Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point

09/30/2013

October has arrived at ! (well, it's arrived EVERYWHERE, but we are super excited about it.) This weeks line up is...

11 am Tuesday, October 1st MUSEUM OF ANCIENT LIFE at Thanksgiving Point
“Long Arm: The Adventure of Brachiosaurus” by Michael Dahl
Learn about the dinosaur we meet under each week for Tales for Tots in this story about the Brachiosaurus!

Then we will make our own, movable Brachiosaurus from a paper plate (a paperplatesarus?!) to take home! SO FUN!

P.S. 11 am Wednesday, October 2nd Children’s Discovery Gardens
“What Was I Scared of?” by Dr. Seuss
Today we will kick off October and celebrate Dr. Suess’ silliest and “spookiest” story by making a pretty magical craft of crazy colored pants that can follow you wherever YOU go and keep your place in any book!

Tales for Tots is FREE with admission and for members and doesn't require registration... just show up at 11 am!

09/16/2013

AHOY!!! International Talk Like A Pirate Day be THIS THURSDAY, September 19th! Aaaarrrgh you ready?! is! Bring your littlest scalliwags Tuesday and Wednesday for special PIRATE story times!

11 am Tuesday, September 17th MUSEUM OF ANCIENT LIFE at Thanksgiving Point
“Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs” by Giles Andreae
When Flinn discovers a pirate hiding in the school supply closet, it's all aboard, me hearties, for a real live pirate adventure! Captain Stubble needs Flinn's help to find his stolen ship, but there are some mean pirate dinosaurs on the loose, and Flinn and his friends soon sail into trouble....Will fearless Flinn be able to captain the ship and defeat the pirate dinosaurs?

Thursday is Talk Like A Pirate Day and we are celebrating all week long! Even the dinosaurs are getting into the seafaring spirit. We'll maybe DINOSAUR pirate eye patches and color a ship full of PREHISTORIC PIRATES (*ahem* Pirate Dinosaurs, that is)

ALSO, 11 am Wednesday, September 18th Children’s Discovery Garden
“Roger, the Jolly Pirate” by Brett Helquistst
Wednesday's story is by Utah native (though now "Unfortunately"* in New York), Brett Helquist! Then, we will make a moving, jointed pirate, perfect for dancing a lively jig, or a puzzle pirate to help you practice your alphabet!

Tales for Tots is FREE with admission and for members and doesn't require registration... just show up at 11 am! This week, if you want, you are welcome to celebrate with us and dress up as pirates for the occasion!

*Brett Helquist also illustrated A Series of Unfortunate Events for older kids!

08/26/2013

Just ONE MORE WEEK until our story time returns to the dinosaur museum on Tuesdays! But until then, we still have Wednesday mornings in the Children's Garden, and here it is: Wednesday's is going to be pretty awesome. Like ELEPHANTS PAINTING PICTURES AWESOME. Okay, so no elephants are actually coming to visit (Darn!), but our book is about real elephants who really do paint pictures, just like in this video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZxSPSWxwjI

11 am Wednesday, August 28th, Children’s Discovery Garden
“Elephants Can Paint, Too!” by Katya Arnold
Elephants live in Asia. They eat three hundred pounds of food a day. They spray water out of their trunks. Even so, they are a lot like you. They like to eat cookies and hang out with their friends. They even like to paint pictures.
In this true story you'll learn about an amazing class of elephants that are taught to become artists by an amazing teacher.

Then we will make elephant finger puppets that you can take home... and use to finger paint like an elephant!

Tots! Tales for Tots is free with admission and for members and doesn't require registration... just show up at 11 am! While aimed are preschool age children (and their grownups!), there is no age requirement and all are welcome.

P.S. Don't forget, in September we are back to TWICE as many Tales! One on Tuesdays in the dinosaur museum and one on Wednesdays in the Children's Gardens! Just one more week of August to go! YAY!

This is a video of an elephant painting made by a friend who has recently visited Thailand. I had heard about elephants painting abstract pictures, but I did...

08/22/2013

There was a really fun interview on KUER recently. They talked dinosaurs with science writer and paleontologist, Brian Switek. If you love dinos like WE love dinos, you need to give it a listen. It might just blow your mind!

The science writer Brian Switek knows adults aren’t supposed to like dinosaurs. And yet, they’re why he chose to move to Utah from New Jersey. In the

08/20/2013

Our Museum partner, National Geographic, is running a fun contest. They have discovered a new species of fish off the Galapagos Islands and want you to help them name it. The winner gets a trip to the Islands.

Submit a name for this colorful fish, and you could win a trip to the Galápagos.

08/14/2013

FYI, This month, Tuesdays are $2 Tuesdays. No Tales for Tots during August at the dinosaur museum But we still are having stories on Wednesday over in the Children's Garden!

TODAY @ 11 AM!!!!! Our story is medalist "My Friend Rabbit" at the Children's Garden & we are coloring... and flying... airplanes! ZOOM!

Tales for Tots is free with admission and for members and doesn't require registration... just show up at 11 am.