Nimravis Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I have the 5 year old grandson for a couple days and he has been talking about Dr. Grant from Jurassic Park. He loves to watch that movie when playing with his LEGOs from Jurassic Park. So I decided to grab a couple Oligocene fossils (upper Oreodont skull and partial skeleton) from South Dakota that have some work that needed to be done on them, plus I knew he could not due too much damage if I watched him, so off to prepping we went. He kept asking for a paint brush because that is what Dr. Grant used in the movie. After a little bit of time with a dremel and an electric scribe and of course a paint brush- he had enough and so it was back to LEGOs- lol, at least I tried. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Great photos! What a lucky kid to have a grandfather with an Oreodont for him to work on! Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Pagurus said: Great photos! What a lucky kid to have a grandfather with an Oreodont for him to work on! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Pagurus said: Great photos! What a lucky kid to have a grandfather with an Oreodont for him to work on! I agree! Good for you Ralph! Give him some time and he will be a pro! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Darktooth said: I agree! Good for you Ralph! Give him some time and he will be a pro! Let’s hope so- he would be a good collecting partner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Awesome! Great to introduce the young ones into this incredible hobby. Good for you, Ralph! 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 These pictures made me smile. What a lucky kid and grandpa! 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinoguy89 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Very nice to see and great idea for bonding! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Superb, Ralph! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Oh, can I have an oreodont skull to practice on, please! 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Jurassic Park? Dr. Grant? He's gonna need a raptor claw, at least a 3.5-incher, soon. A little bit later he'll need a raptor egg and then . . . . . . we'll have to wait for another sequel. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I would have thought I'd died and gone to heaven. All I had was glacially eroded coral and brachs at my disposal to "prep" when I was a kid, God love 'em... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, Peat Burns said: I would have thought I'd died and gone to heaven. All I had was glacially eroded coral and brachs at my disposal to "prep" when I was a kid, God love 'em... Lol- we watched the movie again today and he said “See Papa Ralphie, all you need is a paintbrush “. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 10 hours ago, Nimravis said: we watched the movie again today and he said “See Papa Ralphie, all you need is a paintbrush “. I'll bet he had fun with the dremel though. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 4 hours ago, Pagurus said: I'll bet he had fun with the dremel though. Yes he did, but the electric scribe not too much, he said his hand was still shaking when he stopped - lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossilis Willis Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Nothing puts a smile on my face like a little child labor. With enough grandkids, you could get all your prep done while you kick back and watch a movie(a Jurassic Park sequal perhaps.) My own grandfather was into lapidary and I have fond memories of him letting me "work" with him in his little lean-to of a rock shop. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Definitely get them young! Great story, thanks for sharing! Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smt126 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 It's tough to keep them interested at that age, even with a cool skull like that. Also I am putting myself up for adoption of you are looking to adopt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Good way to get Your prep done. You need to do a little bribing to get more done though. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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