October’s Reading to Kids theme “Halloween, Magic & Monsters” started with a Solar Eclipse followed by Wonderful Books in a Campfire Style Reading, Halloween Crafts and a Magic Show Finale. The Books Kindergarten – “Pete the Cat and the itsy Bitsy Spider” by James Dean, 1st Grade – “How to Catch a Monster” by Adam…
Halloween Crafts at the Park
While we await the arrival of the Dinosaur Wizards, we have fun working on Halloween Crafts. September’s Book for the 5th graders from Reading to Kids was “Minerva Keen’s Detective Club” by James Patterson. Our Craft involved creating creepy crawlers, which is perfect for Halloween. Check out www.readingtokids.org maybe this can be an organization for…
Dwarf Dinosaurs & Raptor Feathers
After researching online “How to Paint Feathers” and viewing step by step videos, I made rough sketches of the Raptors with feathers. Raptors were covered with downy hair like feathers. They also had flight feathers on their arms and tail for display. I choose to keep their face and lower legs scaley. Since I’m not…
Raptors, Feathers & Dinosaur Flight
The Raptors have received their first primary color Caicos Turquoise for Blue, Winter Shamrock for Alan & Charlie, In Mellow Yellow for Jadon. I used regular paint brushes for applying these colors to the Raptors. The size of the brushes 1 ½ inches to 2 inches wide worked best for me. I have mini 6…
The Raptors
Last Fall four of the Raptors (left to right) – Blue, Alan, Jadon & Charlie – needed makeovers. The White Primer worked great for making Winter Snow Raptors for the Holidays. Now it’s time to finish their makeovers. The Zinsser Primer needs a second coat. After some detailed cleaning the second coat was applied. Laying…
Raptors
Eudromaeosauria (true dromaeosaurs) were small to large size, feathered hypercarnivore theropods. There diets consisted almost entirely of other terrestrial vertebrates. These Dinosaurs flourished in the Cretaceous Period – appearing 124 Million Years Ago. The Cladograms (Family Trees) may vary depending on the source and year created. Regardless, this group includes: Saurornitholestes, Bambiraptor, Atrociraptor, Deinonychus, Achillobator,…
Tyrannosaurs
While our newest Prehistoric Pal gets use to her surroundings, now is a good time to discuss her family’s history. The early members of the Tyrannosaur family existed over 100 million years before the T-Rex came on the scene in the last of the Cretaceous Period. Four years before the discovery of Kileskus by Alexander…
Boom! Boom! Boom!
She’s coming! She’s Big! Our newest resident of the Park hails from Moon Valley Nurseries in Fillmore. Remember my visit to Moon Valley Nurseries – post dated June 9, 2023 “Look Up!” Becca & Amanda at Moon Valley Nurseries made this adoption possible. Even at 21.5 feet long and about 11 feet in height (7…
Look Up!
As a character in one of my favorite Holiday Movies would say, “Look Up!” You never know what amazing things you could be missing if you don’t Look Up! Can You see the Humming Bird (modern dinosaur) in two of the pictures below? Recently, we had some new Visitors at Park. Mario & his daughter…
Crafty Dragons!
May’s theme for ReadingtoKids.org Fantasy, Folklore & Fairytales and the books: Kindergarten – “Secret Pizza Party” by Adam Rubin. A Racoon loves Pizza! 1st Grade – “The Rabbit Listened” by Cori Doerrfeld. Sometimes You don’t need Answers, just Someone to Listen. 2nd Grade – “Sleep Like a Tiger” by Mary Logue. Does Everything in the…