Dinosaur Train

 

June 6, 2013

Our Pteranodon family is on the beach watching small eggs hatch and baby Archelon turtles emerge, and start to swim away. Our family and Mr. Conductor get into the Dinosaur Train Submarine and follow the baby Archelons who discover their own facts of nature - that their mother doesn't stay with them after they're born, and that they will grow up to be giant-sized sea turtles.

 

June 4, 2013

The Pteranodon family goes back underwater in the Dinosaur Train Submarine and meet Maisie and Marvin Mosasaurus, a daughter and father who are huge, fast-swimming lizards with flippers. Maisie and Shiny bond when they discover neither likes to go down deep in the water. The Pteranodons and Mosasaurus have a great time up near the ocean's surface, each family showing the other how they hunt and catch fish to eat.

 

May 10, 2013

While riding the Dinosaur Train with Buddy and Mom, Tiny gets the idea to gather all the dinosaurs in the `Dinosaurs A to Z' song for a picnic at Troodon Town. The Conductor agrees, and the Train starts picking up dinosaurs, as Tiny and Buddy help keep track of how many of the different species have come on board, and where they are on the dinosaur A to Z list. The Dinosaur Train continues traveling around the Mesozoic picking up more and more dinosaurs that are in the `Dinosaurs A to Z' song, on the way to a picnic at Troodon Town. As more train cars are added, and the rest of the Pteranodon family comes on board, Tiny and Mrs. Conductor team up to help keep order on the increasingly crowded Train.

 

May 9, 2013

The Pteranodon family rides the Dinosaur Train - now with extra cars attached -- as it continues picking up more dinosaurs that are in the `Dinosaurs A to Z' song. The Pteranodon family reunites with some dinosaurs they've met before, and are introduced to species they've never met! The Pteranodon kids also learn about classification, and Don leads the way organizing the dinosaurs on the Train by their species, features, and size.

 

May 7, 2013

While riding the Dinosaur Train with Buddy and Mom, Tiny gets the idea to gather all the dinosaurs in the `Dinosaurs A to Z' song for a picnic at Troodon Town. The Conductor agrees, and the Train starts picking up dinosaurs, as Tiny and Buddy help keep track of how many of the different species have come on board, and where they are on the dinosaur A to Z list.

 

May 3, 2013

The Pteranodon family goes under the sea again, to ride the Dinosaur Train Submarine - this time they go to meet Shoshana Shonisaurus, an enormous marine reptile that's something between a dolphin and a whale. Since Shoshana loves to dive down very deep, Shiny has a problem with following her down to the bottom of the sea. Shoshana kindly helps Shiny get over her fear of diving deep.

 

March 20, 2013

When the Pteranodon family takes the Dinosaur Train under the sea to visit their friend Elmer Elasmosaurus, they learn that the Elasmosaurus family is going away from the station to follow their food, the fish. Buddy wants to follow, but the train tunnel doesn't go that way - so the Conductor decides to take the family in a brand-new invention, the Dinosaur Train Submarine! On their journey, they meet a marine reptile called Otto Opthalmosaurus, who guides the submarine deeper than it's ever been, and even helps them find their way out of a sea cave. During a day at Troodon Town Music Festival, the Pteranodon family and King Cryolophosaurus hear a wonderful singer named Crystal Cryolophosaurus. King is very interested in becoming friends with Crystal, another dinosaur of his species, but he gets very nervous when trying to talk to her. Tiny and Buddy help King overcome his nervousness, and he and Crystal end up friends who happily sing together.

 

March 19, 2013

The Pteranodon family goes back underwater in the Dinosaur Train Submarine and meet Maisie and Marvin Mosasaurus, a daughter and father who are huge, fast-swimming lizards with flippers. Maisie and Shiny bond when they discover neither likes to go down deep in the water. The Pteranodons and Mosasaurus have a great time up near the ocean's surface, each family showing the other how they hunt and catch fish to eat. When Mrs. Pteranodon announces that she and Mr. Pteranodon are going on a special anniversary date that night, and the Pteranodon kids will have their first babysitter ever, the kids are not very happy. The babysitter is Keira Chirostenotes, a responsible, patient teenager. Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, and Don each take almost the whole evening to warm up to her. While Mom and Dad are on their date on the Dinosaur Night Train, Mom is relaxed, but Dad really misses the kids and can't stop thinking about them. In the end, Mom and Dad rush back to the nest to find all the kids and Keira having a great time!

 

February 22, 2013

When the Pteranodon family travels back to the North Pole, Don declares that it's his "winter wish" to see snow fall again. When a big blizzard comes, and even the Dinosaur Train gets snowed in, Don worries that his wish brought the blizzard. He's especially worried for his new friend, Soren Sauronitholestes, who is sitting on a nest of her eggs, out in the blizzard. But everything turns out all right: Dad explains that wishing for something doesn't make it happen, and the well-adapted, warm-blooded, feather-covered Soren successfully hatches her babies. While visiting the North Pole, the Conductor suggests that the family stop off at Aurora Borealis Station on an enormous frozen lake to see the Aurora Borealis, where the Northern Troodons celebrate a "Festival of Lights." While the kids wait for night to fall and view the Aurora Borealis, they work up an ice-skating show to entertain Mom and Dad. Everyone joins in to sing "Solstice Time is Here" and skate under the lights!

 

February 19, 2013

When the weather has been extremely dry for several weeks, all the water holes at Pteranodon Terrace dry up. The Lambeosaurus family decides to move away in search of water, which upsets the kids. Dad and Mom decide to take the kids to the Big Pond on a camping trip, where they will wait out the drought and return home when it rains again. Don doesn't want to leave his home, even temporarily, and decides to perfect a "rain dance" that will make the rain return. Dad learns that he's been chosen to compete in the big annual Fishing Contest at the Big Misty Sea, and is one of three contestants. The whole family rides there on the Dinosaur Train to cheer Dad on. They learn that the contestants are Dad, the Old Spinosaurus, and Dad's childhood friend and rival, a huge raptor named Marco Megaraptor. The three all end up fighting over Chester, the legendary biggest fish in the Big Misty Sea.

 

February 1, 2013

The Pteranodon kids and their dome-headed friend Spikey Stygimoloch meet a brother and sister, Patrick and Pamela Pachycephalosaurus, two dinosaurs with enormous dome heads. Spikey bonds with the Pachycephalosaurus. Patrick and Pamela are athletes who invite our kids, Mom, and Spikey along to watch them use their impressive dome heads to play a volleyball type sport called, Dome Ball.

 

January 30, 2013

While riding the Dinosaur Train, Buddy and Tiny meet Dylan and Devlin Dilophosaurus, twin brothers with amazing double-crests on their heads. Dylan and Devlin like to compete over everything from getting the best seat on the train, to being the best hunter. After Tiny and Buddy spend time with the brothers, they show them how working as a team can help them succeed while hunting!

