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I am so excited to share an amazing product and giveaway with you today: Dr. Cool's Break Open Real Geodes Kit!
I received the Break Open Real Geodes (6 geode starter set) to review, and I was absolutely thrilled with what I saw. The first thing I noticed was how big the geodes were! The picture to the left shows my hand holding the biggest geode in our kit. The others were very close to the same size--the kit describes the geodes as 1-1/2" - 2" in diameter. Very cool!
The history and science is even more exciting! The geodes are millions of years old and were formed when prehistoric volcanoes erupted. The teacher in me loved being able to use their pictures to explain how geodes are formed and why they hide crystal treasures inside. Breaking open real geodes is a classic science activity and fun for the entire family. I hid the geodes in the dirt and let the kiddos (1-, 2-, 3-, and 4- years old) find them. The treasure hunt was fun and breaking them open to find real crystals was fabulous.
The mother in me appreciated Dr. Cool's safety considerations: each kit comes with safety goggles and warns about small pieces that could be a choking hazard for children under three.
Aren't those crystals gorgeous?!! My 4-year old scientist had a blast as she used Dr. Cool's full color information guide to identify her crystals: all of our geodes had beautiful quartz crystals inside. Some even had little quartz scepters or spears!
Dr. Cool offers two versions of the kit. The Ultimate Geode Kit includes 15 geodes from 3 different mines so that your rockhound can explore a variety of crystal formations which could include quartz, fluorite, calcite, or even amethyst! The Basic Geode Kit contains 6 geodes from one mine. Both kits include the safety glasses and the full-color information guide. Geodes range in size from 1-1/2” – 2” in diameter. Geodes are an amazing natural phenomenon and a thrill to crack open for children of all ages! Ours have already become the prize of the rock collection!
And the best part...you can have your own geode set too!!
These kits have won quite a few awards like Product of the Year Award from Creative Child Magazine and 10 Best Education Products from Dr. Toy. The reason is simple...they let your children do real science and learn with their hands. Even older children (and, I'll admit...parents!) love them! You know you want to try it out too; so,
You can buy the geodes from Dr. Cool's website or Amazon (click here for the Ultimate Kit or here for the Basic Kit).
Or, you can win your own Break Open Real Geodes Basic Kit (with 6 geodes in it) for free here! Just use the easy Rafflecopter form below! Please read the Terms and Conditions! Good luck, friends!
Disclaimers: I received a Basic Geode Kit to review; no other compensation was made. All opinions are 100% mine. I will only recommend products or host reviews for products that I believe in 100%!
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83 comments:
I love the fossil kit on Dr. Cool.
Wow, this is really nice!
Out of the other Dr. Cool items, I think the "Discover Amber" kit is great. I didn't even know they made kits like that for kids!
I love the discover amber kit too!
My daughter is sooo excited about geodes! Fingers crossed we get lucky!
Fabulous giveaway thanks!
gl everyone!
luvmybiscuit at hotmail dot com
Glow Rocks: Fluorescent Mineral Eath Science Kit looks like something my kids would LOVE!
CarterFamilyof8@aol.com
I would love the Mine for Gems - The rock and mineral digging adventure kit! It looks so fun.
Nice, I love geodes and actually have a rock collection. Would love to win :)
Whoops just now read the question. I think the amber kit from the site also looks cool. :)
I love The Ultimate Fossil Earth Science Set. My niece and nephew and I search for them every Summer weekend at the beach. Thanks for the great contest.
The mega shark tooth kit...because my 5 year old shark lover would absolutely love it!
I would choose the geode kit first, but I also like the Gem Mining Set.
My daughter would love those glow rocks!
Those Glow Rocks look pretty snazzy.
Discover amber earth looks interesting.
The fossil and amber kits oth look lie lots of fun, thanks for a great giveaway!
I've looked at these kits several times and never bought one! It would be great get to try them!
My son would love the Mine for Gems kit.
http://www.discoverwithdrcool.com/buythediscoverambersciencekit
Amber Science Kit for me
I like the Fossil set.
eugeniewu at gmail dot com
The Fluorescent Minerals kit looks intriguing.
hlee99 at gmail dot com
I like the glowrocks minerals kit
isabelli3619 {at} aol {dot} com
My son would love the mega shark tooth kit! He loves sharks
The Mine for Gems kit looks really neat! My daughter would love digging in her sandbox to find these!
amysweeps @ yahoo dot com
I also like the Explore Real Fossils - 10 Fossil Starter Earth Science Set
KellywcuATyahooDOTcom
I really like the amber kit
Littlemamameow at gmail dot com
Is it bad that I want them all? I've been interested in rockhounding/treasure hunting for years, and I have gone on many trip looking for rocks, fossils, and shark teeth. If I HAD to pick one, I would probably pick the mineral glow kit.
