The Mountain Fire came close to the Park. The Prehistoric Pals & I are very grateful that the Firefighters kept the fire away. The Winds were extremely violent and unpredictable. For the most part they blew away from the Park. However, the fire ambers often were blown miles away from the fire’s location in many…
Category: Adventures & Activities
Dia de Muertos – Day of the Dead
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…
Dinosaur Pumpkins!
Since 2015 I have been carving Dinosaur themed pumpkins. Each year I am inspired to create more detailed designs. Practice and better tools have been a great help. Many pumpkin carving sets come with images and plastic tools for making the typical pumpkin designs. I found more professional tools for my projects at Michael’s Arts…
More Dinosaur Halloween Crafts
October’s theme for www.readingtokids.org “Halloween, Magic & Monsters. The books “Monster Trouble!” by Lane Fredrickson – Kindergarten; “There was an Old Mummy who swallowed a Spider” by Jennifer Ward – 1st grade; “Frankestein: a Monstrous Parody” by Rick Walton – 2nd grade; “Zen Ghosts” by Jon J. Muth -3rd grade; “Lulu’s Mysterious Mission” by Judith…
Castles, Dragons & Dinosaurs
With Halloween around the corner, thoughts of Haunted Houses, Castles and even Dragons may be popping into your heads. At the Park we’re working on Haunted House & Castle Crafts. We’ve created Haunted Houses for a couple of years. This year we thought we would make some Castles too! For the Haunted House, all you…
PALEOART
Paleo Artists often work closely with Museums and their Paleontologists. This partnership helps the Artists to create the most realistic depiction of those incredible animals that lived so long ago. Paleo Artists study the bones for how Dinosaurs moved. Working with Paleontologists they can recreate the muscle tissue and skin and feathers making Dinosaurs &…
Gnatalie the Green Dinosaur
Mark your calendars for November 17th! Gnatalie, a Diplodocus – like long necked dinosaur will be unveiled at the Natural History Museum Los Angeles County. The Worlds only Green Fossilized Dinosaur! Nicknamed for the stinging gnats that attacked the excavators at the dig site. Gnatalie is the most complete sauropod skeletal mount on the West…
Fossils
Fossils tell Us a Great Deal about the Animals that left them behind – What they looked like, What they Ate, How they Moved about, Attracted Mates, Worked Together, Their Vision, We are even estimating what sounds they made. Unfortunately, many things must take place for an animal to be preserved. Therefore, we know about…
Bugs Before the Dinosaurs
Bugs have been around Millions of Years before the Dinosaurs. Can You image a Dragonfly with a 28 inch Wingspan? Well, Meganeuropsis was such an Insect with a 17 inch long body. I stood with my arms outstretched as if I could fly. If a Meganeuropsis landed on my chest. Its head would be beneath…
From the North Pole to Down Under!
Alaskacephale gangloffi with size comparison to human and larger Pachycephalosaurus by Karkenish own work. Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth for over 150 million Years! Fossils of their bones, eggs and tracks have been found around the globe. In Alaska which was much further North than it is today, Dinosaurs thrived. Although temperatures were warmer similar to…