[Rockhounds] fossil for 4 yr. old

[VevaBailey at aol.com]

Hello Gail,
If there is anything you want cut and polished just let me know. Your  
collection would make really nice jewelry. If you have geodes you want cut in  half 
just send them to me and I will do that for you. 
I am sure that Kai will be very happy with the fossil that you send. 
I am happy that someone can give him a fossil because I don't have any  
fossils or I would have already given his Grandmother, Carol, one for him. 
 
Veva
 
 
In a message dated 9/7/2008 6:31:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
silverado at frontiernet.net writes:

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"  
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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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