 

January 28, 2013

Buddy and Don stumble upon a mystery when they find unhatched eggs on their beach, The mystery grows when some of the eggs are stolen. Don and Buddy become detectives and suspect that maybe Tiny, Shiny, or other friends may be stealing the eggs. They're not. Soon, all the kids join in to solve the mystery, as they figure out that the eggs belong to an over-protective, caring mom named Olivia Oviraptor who is just trying to keep her eggs safe.

 

January 24, 2013

Team Pteranodon travels to Dienosuchas Swamp to meet Deanna Dienosuchas, a 40 foot crocodile with many big teeth, and a crabby attitude. Tiny leads the way to warm up Deanna who turns out to be more friendly and less scary than our kids imagined.

 

January 22, 2013

Buddy, Tiny, and Mom visit their very large sauropod friend, Arnie Argentinosaurus, and his dad. Arnie has grown bigger since our kids have seen him and is now too big to ride on the Dinosaur Train anymore. Tiny and Buddy arrange with Mr. Conductor for Arnie to be the first big dinosaur to ride on the newest Dinosaur Train car - the flatbed car!

 

January 18, 2013

The Pteranodon kids and their dome-headed friend Spikey Stygimoloch meet a brother and sister, Patrick and Pamela Pachycephalosaurus, two dinosaurs with enormous dome heads. Spikey bonds with the Pachycephalosaurus. Patrick and Pamela are athletes who invite our kids, Mom, and Spikey along to watch them use their impressive dome heads to play a volleyball type sport called, Dome Ball. Don has a large collection of things he's found in nature, but he's missing one hard-to-locate item - amber. On the Dinosaur Train, Don and the other Pteranodon kids find out that Gilbert is also looking for amber. At Amber Arroyo caves, Don and Gilbert separately search for and find amber, eventually bonding over their discoveries.

 

January 17, 2013

Shiny is nervous about Gilbert's impending visit to Pteranodon Terrace. She goes into a cleaning frenzy, wanting everything to look perfect, and her siblings to act perfectly. When Gilbert arrives, everyone starts having fun except Shiny who feels ignored. Soon Gilbert and the other kids persuade Shiny to join them, and they all eat, play, and laugh together.

 

January 16, 2013

The Pteranodon kids have a Nature Trackers adventure when they meet Denise Diplodocus, a super-long, super big dinosaur. At first the kids mistake Denise's neck for a snake, and tail as a bridge. Later, Denise amazes the kids, telling them how hard it is for her to raise up her long, heavy neck. Shiny and the others help her raise her neck higher than normal just once, but it feels better for Denise to keep closer to the ground and low-lying trees.

 

January 14, 2013

Buddy and Don stumble upon a mystery when they find unhatched eggs on their beach, The mystery grows when some of the eggs are stolen. Don and Buddy become detectives and suspect that maybe Tiny, Shiny, or other friends may be stealing the eggs. They're not. Soon, all the kids join in to solve the mystery, as they figure out that the eggs belong to an over-protective, caring mom named Olivia Oviraptor who is just trying to keep her eggs safe. Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, and Don have fun spending a special day with their retired Grandma and Grandpa at their cliffside nest. The kids get to see things from their Dad's childhood nature collection, and afterwards they play games and fish with Grandma and Grandpa.

 

January 11, 2013

Team Pteranodon travels to Dienosuchas Swamp to meet Deanna Dienosuchas, a 40 foot crocodile with many big teeth, and a crabby attitude. Tiny leads the way to warm up Deanna who turns out to be more friendly and less scary than our kids imagined. The Pteranodon kids have special visitors - their Grandma and Grandpa! The kids delight in realizing they share similar traits with their grandparents (laughs, expressions, and interests), and love showing Grandma and Grandpa around the nest area and playing some games they all like.

 

January 9, 2013

The Pteranodon kids visit the Jurassic Time Period to meet Apollo Apatosaurus, a huge, long-necked, long-tailed dinosaur who likes adventure. Apollo loves to whip his long tail, and does so as he leads the kids on a pretend adventure to find a hard-to-reach tree with yummy, delicious leaves! Mrs. Pteranodon cleans out the clutter from the family nest and the kids are amazed at the pile of stuff - leaves, flower petals, pieces of wood, and shells. Tiny stops Mom from throwing out all the stuff, determined that she and Buddy, Tiny, and Don will find a use for it all. And, they do- the Pteranodon kids have fun making nature art on the beach using the items from nest!

 

January 7, 2013

The Pteranodon kids and Dad get the idea to travel around on the Dinosaur Train and meet some of the biggest dinosaurs. They even sing a song, `The Biggest Dinosaurs', before meeting Allie Alamosaurus, an enormous, long-necked, plant eating sauropod who is very friendly. Allie explains that her huge, strong legs hardly bend at all, but she can still have fun playing games with the kids, and teaching them some of her favorites! Dad takes the Pteranodon kids on an overnight camping trip where they watch both a sunrise and sunset, learning that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The kids also find out more about nocturnal (night-active) animals, and diurnal (day-active) animals.

 

October 31, 2012

Dad takes the kids on a special Night Train to Troodon Town, where the Troodons have decorated their Roundhouse into a "haunted house" for a spooky party. The kids end up meeting a strange new nocturnal creature - a mammal named Vlad Volaticotherium, who was hiding in the roundhouse trying to get some sleep. The Pteranodon family learns more about the customs of their neighbours, the Lambeosaurus family, when they are invited for the first time to accompany them to the Big Pond to celebrate "Gourd Day" - a kind of Mesozoic Halloween. The kids see their first pumpkins, and Larry Lambeosaurus even shows our family how to hollow them out and carve faces into them.

 

March 30, 2012

The Pteranodon family learns more about the customs of their neighbours, the Lambeosaurus family, when they are invited for the first time to accompany them to the Big Pond to celebrate "Gourd Day" - a kind of Mesozoic Halloween. The kids see their first pumpkins, and Larry Lambeosaurus even shows our family how to hollow them out and carve faces into them.

 

March 26, 2012

Dad takes the kids on a special Night Train to Troodon Town, where the Troodons have decorated their Roundhouse into a "haunted house" for a spooky party. The kids end up meeting a strange new nocturnal creature - a mammal named Vlad Volaticotherium, who was hiding in the roundhouse trying to get some sleep.

