March is Music & Entertainment Month for Readingtokids.org. I have been saving decorative tins for several years, not knowing quite what to do with them. You know the kind, filled with Shortbread and/or Chocolate Cookies. The tins are too nice to just throw away. In 2020 Drums started beating in head and it became clear…
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Halloween & 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Springtime with Dinosaurs
The California Poppies and Clovers are in bloom. The Wisteria, Roses and many other many other plants are budding to provide a spectacular show. Did you know that most Dinosaurs never saw a single flower? It wasn’t until the Cretaceous Period that flowering Trees & Plants evolved. That’s over 105 Million Years after the first…
Were Dinosaurs Musical?
Saturday’s Reading to Kids Theme was “Music & Entertainment. Books – Kindergarten: “Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem” by Amanda Gorman; 1st Grade: “I’m Not Just a Scribble” by Diana Alber; 2nd Grade: “Lizzy and the Cloud” by Terry Fan – a cute story where you can purchase a cloud on a string with care instructions…
Picking Up with Pamela
With Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas we got off track with a number of projects around the Park. So, We left off with Pamela the Pachycephalosaurus in her primary colors – Morocco Red, Blazing Bonfire & Race Track Grey. Real Orange provides the punch around the eyes as well as a patch of Aubergine. The plastic…