Everyone at the Park is anxious for the arrival of Saintnicosaurus on Christmas Eve Night! All the Prehistoric Pals have been helping with the decorations and making sure they’ve been nice. Dinosaur cookies and milk will be left for Saintnicosaurus to enjoy. We Hope All Your Wishes Come True!
The Triceratops gathered pinecones to share with Ms. Berrington’s Kindergarten Class at Mountain Vista Elementary School in Fillmore. The kids had a great time painting them and adding glitter. One young man decided to demonstrate his skills by painting while holding the brush with his teeth. Well, every artist has their own style.
I shared some with the 2nd graders at MacArthur Elementary in Los Angeles during a readingtokids.org event. We cut out shapes from colored paper to make Santa Hats, noses and beards as well as antlers to make reindeer heads. Googly eyes were finishing touches for both. Some of the pinecones stood up straight which made them perfect to decorate as Christmas trees. Paper and bead ornaments attached with some glue completed the look.
Before Story Time the Dinosaurs were getting a little restless. Alejandro started a pillow fight with Kevin. We have been reading “The Dinosaurs Night Before Christmas” by Anne Muecke. The CD included with the book has a narration by Al Roker and 5 Dinosaur Christmas Songs – “Hey, Duckbills to the tune of Jingle Bells, “Hark the Pterodactyls Sing” I’m sure you can guess the tune, The Allosaurus Chorus My Favorite to the tune of the Hallelujah Chorus, Deck the Halls with Stegosaurus you can guess this tune too, We Wish You a Dino Holiday I’m sure you will know this tune, as well. I also revised a couple of songs for the Dinosaurs for you to enjoy.
Rudolph the Red Nose Raptor
Rudolph the red nose Raptor had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw it you would even say it glows.
All of the other Raptors would shout and call him names.
They wouldn’t let poor Rudolph play in the Raptor games.
Then one foggy Christmas Eve Saintnicosaurus came to say,
Rudolph with your nose so bright,
will you guide my sleight tonight?
All the other Raptors shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red nose Raptor You’ll go down in history!
The Twelve Dino-Days of Christmas
An
Arch-
aeopte-
ryx in a Co-
nifer Tree Two
T-Rexes Three Tri-
ceratops Four Roaring
Allosaurus Five Golden Ve-
lociraptors Six Stegosaurs Lay-
ing Seven Pterosaurs Diving Eight
Fossil Hunters Seeking Nine Compsog-
nathus Drumming Ten Parasaurolophus Pip-
ing Eleven Apatosaurus Dancing Twelve Palaeon-
tologists Leaping
1st day of Christmas An Archaeopteryx in a Conifer Tree
2nd day of Christmas T-Rexes
3rd day of Christmas Three Triceratops
4th day of Christmas Four Roaring Allosaurus
5th day of Christmas Five Golden Velociraptors
6th day of Christmas Six Stegosaurs Laying
7th day of Christmas Seven Pterosaurs Diving
8th day of Christmas Eight Fossil Hunters Seeking
9th day of Christmas Nine Compsognathus Drumming
10th day of Christmas Ten Parasaurolophus Piping
11th day of Christmas Eleven Apatosaurus Dancing
12th day of Christmas Twelve Palaeontologists Leaping
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
May the Wonder of Season be Yours!
“Encouraging the Appreciation of Art and Education through the Inspiration of Dinosaurs”
Is that Saintnicosaurus on the Roof?
Paul & Prehistoric Pals
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