[Rockhounds] fossil for 4 yr. old

[VevaBailey at aol.com]

I live in Dayton, Nevada. 12 miles east of Carson City.
As a general rule most children need info about how to not use fossils or  
other rocks, but according to his Grandmother Carol, he isn't like that. 
Last year he was in preschool in Japan. 
But I will remind his Grandmother to caution him about the correct care of  
his collection.
 
Veva Bailey
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/7/2008 10:24:45 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
gene at fossilnut.com writes:

Where do  you live?

As a general rule I ask parents to give the rules to children  that age or 
younger:

a.. Don't eat it or put it in your nose or  mouth
b.. Likewise don't put it in your little brother's nose, ear  or mouth
c.. Don't throw it at anyone or anything
d..  Don't use it to hit the cat (or anything else)

I'm sure you all get the  picture. Almost always children respond positively 
to that message if it is  given in the right tone and explained as a set of 
safety rules. However, I  once gave a show to a group of fourth graders. each 
child received a little  baggie with a shark tooth, a piece of petrified wood, 
and another fossil. The  teacher told me it wasn't long before a few trouble 
makers in the group were  using the shark teeth to stick their classmates.

This spring I took a  group of cub scouts collecting, showed them what to 
look for, and gave them  some web sites to go on to identify what they found. 
They had a splendid time.  getting kids excited about nature is a wonderful thing.


Gene  Hartstein
Newark, Delaware


----- Original Message -----  
From: <VevaBailey at aol.com>
To:  <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 12:49  AM
Subject: [Rockhounds] fossil for 4 yr. old


> Hello  List;
> 
> Does anyone have a small fossil they could donate to a  young man 4 years  
old?
> He is into rocks and fossils!!!
>  This child maybe only 4 years old, but way beyond most other   children.
> His Grandmother, Carol, a friend of mine has been giving him  rocks to add  
to 
> his collection and she would like to give him a  small fossil. 
> Carol called him and told him she had a geode for him  and it has made him  
> very excited.
> She thinks he maybe  grow up to be a geologist or paleontologist.
> Carol's Grandson's name  is Kai and speaks and writes Japanese and  English.
> Let me know  if someone can donate a fossil and I will email my address  or 
>  Carol's address.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Veva  Bailey
> 
> 
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