 

March 19, 2012

The long-awaited rains finally return to Pteranodon Terrace, but grow into a huge rainstorm that grows even bigger - into a hurricane! Dad hasn't seen it blow like this since he was a kid. They seek shelter, and Don discovers an entrance to a cave below their nest, where not only the Pteranodons, but also their other neighbours, the Lambeorsaurus family and Cindy Cimolestes, all take shelter for the night. In the morning, the storm has passed, but everyone must pitch in to rebuild their various nests.

 

March 12, 2012

The weather has been extremely dry for several weeks and all the water holes at Pteranodon Terrace dry up. The Lambeosaurus family decides to move away in search of water, which upsets the kids. Dad and Mom decide to take the kids to the Big Pond on a camping trip, where they will wait out the drought and return home when it rains again. Don doesn't want to leave his home, even temporarily, and decides to perfect a "rain dance" that will make the rain return.

 

March 5, 2012

Buddy and Tiny ride the Dinosaur Train for a playmate with their old friend Petey Peteinosaurus, and learn that the train has added a new Aviary Car, for their various flying passengers. Suddenly, they are joined by a lost bird named Judy Jehelornis, who was displaced by the recent forest fires, and can't remember where her home is. Buddy, Tiny, and Petey act as detectives to figure out from clues where Judy's home is, and the Conductor makes sure she's brought safely home on the train.

 

February 27, 2012

Mom takes the kids on a playdate with Tank Triceratops to the desert, where they meet a distant relative of Tank's, an early Ceratopsian named Penelope Protoceratops. The Conductor points out that Penelope lives in a part of the world that gets a lot of earthquakes, and sure enough, the kids experience their first quake with Penelope. Mom and the Conductor have prepared the kids with excellent advice about what to do in an earthquake, so everyone does fine.

 

February 20, 2012

The kids visit the Big Pond to attend the Biome Block Party. While attempting to win the leaf-necklace contest, Keenan Chirostemotes claims the Pteranodon sibs can't compete for the prize for "dinosaur" with the most leaves because they are not dinosaurs. This launches the kids into a song called "That's Not a Dinosaur", as all the non-dinosaurs sing their piece. In the end, the game rules are changed to include all creatures, even non-dinosaurs, in all the contests!

 

January 30, 2012

Buddy, an adopted T. rex, wishes he knew more about his T. rex ancestors. So, Dad takes him and Tiny on the Dinosaur Train back to the early Cretaceous, to visit an ancestor: an earlier version of Tyrannosaurus rex called Raptorex. Rodney Raptorex is a kid who won't grow up to be as big as Buddy will, but the two boys find that they not only have a lot of differences, they have a lot in common, too. The kids are stuck cooped up in the nest for a long, rainy spell which leads to them fighting. Mom tells them that the rain has stopped enough that they can leave the nest - but she gives them an assignment: to go find their own "calm space," where they can calm down enough to get along with each other again. It works - each kid finds something in nature that helps him or her to calm down and be friends again.

 

January 27, 2012

Shiny gets over her fear of snakes when Tiny challenges the Nature Trackers to meet the ultimate snake: the Sanajeh, a huge Cretaceous snake from what is now India. Dad takes the kids on the Dinosaur Train to find Sana Sanajeh, who may be huge, but turns out to be quite friendly. Once Shiny and Sana become friends, Shiny returns home with the knowledge that snakes aren't scary - they're just another part of nature! Tiny is horrified when her favourite buttercups all wilt, so Mom takes her and the family to the Big Pond, where she remembers seeing a whole lot of buttercups in bloom. On the way there, the Conductor gives the kids a visual lesson in "Nature's Life Cycle," explaining how a flower grows, blossoms, then wilts, and returns its seeds to the ground, to start the cycle all over again. Tiny finds her flowers at the Big Pond, both blooming and wilting, and can see nature's life cycle in action.

 

January 20, 2012

The Dinosaur Train arrives in Laramidia, the Dinosaur Big City, and Buddy and the Pteranodon family explore the crowded "dinosaur metropolis." At the Theropod Convention, our kids reunite with Annie Tyrannosaurus and her parents Dolores and Boris, and they all meet the multi-horned mayor, Mayor Kosmoceratops! Buddy and Tiny help King Cryolophosaurus overcome his fear of performing in front of his biggest audience ever, and he wows a large dinosaur audience when he sings his new song, "Whole Lotta Theropods" at the Theropod Convention in Laramidia, the Dinosaur Big City.

 

September 2, 2011

The entire Pteranodon family embarks on a roaring, exploring, World Tour adventure! They meet the Conductor's nephew, Gilbert, who acts as their tour guide to meet Martin Amargasaurus, a spine-spangled quadruped with an intimidating sail. Junior Conductor: The Pteranodon family continues on its World Tour on the Dinosaur Train. During their first full day on the train, the kids play with Gilbert, the Conductor's nephew. Don gets jealous of Gilbert's friendship with Buddy.

 

August 31, 2011

Don mistakes a shell for a rock and meets Adam Adocus, a turtle with a head he can retract into his shell for self-defense. The Pteranodon family travels to the Triassic and meets Pauline Proganochelys, another kind of turtle who shares her own methods of defending herself. Tank's Baby Brother: Tank Triceratops has a new baby brother that everyone dotes on, making Tank feel left out. Buddy, Tiny, and Tank play with some older kid Triceratops, and Tank learns the perks of being a big brother.

 

August 29, 2011

Buddy and Tiny learn about camouflage when they meet a shy dinosaur, Leslie Lesothosaurus, who is very good at hiding. The kids end up persuading Leslie to stop hiding and come out to play with them. Scavenger Hunt: The Pteranodon family travels to the Big Pond for a Scavenger Hunt. Using clues and rhymes, the kids solve word puzzles and finally glimpse a bug-eating plant they thought was mere make-believe.

 

August 25, 2011

Buddy, Tiny, Don and Mom meet a reclusive, singing dinosaur named King who has a big swooping crest on his head and a voice that sounds an awful lot like Elvis Presley. Educational Objective: Cryolophosaurus ("cold crest lizard") was a large theropod dinosaur with a bizarre crest on its head that looked like a pompadour. We teach that there were dinosaurs that even lived in cold environments. Buddy the Tracker Buddy and Don are ,footprint detectives, as they track and find creatures they know at the Big Pond. The plot thickens when they discover fossilized tracks that are millions of years old! Educational Objective: Animals often leave tracks that can be used to tell us something of the trackmakers. Dinosaurs left plenty of tracks, and many thousands of these are still preserved today. Paleontologists use fossil trackways to learn all kinds of things about dinosaurs (e.g., posture, speed, group living, environments).

