| 65 million years ago dinosaurs ruled the world, now | | | | for baby to sleep on. Something that has been |
| they are back... | | | | extinct for 65 million years has revived our interest in |
| Roboraptors stalking the cat and plastic | | | | what life was like for our ancestors. |
| brontosauruses watching the goldfish. Woodcut | | | | We have the Imaginext series; Thunder the |
| Tyrannosaurus Rexes running down a 3d triceratops | | | | Brontosaurus and Razor the T-Rex plus a few |
| while a pack of velociraptors close in for the kill. | | | | others, all complete with saddles and other |
| These are the dinosaurs of today. Beautifully crafted | | | | accessories. These dinosaurs with little action jockey |
| masterpieces that never grow old just. They just | | | | cave men figures are all ready to race through the |
| end up discarded and forgotten, to be replaced by a | | | | primeval forest. |
| later model. | | | | They come complete with batteries so they can roar |
| Now, dinosaurs are everywhere, on T-shirts, under | | | | and a good crank on the tail sends their heads and |
| the kid's bed and on the walls as giant posters. For | | | | arms shaking. These beautifully colored, realistically |
| the jigsaw puzzler there are any number of beautiful | | | | looking, moving and roaring dinosaurs have invaded |
| dinosaur pictures to be painstakingly put back | | | | our living rooms. Now they hide on the sofa and |
| together. In either wood or cardboard. | | | | behind cushions to jump out at unsuspecting travelers |
| Dinosaurs have reemerged from their extinction. | | | | that are bold enough to venture out onto the sofa in |
| They were lying dormant in the backs of our minds | | | | broad daylight. |
| until 1993. This was the year the classic movie | | | | Another series that changes history is the B.C. Toys |
| Jurassic Park woke us up, creating Dinosaur mania | | | | Little Tikes series of dinosaur demolition machines, |
| that changed the world of dinosaurs forever. | | | | similar to the cartoon dinosaurs in the Fred Flintstone |
| Dinosaurs were now back in vogue. | | | | TV show from more than a few years ago. |
| It only took to the third movie, and then in that | | | | The quarry will never be the same, and the sand pit |
| movie the kid was playing with little plastic dinosaurs. | | | | just got better to play in. |
| Actually they were the same ones I had brought for | | | | Here we have a Triceratops Dump Truck complete |
| my kid. Excellent dinosaurs, realistic little things, good | | | | with little rocks to dump, as well as an Apatosaurus |
| for the sand pit. Virtually indestructible except the | | | | Wreaking Ball with a tower to knock down. There |
| paint fades. | | | | are more demolition dinos in the series to recreate |
| Now, there is a new species of dinosaur competing | | | | the wrecking world of the very distant past. These |
| with the electronic world for the kid's affection and | | | | amazing, fully articulated dinos are able to make |
| attention. | | | | greeting and working sounds while the kids play |
| Roborapter is the latest in this range. A beautiful | | | | make believe in the sand pit. Some even have |
| sleek-looking creature in black or white. A cross | | | | wheels on their feet so they can move around. |
| between a futuristic robot and a 65 million year old | | | | The range of dinosaur toys is getting more and more |
| carnivore that can stalk across your living room floor. | | | | imaginative. Meaning the kids just love them more |
| Another futuristic creature look-a-like that is slightly | | | | and hopefully will play with them a bit longer. Kids |
| innovative is Lego's latest Wild Hunters. Something | | | | these days are lucky. I never had anything like that |
| that resembles the world of tomorrow here today. | | | | when I was growing up. And back then I loved |
| Our renewed love affair with dinosaurs has turned | | | | dinosaurs. |
| them from meat eating beasts to loveable soft toys | | | | |