Last updated: April 15, 2020
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Draw Your Own Big Stump Face Challenge
Left image
The Big Stump
Right image
Rainbow Big Stump
Credit: Andrea A.
As some of you may know, Florissant Fossil Beds protects some of the largest petrified tree stumps in the world (by diameter) Did you know that in the late 1800s some people tried to saw “The Big Stump” in to pieces to send to the World’s Fair in Chicago. You can still see the broken saw blades in the stump. If you look close enough, you can even make out a grumpy face on the Big Stump.
Instructions:
Here’s where you come in. Below, in the first photo gallery, you will see 4 pictures and 1 coloring sheet for you. One photo is the Big Stump – can you find the broken saw blades? The next photo has the grumpy face outlined so you can see it better.
We’ve made a blank “Big Stump” coloring sheet. You can print it off and make your own Big Stump Face. Be creative. We’ve given a few examples – one Big Stump is happy because the Mountain Bluebirds returned. The other Big Stump is adventurous (p.s. motorized vehicles are not allowed on the trails at Florissant Fossil Beds.)
Share your art masterpiece on social media using #FindYourPark / #EncuentraTuParque and join the growing number of interested stumps you see below in the second photo gallery.