 

August 23, 2011

Buddy and his Pteranodon family ride the Dinosaur Train to the North Pole - where it's cooler out and the skies are dark all winter long! The kids get to play in the snow and slide on a frozen pond for the first time. Educational Objective: Troodon lived in a wide range of environments, including the cold, dark, snowy northern polar regions of the Earth. Cretaceous Conifers The whole Pteranodon family have fun celebrating Mom's favorite holiday, Winter Solstice. They learn about large conifer (evergreen) trees and help decorate them at a holiday party. Educational Objective: It's pretty amazing to consider that while many types of animals and plants have become extinct, yet some trees-like the conifer-have survived for millions of years.

 

August 19, 2011

The Pteranodon family rides to Troodon Town to celebrate Troodon Train Day, where the main event is a concert by King Cryolophosaurus, giving his first performance in years! When King comes down with some last-minute jitters, Buddy and Tiny help him overcome his stage fright and he sings a medley of his hits, including the Dinosaur Train theme song! Junior Conductor Jamboree: Our kids ride the Dinosaur Train from one end of the line to the other, through all three Time Periods -- from the Cretaceous, through the Jurassic, to the Triassic. All along the way, they pick up friends who join them for a Junior Conductor Jamboree!

 

August 18, 2011

The Pteranodon family takes the Dinosaur Train underwater to visit a marine reptile called Paulie Pliosaurus, a creature known as the "T. rex of the Ocean." Buddy and Paulie compare features and find that they actually have a lot in common. Elmer Visits the Desert: Our Pteranodon family takes their ocean friend Elmer Elasmosaurus on the Dinosaur Train to a place he's never been before: the desert! Once there, the kids compare the sandy terrain to Elmer's ocean, and they meet a local lizard named Percy who tells the tale of his desert home.

 

August 17, 2011

The Pteranodon family travels deep underwater on the Dinosaur Train to view two backwards-bounding brothers named Max and Mitch Michelinoceras. The kids are delighted to see that Max and Mitch put on a synchronized swimming show. Dads' Day Out: Buddy, Tiny, and Mr. Pteranodon join Annie Tyrannosaurus and Leroy Lambeosaurus and their dads for a Dads' Day at the Big Pond. It's all fun and games until it starts to rain, and they all have to take cover in a cave they've never noticed before.

 

August 16, 2011

On this underwater excursion, the Pteranodon family meets up with Carla Cretoxyrhina, a young shark who turns out to be much nicer than her reputation suggests. She introduces the family to her dad, bringing them face to face with the "Big Fish in the Sea." Train Trouble: The speedy dinosaur brothers Oren and Ollie join our kids on a train trip to Troodon Town, but unplanned engine trouble sends Oren and Ollie sprinting the Roundhouse to bring back another engine to save the day!

 

August 15, 2011

The Pteranodon family travels on the Dinosaur Train with the Aquacar to an underwater train station to transport Elmer Elasmosaurus back to his home in the ocean. At first Buddy is not enthusiastic about travelling underwater, but quickly becomes a convert when he sees the spectacular sights under the sea. Dinosaur Block Party: The Pteranodon family hosts a block party to introduce their new neighbors, the Lambeosaurus family, to all the other neighborhood creatures. The different species all join together to fly, dive, fish, race and especially, to rock the block!

 

August 12, 2011

,Mom's, the word when Mrs. Pteranodon meets fellow mom Millie Maiasaura, who is a little too over-protective of her kids. The two moms compare mothering methods in a play date at the Big Pond. Diamond Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon decide to surprise each other with gifts on their anniversary. Despite some close calls, the kids help each of them to keep their gifts a secret until the perfect moment when the whole family can celebrate.

 

August 11, 2011

Tiny is very worried after she loses Shiny's favorite shiny shell, and enlists Dad and Buddy to help find a new one. As Tiny becomes more frantic, she begins stomping with frustration. Then the kids meet Daphne, a Daspletosaurus kid who shows them how to make stomping a fun dance instead of a temper tantrum. Hornucopia: At the Big Pond, Tank introduces the Pteranodon family to his friend, Stacie Styracosaurus, a fellow Ceratopsian with a crown of elaborate horns on her head. Everyone attends Stacie's ,Hornucopia, celebration, where she reveals her new big horns and then performs a moonlit shadow show with her Styracosaurus family.

 

August 10, 2011

,One Big Dinosaur, Tiny and Buddy visit a dinosaur family called Argentinosaurus, some of the biggest land creatures ever! The kids find out there are great things about being really big, and that it's also great being their own size. Educational Objective: There has been considerable debate over which sauropod was the biggest of them all, and thus the biggest of dinosaurs and land-living animals. Argentinosaurus is a gigantic herbivorous dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Argentina that inhabited an environment dominated by arid plains. ,Play Date with Annie, Buddy is excited that his friend Annie Tyrannosaurus is coming to the Pteranodon nest to visit and play with them. After Tiny feels left out, Buddy and Annie show her that they can all be friends! Educational Objective: Buddy and Annie Tyrannosaurus further compare their similar T. rex features. A lesson about including a third friend is learned, and the dynamics of equal play are tested.

 

August 9, 2011

Now With Feathers! Dad gives Tiny and Buddy a mystery feather and the kids become ,detectives,, riding the Dinosaur Train to meet Valerie Velociraptor, who shows our kids what life is like covered with beautiful feathers. Educational Objective: Our knowledge about dinosaurs sometimes changes based on new evidence. In the case of Velociraptor we see that they were in fact covered in feathers. Although these dinosaurs could not fly their feathers did keep them warm. A Frill a Minute Our kids help Tank Triceratops overcome his awkwardness having a huge head by showing him how cool and amazing his features are, especially his frill. Educational Objective: Triceratops had a huge, bony frill on the back of its head, giving it the larges skull of any land animal. The frill was used to identify (a visual signal) the species to other species (and other Triceratops) and also to show off and look bigger, scarier, more puffed up.

 

August 8, 2011

Fast Friends Buddy, Tiny, and Mom ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Oren and Ollie Ornithomimus, some of the fastest dinosaurs ever! Our kids love meeting the fast-moving and fast-talking twins. Educational Objective: Ornithomimus was a bipedal dinosaur that resembeled an ostrich. It is thought they they could run up to 40 miles per hour, faster than humans, as fast as an ostrich! They are thought to be one of the fatsest dinosaurs. T. rex Teeth When Buddy loses a tooth, Mom takes him to Rexville to ask his Tyrannosaurus friends all about T. rex teeth. They explain that he'll grow new teeth to replace the old ones. Educational Objective: T.rex's teeth were the size and shape of big bananas! By carefully observing the shape of a dinosaur's teeth, you can make predictions about what that dinosaur probably ate, which in this case is meat.

