[Rockhounds] fossil for 4 yr. old

[Gail]

I live in WIsconsin.  We have traveled extensively and have a wonderful 
collection of pet.wood,agate,geodes,
fossil,thunder eggs, and just about anything else.  We have been trying to 
market the main collection and have some small things, including fossil that 
I think would make a child wonder about what it is, where it came from, etc. 
I would be happy to ship a few small fossil to you, just give me an address. 
Kids are so willing to learn at a very young age, to bad most people don't 
take the time to show them a few wonders and get their interest going.
Gail Kling.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Hartstein - Fossilnut.com" <gene at fossilnut.com>
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
<rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] fossil for 4 yr. old


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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