Dancing Bear Rock & Mineral Collection Activity Kit with Geodes, Shark Teeth Fossils, Arrowheads, Crystals, Gemstones for Kids (200+Pieces)

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Very pretty crystals and rocks, my son enjoyed the shark teeth and arrowheads a lot!Would definitely buy it again.The delivery came faster than expected, bonus points for that. These are real crystals and rocks so don’t be afraid to buy them.

A box of dirt would have been more value.

There may not have been the MOST variety in this collection, but I thought there was a nice collection in the box. Most important, my son (9YO) absolutely loved them. He keeps the sift rocks in there because he enjoys sorting them from the ‘nice’ rocks and gems. The ID card that comes with it gets used over and over, even to sort through his other collections. He got a very nice amethyst crystal specimen in there, too, so he was stoked about that. I would buy again.

Bought as an activity for me with my 13, 10, and 8 year old nieces/nephew. Tons of variety, a lot of pretty ones, some polished and some not. (Note, there are two different sets offered in this listing—I bought the larger set, 250 pieces.)We enjoyed matching up all the rocks with the chart. I think we found all of them. They were wanting to take their favorite rocks home, but I like the set too much to break it up. In other words, it’s MINE! 🙂 I was obsessed with rocks and fossils as a kid and this kit would have been a dream come true.There’s an accompanying booklet that we ended up using quite a bit, especially to learn about the fossils (which were still in the taped-up box in this video). I read them the page about “coprolite”—which yes, is found in this box too—and the youngest thought that was absolutely hilarious. I was surprised to read that one of the fossils in the box is something that has been extinct for millions of years, wow!We took the two geodes out to the driveway, put each one in an old sock, and hit them with a hammer. One cracked easily and looked like we hoped inside, hollow-ish and sparkly. The other took awhile to crack and was just solid hard crystal inside, which was less exciting. But it’s always a gamble with geodes.The extra pound of “small tumbled stones” adds some extra interest and gives you something to “dig through” if you mix all the stones together. (The ones that we matched with the chart are generally larger in size and nicer looking than the small tumbled stones.) We didn’t have time to do the crystal growing kit.Excellent value! I will look at this company for future gifts!