{"id":805,"date":"2019-07-05T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/?p=805"},"modified":"2019-07-04T22:33:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T02:33:30","slug":"camp-au-pair-dinosaurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2019\/07\/05\/camp-au-pair-dinosaurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp Au Pair &#8211; Dinosaurs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s <strong>Camp Au Pair<\/strong> theme is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-dinosaurs\/\"><strong>Dinosaurs<\/strong><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/07\/Aaron-Parecki-Dinosaur.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-806\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/07\/Aaron-Parecki-Dinosaur-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/07\/Aaron-Parecki-Dinosaur-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/07\/Aaron-Parecki-Dinosaur-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/07\/Aaron-Parecki-Dinosaur.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Crafts, recipes, activities, and games<\/strong> related to dinosaurs can all be found here on the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-dinosaurs\/\"><strong>Camp Au Pair \u2013 Dinosaurs<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>pinboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consider these awesome activities &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184071613579\/\">Make your own dinosaur feet!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184071613580\/\">Paper plate dinosaurs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184071613577\/\">Jump &amp; wash sensory play<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184071613537\/\">Dinosaur gross motor movement game<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184071613528\/\">Make dinosaur fossils<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Field Trips<\/strong> can be a great way for kids to learn and have new experiences. Here are a few places to go, that fit this theme:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalhistory.si.edu\">Smithsonian Museum of Natural History<\/a> has just reopened its Dinosaur Hall after a 5 year, $125 million renovation.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgparks.com\/3259\/Dinosaur-Park\">Laurel Dinosaur Park\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdsci.org\/exhibits\/dinosaur-mysteries\/\">Maryland Science Center in Baltimore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalzoo.si.edu\/visit\/dino-summer\">Smithsonian National Zoo<\/a> has Dino Summer going on through Aug. 31.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/southern\/calvertcliffs.aspx\">Calvert Cliffs State Park<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.cal.md.us\/FlagPonds\">Flag Ponds Nature Park<\/a> both offer a chance for kids to search for fossils and shark teeth.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calvertmarinemuseum.com\/240\/Paleontology-Exhibits\">Calvert Marine Museum<\/a> has a Paleontology Exhibit where you can learn about fossils and watch a paleontologist at work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Videos<\/strong> \u2013 Look for fun videos on YouTube about dinosaurs. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dktnOPfE7Dc\">Dinosaurs for Kids<\/a> is a great video that explains dinosaur history and what paleontologists do.<\/p>\n<p>The Good Dinosaur, Land Before Time and Ice Age are all great family movies that fit with this theme. For older kids, consider movies like Journey to the Center of the Earth and Jurassic Park (which is rated PG-13).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong> \u2013 Stop by your local library and look for books on dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999\">Photo: aaron parecki {flickr}<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Camp Au Pair theme is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-dinosaurs\/\">Dinosaurs<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/07\/Aaron-Parecki-Dinosaur.jpg\"><\/a> Crafts, recipes, activities, and games related to dinosaurs can all be found here on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-dinosaurs\/\">Camp Au Pair \u2013 Dinosaurs<\/a>\u00a0pinboard. Consider these awesome activities &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184071613579\/\">Make your own dinosaur feet!<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184071613580\/\">Paper plate dinosaurs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184071613577\/\">Jump &amp; wash sensory play<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184071613537\/\">Dinosaur  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2019\/07\/05\/camp-au-pair-dinosaurs\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[290],"tags":[181,291,518,520,519],"class_list":["post-805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camp-au-pair","tag-au-pairs-in-southern-maryland","tag-camp-au-pair","tag-dinosaur-fun","tag-field-trips","tag-summertime"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Camp Au Pair - Dinosaurs! - Au Pairs in Southern Maryland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Camp Au Pair - Dinosaurs! - Au Pairs in Southern Maryland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This week\u2019s Camp Au Pair theme is Dinosaurs. 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