NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Break Open 15 Premium Geodes Science Kit - Goggles, Detailed Learning Guide, 3 Display Stands, Great STEM Science Toy & Educational Gift

This is an amazing gift for kids and adults alike. I bought these for my wife as kind of a gag gift and we had so much fun with it, that we immediately bought another box.The geodes quality is very good. You'll probably get a dud or two, but that's all part of the fun. It's exciting to see what is in each one when you crack them open.Parents will certainly have to assist children, but when you're done you'll have amazing keepsakes.I can't recommend this enough.

More great geodes. I love them so much!

This came up under searches for kids party activities and we loved the idea for 3rd graders. It worked pretty well and the kids really got into it. However, there were a few duds and at least one that had almost no crystals. So those kids got a second round. Also, there were two big awesome ones and that didn’t seem fair, so we took those out ahead of time. So in the end, there were enough geodes for about 8 kids. Some were extremely hard to break. Didn’t work for the kids to do it themselves, even with eye protection for all. It had to be done outside on concrete. But they watched and cheered while dad broke each of theirs. Pretty fun in the end. I just wished for party purposes they had been more equal in size, but I realize a party is not the only use case for this 15-pack.

Ordered these a few times now as a family fun activity. I appreciate the variety.

This set provided a lot of entertainment for us. Some of the geodes are very beautiful. A couple of them seemed to be duds, but it was still worth the price and the effort. Smashing them was fun but not really a kid activity. The adults did most of the work! But it was a family effort with a nice surprise inside each geode. I would recommend it as a gift for kids (or adults). Our 8 year old did some smashing with the hammer, but the chisel method (to get a cleaner break, the hope is) is definitely for an older kid or adult.

The product arrived quickly.My son had a great time using the hammer to break them open while wearing the provided safety glasses.Because the box has a very prominent purple crystal he was really hoping to find some variety with the ones he broke open. Unfortunately he was disappointed as the crystals were all a similar white color.Saying the he did enjoy the experience and being happy outside he was happy to use as much energy as needed to break the mor obstinate geodes.

My 11 year old son really enjoyed this Geode Kit even more than he expected! He is at the age where he is hard to shop for aside from video games and electronics, I wanted something fun for him and I to do together as well as a learning tool. He has shown interest in rocks, gems, and crystals so I thought this would be right up his alley and boy was I right. Since cracking open the very first geode his curiosity and excitement began to intensify and I loved helping him out. This kit really provided a nice assortment from solid to hollow and a fair variety of size and colors also. One of the geodes was actually filled with a bright sand colored dirt which both of us thought was really cool, he immediately said "I wonder how old this dirt is" which let me know he was getting a hands on learning experience. We will definitely be interested in purchasing more sets just like this one and I won't be so lost come his birthday as to what to get for him or recommend to others. The set does come with safety goggles which he put on and used without my having to ask as well a small information booklet on the different geodes. I definitely recommend purchasing a chisel and rock hammer to get better splits on the rocks but we made do with a flat head screw driver and house hammer. Some of the solid heavy geodes were a bit hard to break and we even ended up using a sledgehammer on it! Another tip I recommend is to break them on a hard surface and place the geode inside a zip lock prior to cracking to keep all the bits contained. Overall I am extremely pleased with this purchase and it has definitely become one of our new found hobbies thanks to this kit.

Awesome! Great for kids.