 

August 5, 2011

One Smart Dinosaur Buddy and Tiny want to test their memory, so they ride the Dinosaur Train and spend some time with the Conductor, since he's a Troodon with a great memory. The kids get to meet the Conductor's mom, Mrs. Conductor. Educational Objective: Troodon is considered to possibly be the most intelligent of all dinosaurs. Like a man, the size of its brain was fairly big when compared to the size of the rest of its body. Petey The Peteinosaurus Buddy and Tiny ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Petey Peteinosaurus, a ,flying lizard,, who is fun, funny, and friendly, and has some features similar to both Buddy and Tiny! Educational Objective: Peteinosaurus was a small flying reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs. These Pterosaurs were small and lived on a diet of insects.

 

August 3, 2011

As the Pteranodon family's World Tour continues, they travel to Africa to meet a Stegosaur named Kenny Kentrosaurus. He teaches the kids about his plates, spikes, and big, thumping tail, which leads to a fun drumming party. Don and the Troodons: The Pteranodon family oversleeps and has to hurry to make another guided walk on their World Tour! Don asks to stay back on the train, where he ends up having a great day with the Conductor and his mom, Mrs. Conductor!

 

August 2, 2011

The Pteranodon family continues their World Tour and meets Iggy Iguanodon, a large, four-legged chap who shows them his unique way of walking while leading them to some famous white cliffs. Shiny Can't Sleep: Shiny gets homesick while the Pteranodon family continues on their World Tour. She tries to fall asleep in their Sleeping Car, but can't, so Dad takes her for a walk around the Dinosaur Train, where they observe the night activities of nocturnal creatures.

 

August 1, 2011

The next stop on the Dinosaur Train World Tour takes the Pteranodon family to Confuciusornis Gardens, where they meet a very wise old dinosaur. They try some new foods and even learn to meditate. Tiny's Tiny Doll: During a stop on the Pteranodon family's World Tour, Tiny accidentally leaves her beloved Tiny Doll behind in Velociraptor Valley. Knowing Tiny can't sleep without it, Valerie and Velma Velociraptor enlist the help of a wide-winged Pterosaur named Ziggy to fly Tiny's doll back to the train.

 

July 1, 2011

The Pteranodon family rides to Troodon Town to celebrate Troodon Train Day, where the main event is a concert by King Cryolophosaurus, giving his first performance in years! When King comes down with some last-minute jitters, Buddy and Tiny help him overcome his stage fright and he sings a medley of his hits, including the Dinosaur Train theme song!

 

June 29, 2011

Our Pteranodon family takes their ocean friend Elmer Elasmosaurus on the Dinosaur Train to a place he's never been before: the desert! Once there, the kids compare the sandy terrain to Elmer's ocean, and they meet a local lizard named Percy who tells the tale of his desert home.

 

June 27, 2011

Buddy, Tiny, and Mr. Pteranodon join Annie Tyrannosaurus and Leroy Lambeosaurus and their dads for a Dads' Day at the Big Pond. It's all fun and games until it starts to rain, and they all have to take cover in a cave they've never noticed before.

 

June 23, 2011

The speedy dinosaur brothers Oren and Ollie join our kids on a train trip to Troodon Town, but unplanned engine trouble sends Oren and Ollie sprinting the Roundhouse to bring back another engine to save the day!

 

June 21, 2011

The Pteranodon family hosts a block party to introduce their new neighbors, the Lambeosaurus family, to all the other neighborhood creatures. The different species all join together to fly, dive, fish, race and especially, to rock the block!

 

June 17, 2011

Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon decide to surprise each other with gifts on their anniversary. Despite some close calls, the kids help each of them to keep their gifts a secret until the perfect moment when the whole family can celebrate.

 

June 15, 2011

At the Big Pond, Tank introduces the Pteranodon family to his friend, Stacie Styracosaurus, a fellow Ceratopsian with a crown of elaborate horns on her head. Everyone attends Stacie's ,Hornucopia, celebration, where she reveals her new big horns and then performs a moonlit shadow show with her Styracosaurus family.

 

June 13, 2011

Tiny and Shiny practice their swoop-de-loops and other flying moves in anticipation of their play-date with fellow Pterosaurs Petey Peteinosaurus and Quincy Quetzalcoatlus. With Buddy helping with the choreography, the Pterosaur Flying Club puts on a flying show!

 

June 9, 2011

Tiny gets upset when she finds a miniature mammal named Cindy Cimolestes has moved into her ,Tiny Place,, a hole in a tree near the family nest. Buddy ends up using his sharp eyes to help Cindy find a new home that more perfectly fits her small size.

 

June 7, 2011

There's big trouble at the Big Pond Larry Lambeosaurus gets stuck in a mud pit, and then Dad tries to get Larry out, and ends up getting stuck himself. Buddy and Leroy Lambeosaurus have to think quickly to pull their dads out before some big meat-eater finds them!

 

June 3, 2011

When Tank spends the night at Pteranodon Terrace, the last thing he wants to do is sleep. But as the night wears on, the other kids nod off, leaving only Buddy to try to stay awake with Tank. Buddy realizes that Tank is just nervous about sleeping in a strange place, so he and Mom help Tank feel at home so he can finally get to sleep.

 

June 1, 2011

Don and new neighbour, Lily Lambeosaurus, stay at Pteranodon Terrace while the other kids take a day trip to the Big Pond. Don shows off his knowledge of the area to an admiring Lily as they search for more items for his collection.

 

May 30, 2011

The Pteranodon family oversleeps and has to hurry to make another guided walk on their World Tour! Don asks to stay back on the train, where he ends up having a great day with the Conductor and his mom, Mrs. Conductor!

 

May 26, 2011

Shiny gets homesick while the Pteranodon family continues on their World Tour. She tries to fall asleep in their Sleeping Car, but can't, so Dad takes her for a walk around the Dinosaur Train, where they observe the night activities of nocturnal creatures.

 

May 24, 2011

During a stop on the Pteranodon family's World Tour, Tiny accidentally leaves her beloved Tiny Doll behind in Velociraptor Valley. Knowing Tiny can't sleep without it, Valerie and Velma Velociraptor enlist the help of a wide-winged Pterosaur named Ziggy to fly Tiny's doll back to the train.

 

May 20, 2011

The Pteranodon family continues on its World Tour on the Dinosaur Train. During their first full day on the train, the kids play with Gilbert, the Conductor's nephew. Don gets jealous of Gilbert's friendship with Buddy.

 

May 18, 2011

Buddy, Tiny and Dad take the Dinosaur Train to see Old Smoky, the local volcano. It's such a spectacular sight that they go back for the rest of the family, only to discover they've already gone to see the volcano! The merry mix-up concludes as the whole family meets up just in time to catch Old Smoky erupting.

 

May 16, 2011

Tank Triceratops has a new baby brother that everyone dotes on, making Tank feel left out. Buddy, Tiny, and Tank play with some older kid Triceratops, and Tank learns the perks of being a big brother.

