DANCING BEAR Rock, Mineral & Geodes Treasure Hunt Activity Kit (250 Pc Set) Real Shark Teeth Fossils, ID Sheet & Rock Book, STEM

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!

I bought this as a Christmas present for my nephews, and I cannot recommend it highly enough for any little geologists in your lives. They fossils are easily the best part, but the quality and diversity of other rocks in the kit is also amazing. I would recommend getting your own magnifying glass, as the one provided came a bit scratched up. It is a children's toy, but it was essentially useless. other than that, we had such a good time matching the rocks to the chart, studying the different rocks' marks, colour, and character, and even got a rock and crystal identification book out and learned more about their structures. It was such a cool way to do something educational and also really, genuinely enjoyable. My nephews are five, for reference, but my niece, who is four, also joined in and was perhaps the most enthusiastic of the bunch.

This kit was amazing, well beyond the expectations that I had for it! The second date I had with my boyfriend, he surprised with this beautiful amethyst kind of crystal, and it instant.y became our thing. He called them "pretty rocks" and would surprise me out of the blue with them, dropping them off in my classes, or placing them in his pockets for me to find. I started giving them back to him, as I had already had a pretty huge collection due to my aunt who like to explain the healing properties of a bunch of them to me when I was younger. But recently I've started running low, and have been wanting to buy more pretty rocks to keep up my tradition with him. I searched around amazon and finally stumbled upon this kit. I will admit I was a little apprehensive when I first saw the price, but this is well worth your money. Not only does this kit come with so, so many pretty rocks, like my and my boyfriend's favorite, tiger's eye, but it also comes with sharks teeth, arrowheads, crystals, and even geodes to crack on your own. This kit also came with an identification sheet, more information on all the rocks, crystals, shark teeth and instructions on how to crack the geodes safely, which really was the cherry on top of this amazing kit. I was a little confused as to why there were pebbles in the bag, but when reading another review, I've found out that they just make it more fun to dig through to find the pretty rocks, which is a really smart idea for kids! I was a little sad because the "root", I guess you could say, was broken off most of my sharks teeth, but I think it was just the handling of the bag during shipping. But the dust and sand in the bag really adds to the authentic feel of this kit. I would highly, HIGHLY recommend this to anyone who is interested in these kinds of rocks, because it was so, so awesome. I can't wait to give these pretty rocks to my boyfriend, with so many this'll last me a long, long time!

I may be biased because i love to collect and work with crystals. I ordered 3 boxes for a gem hunt (I added sand to bags and they used a rock screen in water). Average for all boxes:. They had almost 1/3 filled with filler gravel. The geodes were about the same size in each. Each had a gypsum in it. They averaged about 2 intact shark teeth and numerous broken bits per box. Each had at 1-2 arrowheads. The first box had a good collection of mixed stones. And most were 0.25" and larger. This was the only box that did NOT have extra small and small stones that weren't mentioned in the listing. It also did not count up to 150 even if you counted all little broken bits and pieces of Jasper that most likely came off the larger pieces. The second and third box were similar in nature as the first. They contained roughly the same as the first box, including not adding up to 150. Except they also had little pea-sized stones that if you counted, would put you over the 150 description quantity. The majority of the crystals were tumbled. The amethyst, quartz, pyrite,Jasper and lava were really the only rough ones in the bunch. 2 of the 3 boxes contained 1 cluster of either amethyst or quartz. This would be a good box for kids starting out or adults just getting into gems. This would be a bit disappointing for someone wanting to add to their collection if they've already been rockhounding.

Collection was as described and was a welcome gift fo my grandson.

This set is amazing! My son absolutely loves it — he was so excited to explore all the rocks, minerals, and geodes inside. It’s both fun and educational, giving kids a hands-on way to learn about geology while feeling like they’re on an adventure. The quality of the specimens is impressive, with a nice variety that keeps things interesting. Because my son enjoyed it so much, I’ve already bought more than one set, and each has been just as good as the last. Overall, this is a fantastic kit for kids who love science, collecting, or just discovering cool rocks. Highly recommended for sparking curiosity and keeping them engaged.

Grandson loves matching rocks to the rock and fossil identification sheet. Good variety of stones. Like the bigger stones best.

I got this as a Christmas gift for our 4yo who recently developed a great interest in rocks and gems. It has been a big hit! The specimens are small but you get a lot of variety. We have had a great time looking at them under the microscope and sorting them by color. I would say this is a great product for the price, but I wouldn’t recommend it to an advanced collector.

A box of dirt would have been more value.

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

Bought this for my 11year old’s birthday he loves the rocks , geode and minerals spent hours looking up about all the different ones on the chart and in the booklet. He says they’re really special. Would highly recommend good quality and lovely packaging.

Esattamente quello che mi aspettavo dalle recensioni lette. Una scatolina con una busta per le pietre (polverose) ed una per i due noduli da rompere. Tantissime pietre, alcune veramente molto belle, le dimensioni variano molto, ce ne sono svariate grandicelle, sono soddisfatta, inoltre vi sono qualità in numero superiore al tabellone di riferimento, che è veramente molto utile. È bello avere pietre naturali e lucidate per capire le differenze. Le pietre naturali sono difficili da riconoscere, ma le sfide mi divertono. Belle le punte di lancia anche se , mischiate alle altre pietre , si sono un po' scheggiate, io le avrei messe a parte. Non so cosa ci facciano i denti di squalo o le punte di lancia nel kit, ma credo che per i bambini punte di lancia e denti di squalo siano il massimo, lo trovo divertente. Sono veramente contenta e appena potrò ne prenderò un altra confezione.