My grandson actually enjoyed the books a lot but the real fun came when he got to smash the geodes. We did get a very unique geode in the kit and you can see it in the attached video. We couldn't bring ourselves to smash it and I think you will see why when you see it in the video.
Overall my grandson had a great time with this kit and he liked it a lot as a learning tool and just downright fun. It is a great activity to spend time with your children while they have fun and learn at the same time. We all had a good time watching him use this kit and breaking the geodes. You should have seen him chasing a larger round one trying to break it.
We recommend this to you as a very good educational tool and one that your children will enjoy.
I received a sample product for evaluation and I promised to provide a fair and honest review.
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Out of the pile of toys he got for Christmas, this was the first thing my 5yo wanted to open. We were out front by 8AM with a hammer and goggles breaking them open. He loved it! He hasn't really touched him since though so I'm not sure how much lasting power these have.Best Deals for Basic Geodes Science Kit; Ages 6-12; no. DCSGEO6
We've purchased geodes for cracking in the past and had fun opening them up. They were single geodes from a museum or mining attraction and came just as they were, a round rock.
Dr. Cool's Basic Geodes Science Kit takes that a few steps further. You get 6 geodes (and no one can tell what is inside until they are broken open), safety glasses a solid pair that stays on, and nicely designed printed materials describing how to crack open the geode and additional activities.
The geodes were a big hit with my 8 year old who, as is evident in the video, was able to crack them open on her own. She was thrilled with how they looked and has them proudly displayed in her room.
When you buy rough geodes, you have to understand that they are small, uncut, unpolished and not dyed. Many geodes you see on display at stores are cut, dyed, and polished so they look a lot different. My daughter was thrilled with what she got but an adult may be expecting more.
*** We just did some experiments with food dye and the geodes. The dye (although probably not as good as a natural dye or cloth dye) did add color to the rocks! It permeated the outer shell more so than the crystals but it gave some great variations and added excitement when looking at them.***
The activity is nice in that the element of surprise is great and you get to keep the broken geodes for display and study. An added benefit was that some of the geodes (exteriors) glowed under the black light we had from our Glow Rocks Science Kit.
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