Fossil Fun

The boys learned all about fossils and then made some.

 

They pretended they were paleontologists and brushed their discoveries with small paint brushes

 

 

to make this really cool project

 

you will need:

 

2 cups plaster of paris

1 cup water

sand

a pan or bowl (we used a disposable tin baking pan)

 

 

the directions:

 

fill the pan with sand, if needed sprinkle the sand with water to make it moist enough to work with

 

 

make an impression in the sand with small dinosaur toys or whatever you want your fossil to be

 

do not leave the toys in the sand....you are simply using the toys for your impression.  when you pull them up, you will see the impression that they leave behind.

 

 

mix the plaster or paris with one cup of water and stir it up well

 

pour the mixture into the holes (careful not to touch the sides of the pan with the mixture)

 



 

set a timer for 35-45 minutes and wait for it to harden

 

while we waited we read the book

 

Fossils by Allan Roberts

 

 

when the plaster is dry, remove the 'fossils' from the sand.

 

 

you could just wash your fossil off with water, but where's the fun in that?

I handed the boys paint brushes and told them they were just like paleontologists.

 

 

The boys also worked on their volcano....by painting it.

 

we mixed a few different shades of brown and a little bit of black together.

 

 

 

 

We also read the book

 

Max Spaniel - Dinosaur Hunt

by David Catrow

 

 

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