NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Break Open 5 Jumbo Geodes - Earth Science Kit with 5 Premium, Extra-Large Geodes with Crystals, Goggles & Display Stands, Science Gifts, Fun Stuff for Kids (Amazon Exclusive)

This geode cracking kit was a fantastic hands-on activity for my kids—and honestly, I enjoyed it just as much! The kit came with several real geodes, safety goggles, and clear instructions. Cracking them open was safe and exciting, and each one revealed a unique and beautiful crystal formation inside.It's both educational and fun—perfect for sparking interest in geology and science. We learned about how geodes form and had some great conversations while exploring each one. Highly recommend for curious kids (and adults!) who love discovery and a bit of a surprise.

Great gift for young boys 4-11. The screams of joyful surprise when they break these open and see the “jewels” is worth all their work.

The media could not be loaded. We recently purchased this geode kit to do with the family as a Christmas gift! and it exceeded all our expectations! The kit included everything needed for a fantastic rock-breaking adventure: 4 rocks to smash and/or chisel, clear instructions, protective glasses, and a magnifying glass to examine the treasures within.We were thrilled to discover 3 amazing geodes, each with beautiful, sparkling crystals inside. One of the 4 rocks turned out to be a solid piece of crystal, which, while smaller than the rest, was still a delightful surprise and not at all a deal breaker. We used the chisel method for two of them and had to use the towel and smash method for the hard to open ones.Our 8 y/o kid absolutely loved the experience! This kit provides an excellent hands-on learning opportunity, perfect for children and adults alike.Overall, a wonderful purchase that brought joy and excitement for family fun. Highly recommend for anyone interested in geology or just looking for a fun and educational activity. Will buy again for sure.

For the most part, this is pretty good. Two issues...Some of the geodes were smaller than described.It was really hard to break apart most of them. So, the kids had to watch. A couple of them broke into more small pieces than big.All were very pretty...one geode had black crystals with white and a second geode had blue crystals with white.

Perfect for our grandson with an adult helper., aside from needing a NOT INCLUDED rock hammer and chisel. Smashing with a regular hammer may be fun and satisfying, but it is not educational. Splitting the geode is educationalThe instructions and 10 geodes were wonderful. We've opened two so far, one a regular geode, and one basically a rock. Our six year old grandson helped us score the outside, when he got bored and left, I could carefully split both: the geode basically down the middle with a displayable piece and lots of fragments; the rock, I split off a hunk that showed the crystals that were the rockBe sure to also order rock hammer and chisel, which increased educational possibilities. The one I bought came with goggles, so we could both protect our eyes.

Good deal for geodes.

The National Geographic Break Open 5 Jumbo Geodes was a fun and exciting activity, especially for kids who love science and exploration. Breaking them open was a blast, and the geodes that turned out well were really beautiful with fascinating crystal formations inside. However, not all of the geodes were impressive. A couple were mostly solid crystal structure with little to no inner cavity, which was disappointing considering the price and made all but one of them useless as display pieces. Despite that the images for this item displayed multiple colors of geode we received only plain white ones, I have no way of knowing if that is simply luck or what you should expect. Also, some were harder to break open than expected, the solid ones in particular gave our 10 year old extended periods of smacking them with a hammer to open. Overall, it's a fun, educational activity, but the results can be hit or miss. Great for curious kids, but don't expect all five geodes to be showstoppers. Out of all five, we got one good geode that we displayed.

Bought these as a Xmas gift for an 8 year old girl and she loved it. She still wears the goggles. When her grandma visited she showed her the cool geodes she was able to break open. Would recommend as a gift for kids any day, any holiday.