Photos courtesy of Kidspace Children’s Museum

Kids can take their first steps toward becoming apaleontologists by brushing though recycled SAFDEK to uncover plant and animal fossils.

Children of all ages can try to identify fossils from an Albertosaurus, Archaeopteryx, or the ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Daily “Fossil Hunt” explorations teach kids how to identify different fossil types like Trace, Cast, and True Form fossils.

The Land Cruiser encourages dramatic play and socialization skills as children are whisked away to a make-believe fossil excavation site. (Kidspacemuseum.org)

Kidspace Children’s Museum
480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena 91103
Hours: Sept.-May, Tues.-Fri., 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Admission: $10
Free Family Night on the 1st Tuesday of every month from 4-8 p.m.
Kidspacemuseum.org, 626.449.9144