Boredom Busters

 We have a playdate at Trimble Spa & Natural Hot Springs today! 

How lucky are we! 

Congratulations to all the new swimmers who took lessons this summer and have achieved a new level of aquatic endurance!

 Get outdoors! 

Ready, aim, FAUX BOW! 

See how far you can shoot this faux arrow! 

What adventure awaits?

Flyyyyyyyyyyying, 

flyyyyyyyyyyyyyying

 o'er the clouds we go!

Build your own stealth flyers with this book of the bestest paper airplanes! Indoors or out, it's aerodynamics at its finest!

Flashback Friday

No matter how ya look at it, we've done some pretty funny stuff around here! Part of it ends up in the video or photo archives but so much just ends up as a video in my head that makes me randomly laugh out loud when I think I'm alone! That's it, someone usually sees me and when I try to explain, 

well, it isn't as funny in words as the

pictures in my head! 

This one though I think is a classic....

Dinosaurs 101

 All Aboard! 

We're gonna ride the Dinosaur Train!

 Troodon means "wounding tooth"

 TROH-o-don

Mr. Conductor is a Troodon and a special friend to Buddy and all of his family. He is in charge of the dinosaur train. He becomes one of Buddy's heroes because he is the Conductor of one the most awesome trains of all, the Dinosaur Train! Mr.Conductor is very intelligent and is happy to explain facts about dinosaurs, the places they visit and even how the Dinosaur Train works.

Mr conductor grew to be:

Length - 6.5-11.5 ft  long
Height - 3 ft tall at the hips
Weight - 110 pounds

Mr Conductor could probably be found in the dining car with a big chunka beef or something meaty for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! Oh yes, he's a carnivore!
The first Troödon fossil was discovered by Ferdinand V. Hayden in 1855. Many teeth, 20 skeletons, and elongated eggs (some located in dirt nests) with embryos have been found.
 Fossils have been found in Canada (Alberta) and USA (Montana and Wyoming).

Wacky Wednesday

What day is it? What day is it?
Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, what day is it?
Today we're creating googly eyed fish out of paper plates!
What a great end of summer idea to put
 leftover plates to good use.
A few simple cuts in the plate and the cutout
mouth piece becomes the tail!  Or you could  use it as a fin on his back. Go crazy and create your own new friend!

Word of the Day

 

FUNSTIGATOR

fuhn-stih-ga-tore

A funstigator is one who instigates fun or who initiates the fun.

Did you see what is going on in the toy store? 

It looks like the funstigators are up to their tricks again!

FAQ

What is magnetic nail polish?

An up-and-coming nail polish trend ! 

Magnetic nail polish offers a unique design and new options for creativity that no other nail polish has been able to achieve before. Magnetic nail polishes contain iron powder that forms dark, wavy shapes when affected by a magnet. The possibilities are endless! 

Check it our, we have 6 colors and 6 designs!

Did ya know?

Who discovered magnets?

The most popular legendfor the discovery of magnets is that of an elderly Cretan shepherd named Magnes. Legend has it that Magnes was herding his sheep in an area of Northern Greece called Magnesia, about 4,000 years ago. Suddenly both  the nails in his shoes and the metal tip of his staff became firmly stuck to the large  black rock on which he was standing. To find the source of attraction he dug up the Earth to find lodestones. Lodestones contain magnetite, a natural magnetic material.