Make sure You check-out Day One! Angie gets a little cleaning before we start Sunday giving the next wave of kids and parents a relatively fresh start. Noreen – Overseas as a proud mom assists her daughter with painting and helps a group with the painting process. Ivania & Marcos – Left Back corner 1st…
Category: Adventures & Activities
“Dino Fest” Weekend – Day One Saturday Sept. 29th
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles had a record crowd of 13,597 for the 3rd Annual Dino Fest Weekend! First, I would like to Thank All the Museum Staff for making Our Place in the Garden the Perfect Painting Spot for “Angie”, the Augustynolophus. Also Special Thanks to my Volunteers from CA State Northridge…
Preparing for “Dino Fest” Weekend!
This Saturday & Sunday is Everything Dinosaur at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles 3rd Annual “Dino Fest” Weekend! I’m checking my lists to make sure I have everything to make Dinosaur Painting at my Tent more Funtastic than last year. Last year was my first time at this event. It was Great Fun…
“Story Time at Camarillo Library” Alejandro’s 1st Presentation!
“Family Story Time” at the City of Camarillo Library was Huge Success! Special Thanks to the Library Team for All Their Help with this Event! The Flyers and a Wonderful Poster Featuring Alejandro & I ensured a Great Turnout. Proving the Materials for the Parents & Kids to Draw – clipboards, paper, pencils and dinosaur…
Kevin & I at the Vernon Library (updated 9/13/2018)
On August 30th Kevin & I presented Fun Dinosaur Facts & Fiction at the Vernon Library in Los Angeles. In preparation for the arrival of the guests, I set up my camera with a hand held remote. I tested it and was all set for taking pictures during the Reading. I was so involved with…
Kevin Visits the Museum
Kevin has been to many Libraries some a few times for “Family Story Time” and helping me complete research. Wednesday was his first trip to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. It was Great! As soon as we arrived, we were met by my “Fellows Membership” Coordinator, Cristina Rosales. Cristina had made it…
Alejandro’s First Visit to the Library
Kevin the T-Rex hatchling has made a number of visits to local Libraries and is schedule for August 30th at the Vernon Branch in Los Angeles, CA (see below for details). Alejandro has been looking forward to his first trip. He was excited about his first ride in the car as well. We reviewed a…
Jurassic World: Kingdom of the Fallen Premiere with the NHMLA
Dinosaurs have been in movies since the 1920’s. The “The Lost World” in 1925 featured Clay dinosaurs that I preferred to the lizards with attachments in the 1960 version of the film. “The Lost World” sixties version attached horns to iguanas, alligators and tried passing a monitor lizard off as a dinosaur by attaching a…
Kevin Goes to the Dentist!
Today was my regular 6-month dental visit for cleaning. I decided it was time for Kevin to have his teeth checked. It’s never to early to visit the Dentist. Dr. David Tanner in Newhall, California has been my dentist since he started his practice over 30 years ago. I have known David since Junior High,…
Dinosaurs at Mountain Vista Elementary
Kevin & I were invited to Mountain Vista Elementary School – home of the “Wildcats” – to make a presentation to five Kindergarten Classes. We made two presentations. The first group gathered in Miss Rangel’s classroom along with teacher Ms. Vasquez – one Kindergarten Class and one Transitional Kindergarten Class. We started with “Dinosaurs” by…