My son recently received the 4M Kidz Labs Crystal Mining science kit for his birthday. He LOVES these excavation kits (see this post about a similar kit, also made by 4M.. Paleontology Play: Dinosaur Skeleton Excavation Kit – Velociraptor).
My son is super into rocks and minerals these days, so this was a timely gift. The kit comes with eight different kinds of crystals, hidden inside a block of plaster. Also included are the necessary excavation tools… a specially designed digging tool and a brush. After the crystals have all been found and dug out of the plaster, the kit includes a small magnifying glass to examine the rocks with and two means for storage… a “My Crystal Collection” display case and a drawstring bag. Also included are activities to help the child learn about crystals.
Super fun!
Photos taken June 5th, 2013
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My son enjoys the dinosaur bone excavation kits that are similar to this. I hadn’t thought about looking for kits with cool stones in them! Thanks for the idea!
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You’re welcome. My son loves those dinosaur excavation kits, too. Probably the next one we’ll get is an archaeology one… an Egyptian dig. Fun!
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This is a really cool gift–and project! I’m glad you shared about it with the detailed photos. It looks to me like it takes a little careful time and thought to get to the stones. I like that it is designed to really give a child a bit of experience, not just something to easily “open” and move on! A real treasure!
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Oh, he had to do some serious scraping and digging to get to the stones, but he loves this stuff! I highly recommend the dinosaur excavation kits also produced by this company. They’re perfect for any budding paleontologist.
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It is good to see that the providers of kits for children are making such things.
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There are so many great science kits out there, it’s hard to pick and choose!
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That looks like an awesome kit for a kid, maybe I should go find it for my iPod obsessed youngster!
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Beautiful! One of my passion are semi-precious stone and I have written a few weeks ago a poem on these stones with a selection of mine I took photos of… Will post it one of these days.
Your son is lucky to have such a good, caring mom!
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