Here is a new episode of Dino Park with some information about an African dinosaur called Ouranosaurus. It was a friendly plant-eating dinosaur but in some aspects it was similar to one of the worst carnivores of all time: Spinosaurus. They both had large ‘sails’ on their backs. But what these sails (or humps) were for, the scientist are not really sure. Daddy Donut has his own theory, of course. Watch the clip to find out and learn some interesting and fun facts about this happy dinosaur.
Dino Park is a kids show with fun facts for kids about dinosaurs.
Ouranosaurus – fun dinosaur facts for kids
I’ve recorded a new dinosaur music video. This time it’s for ‘Dino Blues’, a song describing a strange day when I woke up and there was a dinosaur at my door. It was my first pet dinosaur and it wasn’t long before it began tearing up the house.
To shoot the video I borrowed a dollhouse from the seven-year-old girl of one of my friends. They were going away on vacation to Thailand so I had plenty of time to play around with the dinosaurs in the dollhouse. But I procrastinated too long and one day I got a text message saying they were on their way home and that the girl wanted her dollhouse back right away. I only had about two hours to scramble, set everything up and shoot the video. I was angry with myself because I had imagined taking a whole day filming and doing it right. But then, my other videos for kids have been done very much on the spur of the moment and they turned out all right.
Anyway, I got all the scenes I wanted, but afterwards I was dissapointed to see that one of the best scenes I shot never got filmed. It was a brachiousaurs munching on a Christmas tree, flipping it over, banging a door open to reveal the terrified owner of the house and then just pulling the Christmas tree out of the door. I must have hit pause when I was supposed to hit the record button (it’s the same button). Well, well. That’s how it goes when you are making kids music videos Daddy Donut style. Just grab the camera and go! I hope to get some time to edit the music video for ‘Dino Blues’ soon. It’s gonna be so much fun and I can’t wait to let you kids watch it.
When I discovered Dinovember I was blown away. It was just so great to see how parents Refe and Susan Tuma’s used their creativity to let their kids experience a sense of wonder and excitement about some plastic toy dinosaurs. The same day I found the Dinovember website I started writing a song called “The dinosaurs come alive at night”. It was one of those songs that pretty much wrote itself. I started recording it a few days later. Recording it took about a week. The month of November was over but I felt I wanted to do something to honor the initiators of Dinovember. So I made a music video from Refe’s and Susan’s photos. It’s now finished and available on Youtube. The song is not available on iTunes yet. Instead I made it available as a free download here on the website. That way you can make your own youtube video if you are a Dinovember fan. [UPDATE: The free download campaign is over. Now you can get the Dinovember Song on Bandcamp.]
So here it is: Dinosaurs come alive at night – The Dinovember Song
Enjoy!
Lyrics to the Dinovember Song
In our house there are many toys
fluffy toys and toys that make a noise
then there are the dinosaurs
they’re different from the rest
when we go to sleep at night
they will make a mess
the dinosaurs come alive at night
the dinosaurs come alive at night
they drink from the milk carton
they pee on the bathroom floor
they never beg your pardon
they just roar
the dinosaurs come alive at night
the dinosaurs come alive at night
The dinos can be a handful
they plunder and they loot
They draw on the walls
They steal our eggs and fruit
oh, the dinosaurs come alive at night
it doesn’t happen every night, of course
and I don’t know why it’s just the dinosaurs
and if you try to catch them
up to mischief at four am
they will simply freeze
and pretend it wasn’t them
the dinosaurs come alive at night
the dinosaurs come alive at night
It’s happening all over
It’s spreading across the world
yes, I know it sounds all crazy and absurd
