:00 PM, done by 8:00 PM. Here's the plan, minute by minute, plus the practical stuff.
When
Friday, August 28, 2026
5:00 PM – 8:00 PMPlease arrive right at 5:00 PM — the puppies come out at 5:30.
Where
1 Christamon, Irvine, CAStreet parking nearby. Please don't block driveways.
Food
Hawaiian BBQ plates, rice & mac salad, cakeTeriyaki chicken, kalua pork and BBQ beef, plus a veggie plate. Mild, not spicy. Note allergies or dietary needs in your RSVP and we'll cover it.
Host
Ernie — 609-703-5615Call or text for anything, including running late.
The schedule
- 5:00 PM
Doors open
Arrive, sign the guest book, grab a drink. Come right at 5 if you can — the puppies come out early.
- 5:30 PM
Puppy Petting Zoo
Galaxy Parties sets up a gated puppy pen with 5–7 real puppies. Every kid gets hands-on cuddle time with a handler supervising the whole hour.
- 6:30 PM
Balloon animals
Thirty minutes of balloon art — every child leaves with one.
- 7:00 PM
Hawaiian BBQ, cake & happy birthday
Hawaiian barbecue plates — teriyaki chicken, kalua pork, BBQ beef, white rice and mac salad — plus a veggie plate, then cake and candles.
- 7:30 PM
Free play & goodbyes
Games, photos, party favors on the way out.
- 8:00 PM
Party ends
Pickup by 8:00 PM sharp.
What the puppy petting zoo includes
We booked the puppy petting zoo package from Galaxy Parties, a family-owned Southern California company that runs over 1,000 kids' events a year.
5–7 real puppies to cuddle
Not a screen, not a costume — actual socialized puppies inside a clean, gated play pen the kids can sit inside of.
A trained handler stays the whole time
Galaxy Parties never drops animals off. A handler supervises every interaction, shows kids how to hold a puppy, and steps in if a pup needs a break.
Full setup and full cleanup included
They bring the pen, the flooring, the sanitizer and the puppies, and they take every bit of it with them. Nothing for guests to clean up.
30 minutes of balloon animals
Our package adds a balloon artist after the puppy hour so there's no dead time between the animals and the cake.
Great for shy kids too
Puppies come to the child, not the other way around. Kids who won't go near a bounce house usually end up sitting in the pen the whole hour.
A team that does this 1,000+ times a year
Galaxy Parties is a family-owned SoCal company running over a thousand events a year for families, schools and brands. This is routine for them.
Want to ask the company something directly? Galaxy Parties: 562-309-4426.
What to bring
Play clothes that can get paw prints on them, closed-toe shoes, and a phone for photos. Gifts are genuinely optional — Remington likes anything animals, art or skincare.