Giant Dinosaur Bone Lawn Ornaments: Jurassic Park at Home

Because who doesn’t like pretending they’re a weekend paleontologist, purveyor of eccentric home and garden decor Design Toscano has created these giant dinosaur bone lawn sculptures. I can already imagine myself brushing some dirt off in front of guests and telling them I unearthed it this morning. “I think it’s a Brachiosaurus femur,” I’ll casually mention like I have any clue what I’m talking about.

Available on Amazon (affiliate link), each bone is handmade using crushed stone set in resin for an authentic fossilized look. They measure 43″ long, 17″ wide, 16″ tall, and weigh approximately 20 pounds. Obviously I’m going to bicep curl one in each hand as part of a new prehistoric workout fad I’m developing called Fit as a Caveman.

My dog is going to lose her mind when sees what’s in the box. Granted she only weighs 13 pounds, but her eyes have always been bigger than her stomach. One time she ripped a hole in her dog food bag and tried to eat what was left in it. Tried to – and succeeded. She’s a true testament to trying hard and believing in yourself.

T-Rex Skull Hard-Boiled Egg Mold: Making Fossils for Breakfast

How do you get your kids to eat their eggs? Simple — scramble them. Kids love scrambled eggs. Or is that me? More of a hard-boiled fan? Enter the EGG-A-MATIC t-rex skull egg mold (affiliate link) from Fred. It turns a boring hard-boiled egg into a delicious dinosaur skull. Rawr!

All you have to do is hard boil an egg, peel it, then while it’s still warm, place it in the mold and into the refrigerator to chill. Once it’s cool, TA-DA, you’ve got yourself a dinosaur skull-shaped egg. Obviously, if they aren’t charging $12 apiece for dinosaur-shaped eggs at Jurassic Park’s food stands, they’re missing out on a very lucrative revenue stream.

So – which came first, the dinosaur or the egg? I have no clue, but you better believe as soon as my time machine is operational, I’ll be the first to find out and finally put the mystery to rest. Nobel Prize Winner sure has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?

[via The Green Head]

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