I am a paleontologist...

...that's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am! I don't suppose any of you are familiar with They Might Be Giants' awesome educational CD for kids, "Here Comes Science", are you? My brother bought it for my kids, and I cannot tell you enough how great I think it is. Because of the songs on this CD, my four year old now knows all of the planets in the solar system, including the dwarf plants and "a bunch of other stuff", he often discusses whether things are liquid, solid or gas (although sometimes it comes out like "Mommy if you give me REALLY hot milk, I will have gas." Hmm.) and he knows all about the blood traveling through his body and the job of the white blood cells (they are soldiers who fight infectious germs, of course!). I am pretty sure I knew none of this at four. And the best part - MOMMY LIKES THE SONGS TOO!! It's actually not torture to have to listen to it in the car. Again. And again...

So anywho, I've been thinking I really need to make some cards inspired by They Might Be Giants and their awesome CD, so here is the first one - inspired by "I Am a Paleontologist".


Of course it never mentions anything in the song about riding on a see-saw with a dinosaur, but whatever - details!! This adorable image is one of Hambo's digis, which I love ever so much (and own a zillion to prove it!). I made this card at a crop - yes, I brought my sewing machine, but I had to sew standing up, so my stitches are even more crooked than usual, ack! The color scheme came about because I was playing along with this week's Color Throwdown, for this first time in about a trillion years or so...
Carter loved the paleontologist song so much we had to go out in search of dinosaur bones to dig for ourselves! Luckily the Austin Nature & Science Center has an awesome sandpit with "fossils" hidden for the kids to discover.

I love diggin' in the dirt
With just a pick and brush
Finding fossils is my aim
So I'm never in a rush
'Cause the treasures that I seek
Are rare and ancient things
Like Velociraptor's jaw
Or Archaeopteryx's wings

And because I know you all want to hear it now, here's the song that inspired this post - "I Am a Paleontologist" by They Might Be Giants.

Hooray for Science!

• Stamps: CL184 Thoughtful Messages and Dino See-Saw digi image by Tim Hunter
• Paper: Kraft, Always Amethyst, Sage Shadow, Bordering Blue from Stampin' Up
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Ink (Black Soot), Copic markers, Black Glaze pen
• Accessories: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, buttons, linen thread, machine stitching

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