While many celebrate Halloween in a ghoulish fashion, Dia de Muertos is a joyful celebration to pay respects and remember friends and family members who have died. Dia de Muertos is two days, generally November 1st & 2nd other days may be included depending on locality. It is celebrated in Mexico and other places, especially…
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Dinosaurs Hatching from Pumpkins!
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…
Day of the Dead – Dia de Muertos
While many celebrate Halloween in a ghoulish fashion, Dia de Muertos is a joyful celebration to pay respects and remember friends and family members who have died. Dia de Muertos is two days, generally November 1st & 2nd other days may be included depending on locality. It is celebrated in Mexico and other places, especially…
Dinosaurs from Pumpkins!
Halloween will soon be here! The Prehistoric Pals are already in the Halloween Spirt – from Dinosaur Wizards to Dinosaurs in our Haunted House Craft. Dinosaurs are even Popping Out of Our Pumpkins! Here’s how Dinosaurs hatched from our Pumpkin. First, you need to search for the right Pumpkin to create your Halloween Idea. I…
Dinosaur Wizards are Coming!
Every year before Halloween, Dinosaur Wizards gather at the Park. Dinosaur Wizards come in all varieties – from T-Rexes, Stegosaurs, Pachycephalosaurs, Triceratops, Raptors & Spinosaurs. Whether quadrupedal or theropods they Come. There are Pterosaur & Dragon Wizards too! There’s something Magical at the Park and this Time of Year that brings the Dinosaur Wizards from…
Happy Halloween!
All the theropod Dinosaurs have their Wizard Staffs. Now it’s time to carve the pumpkin! A Dinosaur theme of course. Three hatching eggs for this year – a Sauropod, Triceratops & T-Rex will make the cut. I’m using the Pumpkin Masters tools I picked up at Michael’s 3 or is it 4 years ago now? …
Dinosaur Wizards on the Move!
The New Tealights arrived and they’re Great! After tearing off a piece of the Museum Putty and shaping it to fit the area of staff the Tealight is pressed in place. The new design provides a better light with a larger glowing surface. Each of the Prehistoric Pals will eventually receive their personalized Wizard Staff. …
Dinosaur Wizard Staffs (assembly)
Previously pruned Tree Branches were saved for this project. Now after some minor trimming they will make great staffs for the Dinosaurs. There are many Trees in the Park and all require at least annual trimming. Again, providing a constant supply of materials for projects and compost. I selected 5 tops for the staffs. Since…
Dinosaur Wizard Staffs
Pride of Madera (Echium candicans) has a very interesting root ball. I discovered this when I had to remove a few of the plants that had died or overgrew their space. I had saved a couple of the root balls for an interesting landscape display. Some years ago around Halloween, I thought they would make…