Sierra College Natural History Museum

"I loved Dinosaur Day 2009"

I took my son to Dinosaur Day in 2009 and we had a wonderful time. Parking was easy to find even though the event was packed full of families. I paid just $8 for admission and my son was free of charge; kids 4 and under are free.

Some of the fun filled activities were:

* Make or paint casts of real dinosaur bones

* See California dinosaur fossils and talk to the people who found them

* Learn about the sciences of paleontology, astronomy and physics

* Make a dinosaur puppet, color dinosaur pictures and decorate cookies

* Get your face painted and chalk color onto sidewalk drawings

* Watch the preparation of a dinosaur bone

* Experience a planetarium show and listen to scientific lectures and videos

* Learn about climate changes in the Mesozoic and today

* A raffle, a silent auction and items to buy

* Custom original artwork t-shirts available to purchase

* Exhibits in the Natural History Museum

One of my favorite pictures was snapped at this event.  In the photo I’m standing next to a velociraptor while my infant is inspecting the dinosaur’s open mouth full of sharp teeth!

While I was here, I bought some rocks from the museum. At the time of purchase, I thought rocks with differing textures might be educational for my son. Later when I got home, I realized giving a baby heavy rocks isn’t reallly the best idea! So for now, they’re in storage until he’s old enough to play with them without hurting himself.

There was a snack shack on site and public restrooms.