Wikipedia is a great source of information on the origins of New Year’s Resolutions. A New Year’s Resolution is most common in the Western Hemisphere, but also practiced in the Eastern Hemisphere. A person makes a promise to do an act of self-improvement or something nice, such as opening doors for people from New Year’s…
Category: Adventures & Activities
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – a Triceratops Tail
A classic tail with a dinosaur twist. ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas or account of a visit from St. Nicholas by Major Henry Livingston Jr. (1748 – 1828) (previously believed to be by Clement Clarke Moore) this version told by a young Triceratops! ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the forest Not a…
Rainy Days & Chilly December Nights – What can a Dinosaur do?
Actually, I enjoy a rainy day with or without an umbrella. The cool rain falling on your face and the fresh air the rain brings. If you live in Southern California or other areas impacted by drought, it’s certainly something to look forward to with a smile. Our water company had a special offer for…
Christmas prep with Dinosaurs
We’re all in the holiday spirt! Lights and decorations are going up and we are singing our favorite carols – Rudolph the Red Nose Raptor & The Twelve Dino-Days of Christmas. Raphael has dressed for the occasion, sporting a Red Nose! A piece of foil painted red was all it took and a little double…
Time Travel inspired by Calvin & Hobbes
It’s been over 20 years since Bill Waterson’s last daily comic in the newspaper sharing the adventures of Calvin & Hobbes. Good news you can still enjoy these adventures through the various books he published. I found them on Amazon.com. The plus with the books is you can enjoy more than one adventure a day! …
Happy Thanksgiving & Anniversary
Preparations have been under way for a great Thanksgiving meal. I brined a turkey breast. I found a recipe online for how to brine a turkey. I been using it ever since. Previously I used it with a large turkey that required a 5-gallon bucket to soak in overnight. Keeping such a large container chilled…
Dinosaurs in the Public Library
I picked up a few books at the City of Camarillo Public Library to assisted with lesson plans at: PaulsPrehistoricPark.com School of Art, History, Language, Time Travel & other Sciences Your Public Library is a great source of information. Ours allows you to check out 30 books at once! The Reference Librarians are very helpful…
PaulsPrehistoricPark.com School of Art, Language, History, Time Travel & other Science
Raphael and Dominic are the last to arrive at school today. I purchased a couple of video courses for “How to Draw” and “Learning Spanish” from The Great Courses. My first experience with The Great Courses was “The Great Tours: Greece and Turkey, from Athens to Istanbul” for a future trip. We’ll use this course…
Halloween made easy with Dinosaurs
Are You Ready for Halloween? This year I decided to get some proper tools for pumpkin carving. I made a trip to Michaels and picked up a craving kit and a colossal carver. The carving kit comes with 16 patterns to create a scary Halloween pumpkin. They were 30% off too! Unfortunately, no dinosaur patterns! …
Metal Dinosaurs in the Desert – part 2 of 2
It’s time to head south on Borrego Springs Road from Palm Canyon Drive. The road will curve east after approximately 3 ¼ miles and on your right you will come across several Sabretooth Cats and Horses. You’ll have to decide if you wish to drive off road a bit or view them all on foot. …