 

May 12, 2011

The Pteranodons venture to the Big Pond to find out if dinosaurs can live in the water. Their quandaries are quenched when they meet Jess Hesperornis, who turns out to be not only a water-dwelling dinosaur, but a bird as well!

 

May 10, 2011

The Pteranodon family travels to the Big Pond for a Scavenger Hunt. Using clues and rhymes, the kids solve word puzzles and finally glimpse a bug-eating plant they thought was mere make-believe.

 

May 6, 2011

Just because Shiny and Don sometimes stay at home while Buddy and Tiny ride somewhere on the Dinosaur Train doesn't mean that they are not having fun! Shiny and Don join Dad in an adventure into a local cave that leads to a brilliant discovery.

 

May 4, 2011

Buddy and Don are ,footprint detectives, as they track and find creatures they know at the Big Pond. The plot thickens when they discover fossilized tracks that are millions of years old!

 

May 2, 2011

Shiny and her siblings look for the shiniest sea shells she can find, but ends up making a new friend named Henry, a hermit crab who lives in his own shell on the beach at the Big Pond.

 

April 28, 2011

The whole Pteranodon family travels to Troodon Town to help Mom celebrate her favorite holiday, Winter Solstice. They learn about evergreen conifer trees and help decorate them at a holiday party.

 

April 26, 2011

Buddy, Tiny and Don play ,detective, and search around the Big Pond for fossils. The kids end up finding an entire skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur!

 

April 22, 2011

Buddy and Tiny help settle an argument between Morris Stegosaurus and Alvin Allosaurus, two very big dinosaurs - one with a very spiky tail, the other with a mouthful of sharp teeth. Educational Objective: To teach about difference and similarities between dinosaur features... and survival techniques. Each dinosaur, including the Segosaurus used their individual features - in this case its spiky tail - to fight and hunt and protect.

 

April 20, 2011

Buddy, Tiny and Mrs. Pteranodon ride the Dinosaur Train to attend an egg hatching party, where they meet their friend Cory Corythosaurus, who introduces them to her new brothers and sisters.

 

April 18, 2011

The Pteranodon family throws a surprise party for Buddy on the Dinosaur Train, and invites a whole caboose full of his friends. But first, they have to convince Buddy to come on the train - he's completely absorbed with some beetles he's found at home!

 

April 14, 2011

When Mom takes Buddy and Tiny to Rexville to visit their friend Annie Tyrannosaurus, they discover that the Tyrannosaurus family has moved away! They follow clues, and find her on a migration with her family.

 

April 12, 2011

When the Pteranodon family goes on an outing to the Big Pond, Don makes a new friend with red feet: a dragonfly named Howard.

 

April 8, 2011

Buddy and Tiny learn that all creatures poop, even really big dinosaurs.

 

April 6, 2011

Our Pteranodon family goes to the Big Pond for their first overnight campout and meets a small frog with a big voice!

 

April 4, 2011

Buddy is excited that his friend Annie Tyrannosaurus is coming to the Pteranodon nest to visit and play with them. After Tiny feels left out, Buddy and Annie show her that they can all be friends!

 

March 31, 2011

Our kids help Tank Triceratops overcome his awkwardness having a huge head by showing him how cool and amazing his features are, especially his frill.

 

March 29, 2011

When Buddy loses a tooth, Mom takes him to Rexville to ask his Tyrannosaurus friends all about T. rex teeth. They explain that he'll grow new teeth to replace the old ones.

 

March 25, 2011

Buddy and Tiny ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Petey Peteinosaurus, a ,flying lizard,, who is fun, funny, and friendly, and has some features similar to both Buddy and Tiny! Educational Objective: Peteinosaurus was a small flying reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs. These Pterosaurs were small and lived on a diet of insects.

 

March 23, 2011

Buddy and Tiny tour the Dinosaur Train and earn their Junior Conductor hats while their friend Ned, a four-legged, long-necked Brachiosaurus and regular Train rider, tags along.

 

March 21, 2011

The kids go to the Big Pond to look for flowers to give to Mom on her special Mothers Day. They find many different flowers while following a very busy bee.

 

March 17, 2011

Our Pteranodon family eats lunch with their friend Tank Triceratops and discover that he and his family are all plant-eaters, with great leaf-eating teeth and giant appetites!

 

March 15, 2011

After Mr. Pteranodon teaches the kids his fishing method, Buddy and Tiny work together as a team to catch fish in the Big Pond.

 

September 24, 2010

The Pteranodon family rides to Troodon Town to celebrate Troodon Train Day. The main event is a concert by King Cryolophosaurus, giving his first performance in years!

 

June 4, 2010

Our Pteranodon family takes their ocean friend Elmer Elasmosaurus on the Dinosaur Train to a place he's never been before: the desert! They meet a local lizard named Percy who tells the tale of his desert home.

 

June 2, 2010

Buddy, Tiny, and Mr. Pteranodon join Annie Tyrannosaurus and Leroy Lambeosaurus and their dads for a Dads' Day at the Big Pond. It's all fun and games until it starts to rain, and they all have to take cover in a cave they've never noticed before.

 

May 31, 2010

The speedy dinosaur brothers Oren and Ollie join the kids on a train trip to Troodon Town, but unplanned engine trouble sends Oren and Ollie sprinting the roundhouse to bring back another engine to save the day!

 

May 27, 2010

The Pteranodons introduce their new neighbours, the Lambeosaurus family, to all the other neighborhood creatures.

 

May 25, 2010

Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon decide to surprise each other with gifts on their anniversary.

 

May 21, 2010

The kids ride the Dinosaur Train from one end of the line to the other, through all three time periods - the Cretaceous, the Jurassic and the Triassic and their friends join them for a Junior Conductor Jamboree!/ When King Cryolophosaurus comes down with last-minute jitters before his Troodon Train Day concert, Buddy and Tiny help him overcome his stage fright.

 

May 20, 2010

The Pteranodon family visit a marine reptile called Paulie Pliosaurus, the "T. Rex of the Ocean." Buddy and Paulie find that they actually have a lot in common./ Our Pteranodon family take their ocean friend Elmer Elasmosaurus to a place he's never been before: the desert! The kids compare the sandy terrain to Elmer's ocean, and meet a local lizard named Percy.

 

May 19, 2010

The Pteranodon family travels deep underwater on the Dinosaur Train to meet two backwards-bounding brothers named Max and Mitch Michelinoceras./ Buddy, Tiny, and Mr. Pteranodon join Annie Tyrannosaurus and Leroy Lambeosaurus and their dads for a Dads' Day at the Big Pond.

