With the help of the fictional dinosaur star of PBS Kids TV
show “Dinosaur Train,” Buddy the T-Rex will be helping and celebrating the 25th
Annual Dinosaur Days free events at Fruita on Saturday, June 30th.
From 9 am to 3 pm
Starting at Dinosaur Journey Museum, kids and families can
participate by visiting a dig site, watching episodes of the TV show, taking
pictures with Buddy and learning lots about real dinosaurs.
From 9 a.m. to noon activities at the Fruita
Paleontological Area:
“Come early in order to get a seat on the shuttles from the
museum parking lot,” advises ReBecca Hunt-Foster, director of the paleontology.
“Be prepared for the hike and the heat. Bring water. Wear a
hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and good walking shoes.
“The kids can join the Nature Trackers Club by completing
four Dinosaur Train ‘Nature Trackers’ challenges (collecting, community,
conservation and tracking that morning to get their membership cards.”
Families can take an easy hike and see real dinosaur fossils
while the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management experts will be
on hand to answer questions.
From 10 am – 3 pm activities at the Dinosaur Journey
Museum
“This is a come-and-go time outside the museum. Kids can
watch episodes of “Dinosaur Train,” take pictures on a cut-out Dinosaur Train
or with Buddy the T-Rex, do activities with the John McConnell Math and Science
booth, or visit the various vendors that will be outside the museum.”
Hunt-Foster said.
All Dinosaur activities are free. The Museum admission will
be at the regular rates.
Sponsored by the Museum of Western Colorado, with the
support of Rocky Mountain PBS, the Bureau of Land Management, the National
Park Service, Colorado Canyons Association and the John McConnell Math and
Science Center.
If you love dinosaurs or want to learn more about the
dinosaurs that once lived in this valley, come enjoy the day-long, free
activities starting at Dinosaur Journey Museum.
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