Here’s our 8 point plan for how to be happy at work – we hope it’s of interest and maybe you have your own tips of how to be happy at work, you can add via ‘comments’ below – we’d love to hear from you! How to be happy at work? Its January and its […]
Family Christmas Traditions 15 Free Ideas
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 […]
Minerals – What are they used for?
Many children are crazy about minerals now because of their passion for the online game, Minecraft. But do they realise that we are absolutely surrounded by minerals in our daily lives? Aside from forming the beautiful crystals that we marvel at, minerals are actually incredibly important to modern life. Minerals ores are mined and used […]
Collectors Guide: Cataloging and Storing
Although this collectors guide uses the example of fossil collecting, you may find hints and tips for other collections – or start a new passion? Welcome in… To get straight to our study guide to cataloging, page down further, or stay with us for a chat first if you’re not in too much of a […]
Fossiling: How to Find Fantastic Fossils
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 […]
Gift ideas ?
Need gift ideas … drawing a blank? Here’s some ideas, by eg him, her, mum, dad … and occasion eg birthday, retirement, wedding, anniversary … Not sure that a rock, small or large, is just the right thing? Check out our blog on Fossils, The Newest Thing on the Planet!! Or go to our online shop to […]
Fossil Crystals What Kind of Lover am I?
Rock, Fossil or Crystal? 5 min quiz – you know the drill!! Mostly A,B, C, D, or E – results at the bottom – enjoy!! Or if you fancy something more academic, click here! Strongly Agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree 1. Rock, Fossil or Crystal? It is important to me that […]
Fossils, the newest thing on the planet?
Fossils new? Surely not? But what you will notice, if you pay it any attention, is that pictures of beautiful gardens and interiors will often feature a stone of some sort. Fossils, crystals, stonework or sculpture – or simply a ‘find’ of a stone. If your approach to rocks is more scholarly, click here for […]
Fun Cheap Activities for Kids Holidays
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 […]
Continental Drift, Paintballing, and a Mammoth?
Continental drift – the connection with a mammoth you may figure out. But paintballing? Absolutely – check it out! Like facts? Then this is for you! In 1912 German Scientist Alfred Wegener proposed the idea of continental drift. Wegener’s Continental Drift Theory simply stated that the continents drifted around on the surface, over the […]