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Ever tried to enjoy a whole a coffee whilst keeping youngsters happy? First, 3 quick rules of thumb: The trick is a little planning. Make sure they’re safe and you’re happy for them to explore by putting the toys in their mouth etc Believe that this works and give it a good go. Keep a […]
We are unashamedly old fashioned when it comes to family Christmas traditions. We spend our lives with fossils after all! And we are old enough to remember when Family Christmas traditions were about snow, stockings and songs – and tablets were what you took for a hangover. Sounds idyllic? The trick is a […]
If you fancy going fossiling – you are not alone! Or maybe the children are clamouring to go and you don’t fancy it – don’t worry – you do not have to be intrepid, male or eccentric – read on and maybe give it a go? We have a whole suite of blogs on the […]
Kids Activities – lets get started: We write about fossils, family learning, kids activities and fun, and are a resource for parents of dinosaur and fossil fans. Here you can pick up a few ideas and also learn a little bit about each of our family activities blogs and click on those where you’d […]
Pterosaur Eggs – what do we know? Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, China, purchased a unique fossil, found by a local farmer of a Pterosaur lying next to a fossil egg. It is assumed that the pterosaur laid the egg. Subsequent research suggests that pterosaurs behaved more like reptiles than birds when it comes to […]
Romers Gap, named after an influential American Professor, is the name that has been given to the period between 360 and 345 million years ago. Paleontologists used to scratch their heads to explain the lack of fossils from this gap – a mere 15 million years. Before 360 million years ago there were no […]
Fossil Party Bags , party food, ideas for fun – read on if you need a head start on all things Jurassic ! It’s quite tricky when our kids decide to like things that we don’t know much about – its like being stuck with homework all over again! The other thing about dinosaur crazes that […]
