When you bring your metal dinosaur home, give him time to get use to his new surroundings. Then you can start training. Dinosaurs are very intelligent and sensitive animals. As a result “sit”, “lay down” and “roll over” won’t fly. However, “Stay” seems to work extremely well. They actually really enjoy that request. So much,…
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Dinosaurs at Family Story Time – Camarillo Public Library
The book reading Tuesday Night at the City of Camarillo Public Library was a success. The kids were great and had lots of questions. They all had their favorite dinosaur – T-Rex, Velociraptor, Pteranodon and Brontosaurus (now know as Apatosaurus). I know, I really liked the Brontosaurus name meaning “Thunder Lizard” much more. But that’s…
Prepping for Jan. 10th Book Reading at the City of Camarillo Public Library
Kevin and I are practicing for our Tuesday Night 7:00 pm book reading at the City of Camarillo Public Library. Marc (triceratops), Antonio (Pteranodon) and Alejandro (T-Rex, Kevin’s older brother) listen intently. Dominic (T-Rex) and Raphael (Raptor) listen off camera as they attend to other projects. Christopher & Paul (Triceratops) are outside helping in the…
Join Paul & Kevin, the T-Rex, Jan. 10th at The Camarillo Public Library
Meet Paul and Kevin, the T-Rex hatchling, at the City of Camarillo Public Library. On January 10th at 7:00 pm, Paul with Kevin will read three Dinosaur Tails during Family Story Time in the Pirate Ship! We are looking forward to this event, meeting new friends and answering questions about PaulsPrehistoricPark.com. Hope to see you…
New Year’s Resolutions at PaulsPrehistoricPark School
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…
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…