I have to work this weekend, so I took the day off today to do a special project with the kids. We've been talking about dinosaurs and we got the kids a
Geosafari Dino Dig. We sat down this morning and talked about what paleontologists are and how they go about finding and digging up dinosaur bones. When we were done with the formalities, we did it ourselves and excavated a triceratops.
We started with our clay block, scraping tool, paint brush, and a spray bottle:
Then, we got busy scraping away the clay to find the dinosaur bones:
Pretty soon, bones started to appear:
Our big dig made a huge mess all over the kitchen table. It was a good thing Mom was gone! I had to scrub the table and floor to cover our tracks.
After the excavation was complete, we had to clean and process our bones:
Finally, we used modeling wax to put the bones together and make our very own triceratops!
When we were all done (3 hours later), we decided to draw pictures of our triceratops:
2 comments:
awesome!! makes my boys want to dig for dinos now.
I don't see anything new and its been some time since your last entry. Does this mean the Holidays have gotten the best of your time?
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