 

May 18, 2010

The Pteranodon family meets up with Carla Cretoxyrhina, a young shark who turns out to be much nicer than her reputation suggests./ The speedy dinosaur brothers Oren and Ollie join our kids on a train trip to Troodon Town, but unplanned engine trouble sends Oren and Ollie sprinting to the roundhouse to bring back another engine to save the day!

 

May 17, 2010

The Pteranodon family travels on the Aquacar to an underwater train station to take Elmer Elasmosaurus back to his home in the ocean. At first Buddy is not enthusiastic about travelling underwater./ The Pteranodon family hosts a block party to introduce their new neighbours, the Lambeosaurus family.

 

May 14, 2010

"Mom's" the word when Mrs. Pteranodon meets fellow mom Millie Maiasaura, who is a little too over-protective of her kids./ Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon decide to surprise each other with gifts on their anniversary.

 

May 13, 2010

Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet!: Tiny is very worried after she loses Shiny's favorite shiny shell, and enlists Dad and Buddy to help find a new one. As Tiny becomes more frantic, she begins stomping with frustration. Then the kids meet Daphne, a Daspletosaurus kid who shows them how to make stomping a fun dance instead of a temper tantrum. Educational Objective: Daspletosaurus is a smaller-bodied, more ancient cousin of Tyrannosaurus that lived about 75 million years ago in the Cretaceous time period. Like T. rex, It too was the top predator of its time. Hornucopia: At the Big Pond, Tank introduces the Pteranodon family to his friend, Stacie Styracosaurus, a fellow Ceratopsian with a crown of elaborate horns on her head. Everyone attends Stacie's "Hornucopia" celebration, where she reveals her new big horns and then performs a moonlit shadow show with her Styracosaurus family. Educational Objective: Animals use lots of different features for display, or "showing off," but within a group, these variations tend to focus on the same kinds of features. The species called Cceratopsians (horned dinosaurs) include Styracosaurus, a creature with the most elaborate horns and frills that they employed to show-off to other dinosaurs.

 

May 12, 2010

Hank Ankylosaurus visits the Big Pond to scout a Dinoball talent named Eugene Euoplocephalus./ Tiny and Shiny practise their swoop-de-loops and other flying moves, and Buddy helps with the choreography.

 

May 11, 2010

When Don finds a mystery tooth in Dad's old tooth collection, Dad decides to take the kids on an investigation./ Tiny gets upset when she finds a miniature mammal named Cindy Cimolestes has moved into her "Tiny Place."

 

May 10, 2010

The Pteranodon family stretch their wings at Quetzalcoatlus Canyon, where Mr. Pteranodon flew when he was younger and nicknamed the "Wing King."/ There's big trouble at the Big Pond when Larry Lambeosaurus gets stuck in a mud pit.

 

May 7, 2010

Buddy, Tiny, Don and Mrs. Pteranodon head to the thicket to ask a Therizinosaurus family about their colossal claws./ When Tank spends the night at Pteranodon Terrace, the last thing he wants to do is sleep.

 

May 6, 2010

Mr. Pteranodon is annoyed when some hadrosaurs move in next door! The family of Lambeosaurus have crests that hoot - and too loudly, as far as Dad is concerned. Don shows off his knowledge of the area to an admiring Lily Lambeosaurus as they search for more items for his collection.

 

May 5, 2010

A Stegosaur named Kenny Kentrosaurus teaches the kids about his plates, spikes, and big, thumping tail, which leads to a fun drumming party. Don has a great day with the Conductor and his mom.

 

May 4, 2010

Iggy Iguanodon, a large, four-legged chap who shows the Pteranodon family his unique way of walking as he leads them to some famous white cliffs. Shinycan't fall asleep, so Dad takes her for a walk around the Dinosaur Train, where they observe the activities of nocturnal creatures.

 

May 3, 2010

The next stop on the Dinosaur Train World Tour takes the Pteranodon family to Confuciusornis Gardens, where they meet a very wise old dinosaur. They try some new foods and even learn to meditate. During a stop on the Pteranodon family's World Tour, Tiny accidentally leaves her beloved Tiny Doll behind in Velociraptor Valley. Knowing Tiny can't sleep without it, Valerie and Velma Velociraptor enlist the help of a wide-winged Pterosaur named Ziggy to fly Tiny's doll back to the train.

 

April 30, 2010

The entire Pteranodon family embarks on a roaring, exploring, world tour adventure! They memeet Martin Amargasaurus, a spine-spangled quadruped with an intimidating sail. During their first full day on the train, the kids play with Gilbert, the conductor's nephew.

 

April 29, 2010

Buddy, Tiny, and Mrs. Pteranodon go on an expedition all the way back to the Triassic to meet Erma Eoraptor, one the first species of dinosaur that ever lived. Buddy, Tiny and Dad take the Dinosaur Train to see Old Smoky, the local volcano.

 

April 28, 2010

Don mistakes a shell for a rock and meets Adam Adocus, a turtle with a head he can retract into his shell for self-defence. Pauline Proganochelys shares her own methods of defending herself. Tank Triceratops has a new baby brother that everyone dotes on.

 

April 27, 2010

At the Cretaceous Picnic Grounds, Ernie Einiosaurus shows Buddy and Tiny what it's like to live in a herd of horned Ceratopsians. Can dinosaur live in the water? Jess Hesperornis turns out to be not only a water-dwelling dinosaur, but a bird as well!

 

April 26, 2010

Buddy and Tiny meet Leslie Lesothosaurus, a shy dinosaur who is very good at hiding. The Pteranodon family travels to the Big Pond for a scavenger hunt. Using clues and rhymes, the kids solve word puzzles and finally glimpse a bug-eating plant they thought was mere make-believe.

 

April 23, 2010

Buddy, Tiny and Dad take the Dinosaur Train to see Old Smoky, the local volcano. It's such a spectacular sight that they go back for the rest of the family.

 

April 22, 2010

Buddy, Tiny, and Mrs. Pteranodon go on an expedition all the way back to the Triassic to meet Erma Eoraptor, one the first species of dinosaur that ever lived.

 

April 20, 2010

Don mistakes a shell for a rock and meets Adam Adocus, a turtle with a head he can retract into his shell for self-defence. The Pteranodon family travels to the Triassic and meets Pauline Proganochelys, another kind of turtle who shares her own methods of defending herself.

 

April 16, 2010

Buddy, Tiny, and Mom ride the Dinosaur Train to the Cretaceous Picnic Grounds. Ernie Einiosaurus shows them what it's like to live in a herd of horned Ceratopsians.

 

March 8, 2010

Shiny and Don join Dad in an adventure into a local cave that leads to a brilliant discovery.

 

March 4, 2010

Buddy and Don are "footprint detectives" as they track and find creatures they know at the Big Pond. The plot thickens when they discover fossilized tracks that are millions of years old!

