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According to the team from the Fossil Park the programme is designed to entertain as well as to enrich and educate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The activities last between an hour and an hour-and-a-half depending on the programme. <b>Guided hike and kiddies meal<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What better way to fight the winter chill than getting those the limbs moving? During the guided hikes children will be treated to a fascinating exploration of the park\u2019s flora and fauna. Trained guides will keep them entertained with spellbinding stories and share delicious nuggets of information perfect for classroom show-and-tell once school starts again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Programme dates: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday 9 July at 10:00 and 12:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday 10 July at 10:00 and 12:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday 16 July at 10:00 and 12:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday 17 July at 10:00 and 12:00.<b>Mini lab<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a budding palaeontologist at home? Young visitors joining the mini lab will learn all about fossilisation and even get the opportunity to make their own bone cast, using sand, water and plaster of Paris. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, 8 July at 10:00 and 12:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, 15 July at 10:00 and 12:00<b>Mock dig<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young ones can have their fossil finding fantasies take flight by signing them up for a mock dig on a real archaeological dig site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During these sessions they will learn all about the different fossils that have been found at the West Coast Fossil Park and what kind of world these prehistoric creatures once inhabited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will also be introduced to the tools of the trade and have the opportunity to do a bit of digging and dusting of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday 7 July at 10:00 and 12:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday 12 July at 10:00 and 12:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday 19 July at 10:00 and 12:00<b>Puppet show<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who said learning about history must be a dreary affair? 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