I like Glow Rocks: Fluorescent Mineral Eath Science Kit.
pkildow at gmail dot com
These are all so neat! I really like the discover amber kit!
Reminds me of cracking nuts as a kid!
I like the Mine for fossils kit. reitzell7@aol.com
I like the The Discover Amber Earth Science Kit
Mega Shark Tooth Kit!
My kids would love the Mine for Gems - The rock and mineral digging adventure kit!
What awesome kits! I like the Mega Shark Tooth kit and the Fossil kits.
bethelderton59 at gmail dot com
Glow Rocks look so cool, especially inder the black light.
Absolutely the Glow Rocks - my stepson would love it! Thanks!
I also like the Glow Rocks: Fluorescent Mineral Eath Science Kit! We used to have a small shelf with rocks on it and a black light in our bedroom when me and my husband first got together and it was awesome. But, over time, the rocks got lost throughout our moving and having kids that want to "play" with the rocks, and alas we no longer have any of them lol
dragonflye2003(at)hotmail(dot)com
Thank You for linking to Dr. Cool, being a big Sience nerd I can't choose a favorite kit, I thought they were all really cool. I can't wait to purchase each kit as we study that paticular subject in science. I do think the geodes will be the most fun though.
Glow Rocks Set!
i like the:
15 Real Fossils with The Ultimate Fossil Earth Science Set and
The Discover Amber Earth Science Kit
Thanks for the opportunity,
riadeliza823(at)ymail(dot)com
I love the mine for gems or the mine for fossils kits, oh my nephews would love this! Thank you for sharing this great website!
The fossil kit.
The glow rocks look super cool! Thank you for the awesome giveaway!
- lablogs@yahoo.com
I also like the Discover Amber kit!!
The Discover Amber Earth Science Kit.
I think the The Discover Amber Earth Science Kit looks cool
kui900@msn.com
I love the Fossil Digging adventure kit.
The Glow Rocks kit looks awesome!
marija.majerle at gmail dot com
I like the Mine for Fossils kit
I like the Mine for Gems kit.
I love the discover amber kit!
The Shark Tooth Kit - my son would love it!!
I like the Mine for Gems kit
I think my little sister would like the Glow Rocks: Fluorescent Mineral Eath Science Kit
My favorite kit is the fluorescent minerals earth science kit
I like The Discover Amber Earth Science Kit.
My son would really like the Mine for Fossils kit
The mega shark tooth kit looks awesome. THanks for the chance.
I like the insect camouflage kit!
I like the Discover Real Fossils kit.
ooh, the Amber Earth Science kit is perfect for one of our upcoming science lessons!
I like the Ultimate Fossil Earth Science Set!
Nancy
allibrary (at) aol (dot) com
These are way cool! I like the fossil set
sunniewoodyplus2 atmsn.com
Love the The Discover Amber Earth Science Kit! Awesome!
mmjohnson555@gmail.com
GFC:mechele johnson
mega shark tooth kit crystletellerday@yahoo.com
I like the discover amber kit.
mtsai10s at hotmail dot com
I love this item: The Discover Amber Earth Science Kit
Email: starseeds88 (at) yahoo dot com
THANKS!! :)
I also like Mine for Gems - The rock and mineral digging adventure kit!
diane dot wortman at gmail dot com
I have a boy who would love this, mtpapa47 at gmail dot com
hard choice! but i'm thinking the The Ultimate Fossil Earth Science Set would go over well here!
my girls would love the mine for gems.
Insect Camouflage Set is really neat.
My daughter would LOVE the Glow Rocks!!!
I like The Discover Amber Earth Science Kit.
kim c.
kim-dan@comcast.net
My son would love the Insect Camouflage Set!
discover amber
lane.family@yahoo dot com
I like the mega sharks tooth kit!
Having twitter issues....should say, having virus/hacker issues that turned into twitter issues. Had to deactivate old account & create new - easier than fixing mess of old. So, for verification purposes, @isabelli3619 is now @michele979. Working on re-following everyone. Hopefully all old tweets still accessible. Would say what I think should be done to hackers, but I can't think of anything mean enough at the moment...I'm just glad that it's the only thing messed up, and it wasn't my computer it got messed up from - Note to self: Don't login from friend's computer! Thanks, and have a good day!
isabelli3619 {at} aol {dot} com
I love the Discover Amber kit!
love the shark tooth kit
hebb dot julie at gmail dot com
Thank you so much to everyone who entered! Dr. Cool's kits are amazing, and I'm happy to recommend them! The winner has been chosen, contacted, and her Geode Kit has been shipped--check out today's post for that announcement!
I love the Fossil Digging adventure kit.
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