In honor of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’s release earlier this summer, Cinco and The Princess had a few days full of all thing Jurassic Park and World related.
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Over the course of three days we watched all three of the Jurassic Park films AND the first Jurassic World movie.
We also “hatched” our own mini dinos, which I purchase in the Target dollar section. (NB: The Target dollar section is responsible for at least $200 a year in dumb purchases of junk I do NOT need.) While at Target we also purchased Cinco the full set of Jurassic World, dino themed, Hot Wheels. (Because, you know everyone needs a Triceratops shaped Hot Wheel.)
The best part of our Dino Days was Cinco’s idea to make our own Dino themed board game!!!! Drawing the game board was Cinco’s project while The Princess and I worked on the game board pieces. Each player chooses a tiny dino egg which she and I hand painted.
The basic rules are as follows:
- The oldest person goes first and rolls the dice. (Get doubles and roll again!)
- Depending on which square you land on, you choose a corresponding card. (Red=Danger, Yellow=Challenge, Green=Lucky Day, White=No Card).
- Then you follow the directions on the card.
- When your turn is over the next person rolls.
- First person to escape wins!
As you can imagine, the Danger cards are bad luck, Challenge could go either way, and Lucky Day is, of course, something good. Here are a few of the cards the kids came up with:
Danger:
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Rescue mission gone wrong. You are forced to move back a space. |
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Eat a poisonous plant and skip a turn. |
Challenge:
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Power goes out. All dino cages open. Roll the dice. 4 or better move forward 1 space. 3 or lower go back to start. |
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Who can make the loudest roar? 1st places gets a Lucky Day Card. Last place gets a Danger Card. |
Lucky Day:
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You found a map of the island. Move forward 3 spaces. |
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Catch a ride on a Triceratops. Move forward 3 spaces. |
All of us worked on coloring the board and typing the cards. Then it was time to play…
We recruited The Captain to join us. And, in an intense game I WON!!!!
Pretty sure The Princess earned her games Fun patch! 
Juliette’s First Day: Relaxing in pool, followed by a top-off Jeep ride and dinner at a Vegas Classic, Bob Taylor’s Ranch House.
Juliette’s Second Day: Another Jeep ride this time to Mount Charleston to commune with nature as the real Juliette might have done. She also enjoyed a breezy mountain side afternoon lunch and a few rounds of Cinco’s new favorite game– Coup.
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