DANCING BEAR Rock, Mineral & Geodes Treasure Hunt Activity Kit (200 Pc Set) Real Shark Teeth Fossils, ID Sheet & Rock Book, STEM

Excellent collection, lots of variety, impressive fossils
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!

Big hit!
I bought this for my son’s 12th birthday and he was ecstatic. For a kid who loves gems and rocks, this is definitely going to be a hit! Comes with so many rocks, all well sized and so pretty! And the guide to match up is really easy and fun to use and go along with. Also comes with shark teeth and geodes and a bunch more! Highly recommend.

It’s a fun set and includes a good amount of beautiful stones
My kids really enjoyed this set. There are a couple activities included that were fun and there’s lots to look at and learn with the guide and poster included.

Perfect for my 6yo and 3yo
So here’s what I did: I ordered this set and while the kids weren’t around I dumped all the rocks, fossils, etc into their sandbox and mixed them in. The next morning, I casually mentioned that I’d heard something digging in the sandbox during the night, and that they might want to go check it out. The 6yo said it was probably just the dogs, but the 3yo went to have a look and came back with a handful of gems. Oh boy it was ON after that! They both spent a solid hour digging, collecting, and sorting what they found and they keep going back.So far my 6yo has found 3 of the shark teeth and one of the geodes (his amazement when I told him to smash it open with a hammer, and when he saw what was inside!!!) and my 3yo has found an iridescent seashell and the arrowhead. They’ve both found an abundance of interesting stones, which my 6yo is now busily sorting into piles. Once they’ve got a solid collection I’m going to bring out the info sheet for them to see what they’ve got and learn the names.If I could just convey the excitement and the joy in our house this morning! This is the best $25 I’ve spent on my kids in a long time and I can’t recommend it enough! I love that it’s a mix of different colored stones, fossils, geodes, and that special arrowhead. Everything a kid could want!

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.

Aunque hay piedras tintadas, hay variedad pero toda no aparece en el papel donde deberían salir todas las que se incluyen… Un poco caro para lo que es.

arrive on time and my kids loved to play for hours .I recomand this product