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About the Society

Exploring. Learning.
Discovering. Together.

Parent Paleontology Society brings families into the world of real dinosaur science — through printable expedition packs grounded in peer-reviewed research, designed for the kitchen table, away from screens.

Our mission

Every family deserves real science.

We make peer-reviewed paleontology research accessible to children through beautifully designed weekly expedition packs — on paper, at the kitchen table, away from screens. We believe enrichment should bring parents and children closer, not put a device between them.

The science behind PPS

Real research, every week.

Each expedition is grounded in published paleontology research. Our team of educators and science writers sources discoveries from peer-reviewed journals and translates them into age-appropriate activities without sacrificing accuracy. The parent guide in every pack includes the citation, because “how do we know?” is the best question a child can ask. Our work is anchored in the active research community through membership in the New York Paleontological Society.

How the packs get made

A real research workflow.

01

Pick the dinosaur

Each week starts with one question: what's the most interesting paleontology story we can tell right now? Sometimes it's a brand-new discovery. Sometimes it's a classic with a fresh twist.

02

Read the papers

We trace the science back to the peer-reviewed journals — not summaries. The actual citation goes in the parent guide so you can read further if a question opens up.

03

Build the pack

Ten print-ready pages: profile, news flash, word search, crossword, two coloring scenes, cut-out fact cards, joke cards, and the parent guide. Made for the kitchen table.

The Friday tradition

Friday at 7am isn't arbitrary.

It's the moment a weekend begins to take shape — when a parent checks email over coffee and can hit print before the school run. By Saturday morning the pack is on the table, and the weekend has a centerpiece. We built the entire product around how families actually spend time together: not in stolen weekday minutes, but in slow weekend mornings. That's when real conversations happen. That's when a 6-year-old asks why a dinosaur would grow a sail, and a parent gets to say, “What do you think?”

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Ready to start exploring?

First expedition pack is free. No credit card required.