We found this craft when we were cruising around on the web looking for info in sea monsters of prehistory. (scroll down to Sediment Fossil Surprise).  As soon as Kaia read the details, she was dying to do it.  So, saturday, we got all our ingredients together and created our layers of history in a cup.  We took out our giant time line and followed along.  Our first layer was from the Cambrian period (red jello) and had trilobite fossils (gummy bears) in it.  The next layer was the Silurian period (chocolate pudding) and contained Pneumodesmus worms (gummy worms).  The third layer was the Carboniferous Period (shredded coconut) with Belantsea fish (pink star cookies) in it (those things are crazy looking)!  Next was the Triassic (more chocolate pudding) and Lepidotes (Cashews).  Then the Cretaceous (whipped cream) and coprolites/dino poop! (chocolate covered peanuts).  Finally, topped with granola to represent the Quaternary period, or where we are today.    Whew!!

We piled these yummies high into our glasses and served them up for dad, with a card that had clues to what he might find in each layer.

As we ate our way through history we looked back at the time line to find our fossils, and when Toby was done he took out our Ancient Creature Cards and read to us about some of the things he found.

It was a sweet way to spend the afternoon.  Literally!  Nauseatingly, horribly sweet!!  I needed a big glass of water and a nap after that project!! 🙂