Remnants

My daughter is fascinated with dinosaurs, as are most young kids. She knows the names, whether they are herbivores or carnivores, and sometimes the era in which they lived. Since we have tons of plastic dinosaurs we thought making our own would be fun. The first order was to get a book at the local (or in this case Iowa City) library. Step one - check! Next we found or bought needed supplies like wire, tape, newspaper, paint, cardboard and plaster. Step two - check! Now we are in the process of actually making the critter. The wire body stuffed with newspaper has now been covered in strips of fabric dipped in plaster. Step three - check. We were literally making it in the driveway today. Steps four and five to be completed this week, we hope. Oh by the way, we are making a Stegosaurus from the late Jurassic. They were plant-eaters, or herbivores as any five year old dino expert will tell you.