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…
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…
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…
Were Dinosaurs Nurturing?
Mother’s Day is Sunday and Father’s Day is next Month. Now is a Great Time to discuss Nurturing Habits of Dinosaurs. Did Dinosaurs take care for their Young? Or did they lay their eggs and leave? Maiasaura means “Good Mother Lizard”. Maiasaura a Hadrosaur was the first species to prove conclusively that some Dinosaurs were…
Dinosaur Planters Final Touches!
We left off with a number of Compsognathus’ painted on the sides of the Pots – one on one side and a group on the other. I added some head quills for a little flair (no evidence to date that they had them). Check out previous posts: “When a T-Rex Missteps” June 25, 2022; “Dinosaurs…
Easter Vacation with Dinosaurs, Robots & Rocketships!
Whether you Celebrate Passover, Ramadan or Easter, We hope it brings you Peace. Maybe with Family, Friends or just some time out for Yourself or perhaps All of the Above! At the Park Sunday was a Fun Day. The weather was Great – Sunny with a Light Breeze. Did you know there are Easter Dinosaurs? …