The other day the four year old was happily babbling on about what she would do if she had a pet dinosaur. In one of those "oh dear, mom is trying really hard to keep a straight face here" moments, my much more pragmatic seven year old said "If someone handed me a pet dinosaur I would tie it to a sign post and I would just leave. Leave!" (Okay, okay, I may have … [Read more...]
Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Amazing Dino Bones, Hands on Fun & More! #LovePGH
One of the first places we visited in Pittsburgh was the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. The museum, which was founded in 1896 by Pittsburgh-based philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, is known for being one of the best places in the world to view dinosaur bones. It's also well known for being home to Dippy the Dinosaur (Dippy even has his own Twitter account, … [Read more...]
Digging for Dippy the Dinosaurs at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
On our recent trip to Pittsburgh we had a chance to visit the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. We barreled through the museum, skipping ahead to the dinosaur quarry -- my girls were really looking forward to digging for fossils. Disclosure: My family was invited to visit Pittsburgh as part of a presstrip. A visit to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History was part of … [Read more...]
Kids and Dinosaurs, TLA
Kids and dinosaurs, what is the eternal fascination? I think I've yet to meet a kid in the four to six year old range who wasn't interested in dinosaurs, my girls being no exception. "I think a lot of kids are interested in two science subjects: dinosaurs and aliens. The reason is almost genetic; we're hard-wired to be interested in things that might be a little … [Read more...]
Dynomite Brontosaurus Dino-Cake! {Cake Magic}
Dynomite Brontosaurus Dinosaur First Birthday Cake, with matching smash cake and cupcakes. … [Read more...]