 

March 1, 2010

Shiny, with help from Buddy, Tiny and Don, looks for the shiniest sea shells she can find, but ends up making a new friend

 

February 26, 2010

Buddy, Tiny and Mom ride the Dinosaur Train on a play date with Petey Peteinosaurus, and meet Arlene Archaeopteryx, who is both a dinoaur and one of the oldest birds ever! Shin, Don and Dad venture into a local cave and make a brilliant discovery.

 

February 24, 2010

A family of amazing, burrowing dinosaurs live in holes and put on a Cirque du Soleil kind of acrobatic show each evening! Shiny looks for the shiniest sea shells she can find, but ends up making a new friend.

 

February 11, 2010

Dad, Buddy and Tiny take a special spooky Night Train ride on the Dinosaur Train, learning about nocturnal animals that are active after dark, culminating at the Big Pond for a spooky scavenger hunt under the full moon.

 

February 9, 2010

Dad takes the kids on the Dinosaur Train to fish in the Big Misty Sea, where they meet a huge dinosaur called the Old Spinosaurus, a grump who doesn't want the kids in his sea.

 

February 5, 2010

Buddy's Theropod Club is for dinosaurs that walk on two legs, eat meat, and have three-toed feet. As a pteranodon, Tiny is feeling left out, until the Club invites her to join too!

 

February 3, 2010

The kids meet Perry Parasaurolophus, a dinosaur with a crest on his head, who teaches them a new way to hoot some hip music.

 

February 1, 2010

Mrs. Pteranodon takes Buddy and Tiny to visit a Mikey Microraptor, one of the smallest of dinosaurs ever. Tiny is annoyed that Mikey is even smaller than she is.

 

January 29, 2010

On an outing to the Big Pond, Don makes a new friend with red feet: a dragonfly named Howard.

 

January 28, 2010

Buddy, Tiny and Mom visit a family of Deinonychus, dinosaurs with large, sharp toe-claws. They meet a kid named Derek who uses his toe-claws to not only hunt with, but to carve great art!

 

January 6, 2010

Dad, Buddy and Tiny take a special ride on the Dinosaur Train at night, learning about animals that are active after dark. At the Big Pond they take a nature walk under the full moon. Buddy, Tiny and Don play detective and search around the Big Pond for fossils. The kids end up finding an entire skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur.

 

January 4, 2010

Buddy's Theropod Club meets with other dinosaurs that walk on two legs, eat meat, and have three-toed feet. But Tiny feels left out until the Club invites her to join too! Shiny, Tiny and Don throw a surprise party for Buddy on the Dinosaur Train and invite a whole cabooseful of his friends!

 

December 24, 2009

Dinosaurs in the Snow Buddy and his Pteranodon family ride the Dinosaur Train to the North Pole - where it's cooler out and the skies are dark all winter long! The kids get to play in the snow and slide on a frozen pond for the first time. Educational Objective: Troodon lived in a wide range of environments, including the cold, dark, snowy northern polar regions of the Earth. Cretaceous Conifers The whole Pteranodon family have fun celebrating Mom's favorite holiday, Winter Solstice. They learn about large conifer (evergreen) trees and help decorate them at a holiday party. Educational Objective: It's pretty amazing to consider that while many types of animals and plants have become extinct, yet some trees-like the conifer-have survived for millions of years.

 

November 6, 2009

Buddy and Tiny learn that all creatures poop, even really big dinosaurs.

 

November 4, 2009

The Pteranodon family goes to the Big Pond for their first overnight camp out and meets a small frog with a big voice!

 

November 2, 2009

Buddy is excited that his friend Annie Tyrannosaurus is coming to the Pteranodon nest to visit and play with them. When Tiny feels left out, Buddy and Annie show her that they can all be friends!

 

October 29, 2009

The kids help Tank Triceratops overcome his awkwardness about having a huge head by showing him how cool and amazing his features are - especially his frill.

 

October 27, 2009

When Buddy loses a tooth, Mom takes him to Rexville to ask his Tyrannosaurus friends all about T. rex teeth. They explain that he'll grow new teeth to replace the old ones. Educational Objective: T.rex's teeth were the size and shape of big bananas! By carefully observing the shape of a dinosaur's teeth, you can make predictions about what that dinosaur probably ate, which in this case is meat.

 

October 23, 2009

Buddy and Tiny ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Petey Peteinosaurus, a "flying lizard," who is fun, funny and friendly, and has some features similar to both Buddy's and Tiny's!

 

October 21, 2009

Buddy and Tiny tour the Dinosaur Train and earn their Junior Conductor hats, and their friend Ned, a four-legged, long-necked Brachiosaurus and regular Train rider, tags along.

 

October 13, 2009

The kids go to the Big Pond to look for flowers to give to Mom on her special Mother's Day. They find many different flowers as they follow a very busy bee.

 

October 11, 2009

The Pteranodon family eats lunch with their friend Tank Triceratops and discovers that he and his family are all plant eaters, with great leaf-eating teeth and giant appetites!

 

October 4, 2009

The family surprises Mom for her birthday with a trip to a concert given by Cory and her family of Corythosaurus who play music through the crests on their heads.

 

September 25, 2009

Buddy spends time with Laura Giganotosaurus, a large dinosaur who always rides the Dinosaur Train and, like Buddy, is a three-toed theropod! Buddy also discovers that Laura is an avid bird-watcher./ Buddy and Tiny learn that all creatures poop, even really big dinosaurs.

 

September 22, 2009

Dad gives Tiny and Buddy a mystery feather and the kids become "detectives," riding the Dinosaur Train to meet Valerie Velociraptor, who shows our kids what life is like covered with beautiful feathers./ Our kids help Tank Triceratops overcome his awkwardness having a huge head by showing him how cool and amazing his features are, especially his frill.

 

September 20, 2009

Buddy wonders if he'll grow horns when he gets older, so Mrs. Pteranodon takes him to visit some dinosaurs called Stygimoloch, who have really impressive horns.

 

September 17, 2009

Buddy travels to Rexville on the Dinosaur Train and meets Delores Tyrannosaurus and her daughter Annie. When he sees that he shares all the same features, Buddy learns that he is a Tyrannosaurus rex! Buddy and Tiny tour the Dinosaur Train and earn their Junior Conductor hats while their friend Ned, a four-legged, long-necked Brachiosaurus and regular train rider, tags along.

 

September 15, 2009

The family surprises Mom for her birthday with a trip to a concert given by Cory and her family of Corythosaurus, who play music through the crests on their heads./ Our Pteranodon family eats lunch with their friend Tank Triceratops and discover that he and his family are all plant eaters, with great leaf-eating teeth and giant appetites!