{"id":1345,"date":"2009-12-14T09:41:58","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T16:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2009-11-25T18:10:53","modified_gmt":"2009-11-26T01:10:53","slug":"dino-myte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=1345","title":{"rendered":"Dino-myte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span><strong>Go digging.<\/strong> Embed plastic dinosaurs in &#8220;stone&#8221; and let your amateur paleontologist dig them out: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Mix together equal parts of plaster of paris (find it at craft or hardware stores), vermiculite (available at gardening stores), and water in a disposable bowl. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Drop in a few dinosaur figures and cover with the mixture. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Let harden for an hour and then slip the entire thing out of the mold. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Give your child a toy hammer and some plastic or wooden digging tools so he can unearth the dinos. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Play &#8220;Scientist Says.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\"> There&#8217;s no Simon in this game. He&#8217;s replaced by a scientist, who directs kids to take huge steps like a diplodocus; small, hopping steps like a velociraptor; and pretend to fly like a pteranodon. Need more dino names and facts to play? Check out the Jurassic Park Institute&#8217;s Dinopedia or the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dinodictionary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Dino Dictionary<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> for pictures and information about hundreds of dinosaurs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 8.35pt 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Have a dino movie night.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\"> <em>The Land Before Time<\/em> ($15 DVD, Universal) is fun, not-too-scary inspiration for the budding preschool dino freak, while Disney&#8217;s <em>Dinosaur<\/em> ($20 DVD or VHS) will thrill older kids and parents with its incredible special effects and loads of educational moments. The Emmy Award\u00e2\u20ac\u201cwinning series <em>Walking With Dinosaurs<\/em> ($30 DVD, $5 VHS, BBC Video) is sure to please school-age siblings with its animatronics and digital effects, as will <em>Dinotopia<\/em> ($11 DVD or VHS, Hallmark), which offers a blend of science and imagination (in this story, dinosaurs and humans coexist).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 8.35pt 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\">Listen to oldies.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\"> What dino lover wouldn&#8217;t dig the &#8220;Hokey Pokeysaurus,&#8221; &#8220;Dem Bones,&#8221; and &#8220;I Know an Old Dino&#8221;? Find them on <em>Music for Little People&#8217;s Most Amazing Dinosaur Songs<\/em> ($10 CD; mflp.com or 800-409-2457).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go digging. Embed plastic dinosaurs in &#8220;stone&#8221; and let your amateur paleontologist dig them out: Mix together equal parts of plaster of paris (find it at craft or hardware stores), vermiculite (available at gardening stores), and water in a disposable bowl. Drop in a few dinosaur figures and cover with the mixture. 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