Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart Pop Up Books

We've recently discovered the amazing pop up books of Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart. These guys are real artists and paper engineers who obviously love their craft and their subject matter.

This video gives a great introduction to their work:

Seriously, take a look - these guys are brilliant. And it's not just for kids.

We've put together some pages covering their work:
Encyclopedia Prehistorica - Dinosaurs, Sharks, Mega-Beasts
Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy
Robert Sabuda - Pop Up Artist
Matthew Reinhart - Pop Up Artist
DC Super Heroes: Ultimate Pop Up Book
Introduction to Sabuda and Reinhart Pop-Up Books - Surprise!
Beauty & the Beast: A Pop-up Book of the Classic Fairy Tale

Save Energy at Home - 10 Step Plan

We've managed to reduce our electricity usage quite significantly this year.



To help others reduce their electric bills we've written the Save Energy at Home 10 Step Plan .

Terra Nova - Spielberg's New Dinosaur Drama

Steven Spielberg's new prehistoric dinosaur drama is set to film in Queensland, Australia. We've got all the latest news over at Terra Nova.

Best Dinosaur Coloring Pages, Books and Paint Games

We've been doing lots of dinosaur coloring recently. So I've collected together the best dinosaur coloring pages so they're all in one place. Also included are online dinosaur paint games and dinosaur coloring books.

Have fun.

Halloween Dinosaur Costumes - Raah

We've been thinking about Dinosaur Costumes for Halloween.


No, not that sort! We mean dinosaur costumes for kids (and adults) to dress up in for Halloween.

We've put together this page full of Halloween Dinosaur Costumes - Raah . Which one will you make or buy?

Dinosaur Cakes

This is the Triceratops Cake that we made for DS1's third birthday:


His fourth birthday is coming up and we've been looking for ideas for another dinosaur themed cake.

At the moment DS1 is asking for a Volcano cake with dinosaurs. We found a very cool one.

Here's our page on how to Make a Dinosaur Cake. We've found lots of brilliant ideas. Some easy, some beyond our skills!

Dinosaur Timeline

[graphic created by DinosaurEgg]

We had been talking about which dinosaurs were around and the same time as other dinosaurs and which dinosaurs came first and I realized I didn't know much! So I researched the dinosaur timeline, found lots of interesting facts and put together the Dinosaur Timeline page.

Hope you learn something!

Take the Dinosaur Quiz

Think you know all about dinosaurs? Know your Tyrannosaurus Rex from your Parasaurolophus? Can tell a herbivore from a carnivore? Are you full of dinosaur facts?

Try it at: Dinosaur Quiz.

Dinosaur Games for Kids

Just created a Dinosaur Games for Kids guide:

Our favorite dinosaur game so far is Diego Dinosaur Rescue:

Dinosaur Train

We've recently discovered the Dinosaur Train Kids TV Series from PBS. Very cool.



More details at our Dinosaur Train page.

Note for UK readers: Dinosaur Train hasn't been released in the UK yet, but the above guide tells you how to get hold of the Dinosaur Train DVD: Dinosaurs Under the Sea, and also Dinosaur Train books.