Family Fitness Fun: Join the craze, here’s some fun, easy ideas to get you started! You’ll live longer, be happier and love and laugh more. Lets get started: 1. Team Effort A team needs a common aim. Decide what’s gonna get your family on the move: bribery, get ready for holidays, looking great, sibling rivalry, […]
Fossil Collecting: What to do back home.
Have you ever brought home a few stones or shells from a fun day fossil collecting at the beach or countryside only to find they get in the way until you throw them in the bin? Fossil Collecting: In The Garden for li’l ones, put your found treasures in the sand pit to find over and […]
Easter Egg Hunt: And Other Egg-Tastic Fun!
Hi, we’re all about fun for free or next to nothing. Here are our top tips for an Easter Egg Hunt and other cheap and easy fun and games: Easter Egg Hunt: Top Tips The best sized eggs for hunting are about 7 cm long and foil wrapped – that way you can make them […]
Fossil hunting: 8 things you need
So you’ve decided to take the kids fossil hunting this weekend? It’s free and fun – you’re gonna have a great time. This post is about some of the things you’ll need to take with you for a safe and fun time. We have a guide to all our posts about finding fossils and activities […]
5 Easy activities babies and toddlers
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How can I find a Meteorite? Meteorites and meteor-wrongs: A quick guide on how to identify a meteorite.
The quick answer is that although meteorites are very common, they are notoriously difficult to find – unless you are a professional meteorite hunter of course and even then, finds involve a good deal of blood sweat and tears! We’ve got all the info – but if you just want to buy a meteorite (large […]
Dinosaur Party Food – How I Can Make it?
Dinosaur Party Food? If you are reading this, we reckon you are after inspiration or encouragement as junior has asked for a Dinosaur Party – complete with dinosaur party food!!! We reckon the demand could be high this year what with the release of a certain film! So here are a few ideas – […]