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Zox of the Forest
Overview
Children shows consisting of skits, storytelling, puppetry, juggling, music, balloon art and animal art drawings. Different themes available about the forest, jungle, ocean, dinosaurs, space and endangered animals. The shows are very interactive, playful and imaginative. I am available for birthday parties, fairs and festivals, schools and other special events.
I also now do Easter Bunny shows consisting of skits, storyelling and music. Easter Bunny also available for roving gigs at Easter events.
Reviews
14 reviews
Mimy F.
November 26, 2023Great job
Zox of the Forest was incredibly patient with a group of very active six years old. The children participated in the puppet show, singing and dancing with him. He stayed longer than the agreed time making balloon animals for all the kids. We thought his performance was great.
Hired as: Children’s Party Entertainment
Vanessa Z.
April 9, 2023Great Fun!
We had a great time with David. He engaged with the children (2-4 years old) and played a lot of songs that we love! I definitely would recommend to others. He came early to set up and started late to allow for more guests to arrive. He also stayed after to blow up fun balloons for the kids! It was a great birthday, thank you again David!
Hired as: Children’s Music, Children’s Party Entertainment
Cristina R.
July 4, 2020It was perfect for one year old babies!
David sang few songs with his guitar and then made one balloon per child. I believe for little kids is good.
Hired as: Balloon Twister, Children’s Party Entertainment
Nicole D. C.
December 16, 2019he was great!
He kept 10 kiddos entertained for over an hour and ensured everyone had balloon. He was awesome!
Hired as: Children’s Party Entertainment
Mary S.
November 2, 2019Well Done!
He came on time, with his costume, which caught kids attention 👍accommodate all kids and make sure that everybody got balloon. The puppet show is good and the songs was fun.
Kids have a good time with Zox of the Forest.
Hired as: Balloon Twister, Children’s Party Entertainment
Booking information
Price range: $100 and up
Languages: English
Gig length: 30 - 180 minutes
What to expect
I am a full time performer and take my work very seriously. I am committed and dedicated in creating an entertaining, educational and professional performance. If my client is not happy, I am not happy. I am also open to my client's suggestions in creating an unique performance that suits their needs.
About
DAVID COOPER BIO
David Cooper has been a children’s performer for many years. In 1998, he created a character called Zox of the Forest, which was inspired by David's love of the forest and the Dr Seuss character “ The Lorax”. In his shows, Zox shares his love of the forest through songs, stories, skits, and his puppet friends. Zox also juggles and does balloon art. Zox of the Forest has performed at many venues including fairs and festivals, schools, libraries, corporations, community and shopping centres and at many birthday parties. His shows are entertaining, educational and lots of fun! Zox does both roving performances and stage shows.
David Cooper has added a new character, the Easter Bunny. The last few years, the Easter Bunny has performed his show at childcares. The show consists of skits, storytelling and music. Also the Easter Bunny brings a basket of chocolate eggs for the children.
Services offered
Past booked events
March 2026
14
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
5:30pm - 6:15pm
•
Vancouver, BC
October 2025
25
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
5:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Coquitlam, BC
August 2025
31
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Burnaby, BC
November 2023
25
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Burnaby, BC
April 2023
08
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
11:00am - 11:45am
•
Burnaby, BC
December 2022
04
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
1:00pm - 1:30pm
•
Burnaby, BC
June 2020
13
Saturday
Children's Birthday Party
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Delta, BC
April 2020
12
Sunday
Easter Brunch and Skate
10:00am - 3:00pm
March 2020
08
Sunday
Birthday party
5:30pm - 7:30pm
February 2020
23
Sunday
Birthday party
11:30am - 12:30pm
08
Saturday
Birthday party
6:00pm - 8:00pm
December 2019
20
Friday
Christmas show
3:30pm - 4:15pm
20
Friday
Christmas show
9:45am - 10:30am
14
Saturday
Children's Birthday Party
2:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Vancouver, BC
13
Friday
Christmas show
5:00pm - 5:45pm
07
Saturday
Christmas Breakfast
All-day event
01
Sunday
Nonprofit Event
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Burnaby, BC
October 2019
31
Thursday
Halloween Shows
10:00am - 1:30pm
19
Saturday
Children's Birthday Party
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Vancouver, BC
04
Friday
Birthday party
7:00pm - 8:00pm
September 2019
21
Saturday
Children's Birthday Party
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Surrey, BC
15
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
2:00pm - 2:45pm
•
West Vancouver, BC
April 2019
25
Thursday
School Assembly
11:30am - 12:00pm
•
Langley, BC
March 2019
09
Saturday
Children's Birthday Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Surrey, BC
August 2018
10
Friday
Festival
10:30am - 11:15am
•
Langley, BC
July 2018
29
Sunday
Nonprofit Event
12:30pm - 2:30pm
•
Maple Ridge, BC
May 2018
27
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Vancouver, BC
April 2018
22
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Vancouver, BC
February 2018
18
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
1:30pm - 3:00pm
•
Delta, BC
January 2018
28
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
1:30pm - 2:30pm
•
Vancouver, BC
November 2017
19
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Langley, BC
September 2017
23
Saturday
Birthday (Child)
10:00am - 11:00am
•
West Vancouver, BC
August 2017
26
Saturday
Birthday (Child)
2:30pm - 3:30pm
•
Surrey, BC
June 2017
03
Saturday
Birthday (Child)
12:00pm - 12:45pm
•
Langley, BC
March 2017
18
Saturday
Birthday (Child)
12:00pm - 1:00pm
•
Port Moody, BC
February 2017
25
Saturday
Birthday (Child)
2:30pm - 3:15pm
•
North Vancouver, BC
November 2016
20
Sunday
Holiday Party (Other)
2:00pm - 2:45pm
•
New Westminster, BC
13
Sunday
Birthday (Child)
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Surrey, BC
October 2016
08
Saturday
Birthday (Child)
3:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Coquitlam, BC
Set list
I perform original songs, plus cover songs like Octopus (Slippery Fish), Baby Beluga, The Cat Came Back, Old MacDonald, Row, Row Row Your Boat, Mother Goose songs, Shake Your Sillies Out, and many others. The set list depends upon the age of the audience. The songs must be age appropriate.
Influences and inspiration
Raffi, Fred Penner, Charlotte Diamond, and from my childhood The Friendly Giant, Mr Dressup and JP Patches.
Setup requirements
For big shows (bigger than 50 children), I need a microphone for my voice and either another microphone for my guitar or I need to plug my guitar into the sound system.
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