Holiday Gift Guides: For the Family
by Maya Rodgers
Plush dinosaurs, picture books, and year long visits to Museum of the Earth and Cayuga Nature Center? Name a more perfect gift! Check out this week’s blog post on our second gift guide for all your holiday shopping this season.
This week’s featured gift guide, “For the Family”, includes some of our favorite items that are perfect for you and your little ones. Or big ones (no one is too old to enjoy a museum!). Nothing makes a better gift than the gift of a family membership- something you and your family can enjoy all year long!
Daring to Dig: Women in American Paleontology | $19.95
Science is a human endeavor. As a result, the history of science is punctuated by stories of human triumph at its greatest, and stories of ignorance and repression at its worst. The stories found within the careers of women paleontologists throughout the history of the discipline contain both.
Women have played a critical role in the development of the science of paleontology in America, but for many years their accomplishments have been overshadowed by those of men. Daring to Dig highlights the adventures and research achievements of a dozen women paleontologists, both from the past century and active today. The challenges they faced—both societal and scientific—are explored through a series of colorfully illustrated vignettes, as are their successes in overcoming these challenges. This book shows children that paleontology is a science for everyone, and also introduces them to a variety of ancient organisms that are commonly missing from children's books about prehistoric life.
Dinosaur Atlas | $18.99
Travel back in time over 200 million years to lost prehistoric lands and the dinosaurs that roamed them with Lonely Planet Kids' Dinosaur Atlas. Kids can unfold maps and lift the flaps to reveal amazing facts and illustrations about how they lived and where they were discovered. They'll also learn about famous paleontologists and measure themselves against life-size bones, teeth and claws.
Paleozoic Pals Buzzsaw Shark Plush | $15.00
Helicoprion, also known as the “buzzsaw shark,” is a type of ancient fish that lived 290 million years ago during the Permian Period. Some of the world’s best Helicoprion fossils have been found in Idaho, and they have also been discovered in Russia, Australia, and China. Helicoprion was not a true shark, but rather a member of a related group called the eugeneodontids, whose closest living relative is the ratfish. Helicoprion grew over 30 feet long and was a powerful predator. It probably ate fish and cephalopods, using its unique jaw to rip and slice through its prey.
Family Membership | $80.00
Admission to the Museum of the Earth and the Cayuga Nature Center for a household (two adults and all children in the household under 18 or all grandchildren).
Discount on camp fees.
Free reciprocal admission to over 300 science centers and museums worldwide through the ASTC passport program.
14" Parasaurolophus Dinosauria Plush | $17.99
This bright and colorful stuffed Parasaurolophus is made of a soft, cuddly, and highly detailed printed fabric. It has an eco-friendly fill made of recycled water bottles.
W is for Waterfall: An Alphabet of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State | $24.95
A delightful tour of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State through captivating illustration and descriptive verse. Each page shares cultural and historical facts of interest appealing to adults and older children while detailed and colorful illustrations along with alphabetical verse appeal to younger children. Letter sounds, alliteration and rhyme help build phonemic awareness and letter sound recognition. Content area vocabulary related to curriculum is present. Reference materials included: Index, map and more. W is for Waterfall takes readers of all ages on a journey through this important area of New York State.