Dan&Darci Dig a Dozen Gem Blocks Mining Kit for Kids - Discover 12 Unique Real Gemstones, Mineral, Rock, Crystals Collection - Archaeology Science Gift Toys Set for Boys & Girls Age 8-12 Gifts

Purchased this for my child turning 12, home schooling, made an easy & educational experience. Child has more fun digging the clay enclosure, than listening to it bubble(scream) for help in water. Even 3 year old was able to enjoy & join the activity. Stones are small side but overall acceptable.

Ordered this as a christmas present for my cousings 3 kids. They all loved it. Their mom told me it was good quality, not too messy, the colors were nice. It was sturdy. Its a good value for the money.

This was an extremely interesting and fun product! My son sat and played with it until the whole package was done , he enjoyed it so much! They were easy to handle and dig! Yhe stones inside are great quality too! An overall fantastic product!

As a geologist, I love giving family these little diggy-type activies during the holidays to unearth rocks and minerals. This one has been my favorite one I've ever done! The rocks inside were nicely polished, rather than cut into ugly squares, and they actually had some very interesting rock types than even I got excited about getting! This is definitely the perfect activity to give the people around you who need more digging for rocks in their lives - geologists included! I do have a couple of nitpicks, though, as someone who has done a lot of these digging-type things over the years. Firstly, the tools provided are very minimal - some kits will provide move shovel-type tools, but this one only has a tiny pick that is more suited to a child's hand size than an adult's - so if you have big hands, beware for cramps incoming! (I realize these kits are usually for children, so this is a minor nitpick, haha). The main problem with this one is actually the guide - the rock identification guide in my box actually had the Sodalite and Lapis Lazuli identification photos mixed up. The rocks also don't match the photos very well in general, so for the children (or adults) in your life who are interested in rock identification, this part may be a little difficult. To non-geologists, though, it might not matter what the actual ID of the rock is! But I had to identify them all for everyone, since the guide photos were not so forthcoming. Overall though, these kits were actually my favorite I've ever gotten! I'll definitely be getting them again next year, too!

My kids love these!

I purchased this set for my 4 yr old grandson and we worked on digging out the gemstones and rocks together. He would attempt to identify each stone and we would discuss which of the stones had similarities to the one we uncovered, then read the information card for what we decided through careful deliberation was the correct stone. Hours of enjoyment and a great project to do together. I would have loved it if the stones were slightly bigger making them easier to identify and also to keep track of. Including a small drawstring bag to keep them in would also have been great. He was happy with the collection, enjoyed organizing the stones with the large chart included in the set and we talked about our favorites and the qualities of each stone numerous times. Later he used them as a load to be moved about using a small toy loader and dump truck.

These were so fun. I bought them for the kids stockings and they were a big hit! It came with everything shown. They were not too difficult to get into which can be the problem of others we have purchased before where the kids has to wet them first but that wasn’t the cause with these. Just a word of caution they will stain hands. It did get on their clothes but came out in a few washes.

Overall, this is a fun activity! My kids from ages 3-6 love them and are able to play with them *mostly* independently (littles still need some help). However, today my son was digging….and digging….and never found a gemstone inside. St. Nick delivered them this morning and my son was quite sad when his sisters got gems and he did not. We still have 9 more to open and sure hope none of the others are empty!

Compramos estos bloques para un proyecto del colegio de mi hija que trataba sobre arqueología y excavaciones. Al finalizar el proyecto los niños de la clase tenían que excavar en su bloque buscando la piedra preciosa... Fue todo un éxito. No son gran cosa, pero son perfectos para usar como detalles para juegos, búsquedas del tesoro, juego de cumpleaños o como en nuestro caso, para ser usados como final de un proyecto en clase. El mineral que entra está pulido, es una piedra no muy grande, pero suficiente y unos son más llamativos que otros. Vienen bien explicados, con tartejas informativas de cada mineral. Los bloques no son muy duros, por lo que se extrae bien el contenido, pero si los peques no pueden rasparlos bien, basta con mojarlos un poquito para que se ablanden. Lo volvería a comprar.

Brought for my daughter, she absolutely loved it! She roped in her younger brother to be her assistant. Occasionally an extra gemstone may be found in a block, which is a good bonus!

Super, elle s'est amusez comme une folle

Molto carino

Acheté pour la fête d’amis de ma fille, ils ont tous ADORÉS !! Les pierres étaient plus petites que nos attentes mais sinon tout était parfait. Activité amusante et économique. Je recommande