💎 Dig into discovery — where science meets treasure hunting!
The National Geographic Gemstone Dig Kit offers kids aged 8+ an authentic excavation experience with three real gemstones—amethyst, quartz, and tiger's eye—embedded in a dig brick. Designed to inspire STEM learning, it includes a full-color educational guide and requires no assembly or batteries. Perfect as a gift, this kit combines hands-on fun with scientific discovery, while supporting the National Geographic Society.
| Product Dimensions | 23.5 x 5.72 x 15.88 cm; 41 g |
| Batteries | 1 A batteries required. |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 8 years and up |
| Item model number | NGGEM |
| Educational Objective(s) | Observation Skills, Sensory Exploration, Exploratory Skills, Learning about Gemstones/Crystals |
| Language: | English, Spanish |
| Number of pieces | 1 |
| Assembly Required | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Batteries included? | No |
| Remote Control Included? | No |
| Colour | Gemstone |
| Release date | 14 Jun. 2016 |
| ASIN | B016PHFR7C |
E**3
A Jaw-Some Way to Learn About Sharks!
This Shark Tooth Dig Kit is absolutely fantastic! My kids were completely captivated as they carefully excavated genuine shark teeth from the block. The kit includes fossils from 3 different shark species, and the entire experience felt like a mini archaeological dig!The included tools are perfect for little hands, and the educational booklet offers great info about each species of shark. It’s a hands-on, engaging, and educational activity that kept them entertained for hours while learning about science and marine life.A perfect gift for curious kids who love sharks or want to dive into the world of fossils. Highly recommend for STEM learning at home!
A**R
Fun and rewarding
Bought for myself and it definitely kept me occupied for an evening. As an archaeologist in the current situation I haven’t been out on excavations lately so being able to dig into something that wasn’t just a hole in my back garden was very exciting and definitely something to ease the cravings! It was also exciting being able to dig for my own crystals and seeing what ones I would get, and also to have some more crystals to add to my collection :) Definitely something you could gift a child or teenager/young adult and keep them busy for about an hour. Was very easy to use and good value for money
C**G
Perfect gift idea to capture imagination!
Don’t normally write in depth reviews of things but was a bit hesitant buying this not being sure what to expect but my bought for my boys 6th birthday and he loves both sharks and fossils, rocks, gems etc so this seemed like a perfect combination.The tools were easy for him to use to dig in, we had to add a bit of water occasionally to help break the block up easier but even for his small hands he was managing to dig through ok. I would say smaller children need a bit more help to get through the painted surface of the brick but once they grasp scraping at the surface of the brick it is pretty easy to dig through.It took us about 20 minutes to get to the teeth in the middle and they were all bunched together which was a shame but really that nitpicking, even once found them it took a bit of time dig round them and brush them off to free them safely. We used a little medicine syringe to apply water where needed and found that worked brilliantly to help keep the mess down too.The specimens revealed are brilliant quality little teeth, with a nice bit of info about them in the book with the set. My lad is absolutely amazed by them and has had to ring all the grandparents to tell them about it, he’s learned the names of the sharks and all about each one as it’s really captured his enthusiasm and excitement for fossils.I can’t recommend it enough if your child is interested in this sort of thing, the immersive action of actively digging and excavating the specimens themselves seemed to make him far more in love with them than just ones he’s bought in gift shops etc too.Only advice I would offer is prepare to take your time digging as they look very easy to accidentally break one or even miss them altogether and use a small amount of water when needed. The brick is like a fine clay and the water cleans the teeth off quickly and nicely too, as mentioned I used a little calpol syringe and that was perfect not to get it everywhere of make a mess of it.I will be picking up more of these sets for him from national geographic for definite as he has thoroughly loved this one and I loved the father son time seeing him so excited! Best smiles for pound present I have ever got him!
E**H
Kept little one occupied for a good amount of time
My 8yo daughters homework this month was on rocks of all things. Not having the 'ingredients' to make one and after seeing tons of TikToks of people digging for gemstones i went looking for something similar. After a lot of diving all three stones were excavated and a report on all the was written up 😊 the stones themselves were relatively small, but they did the job for the homework and fun was had digging them out.
V**I
Great gift
My 9 year old son loved this.
M**N
Great idea and lovely stones but huge box tiny product, took seconds to get into 6 years old
Tiny product, needs more digging product and smaller box!! Not great value
L**A
Great gift
Not sure why it asks for ‘thickness!’ However this was a gift for my 8 yo daughter. She loves gemstones and is interested in craft activities. She enjoyed the process and was excited when she found the gems. The gems are different in size but approx the size of a 50p. It’s not a cheap gift but it is a novelty and something interesting and educational.
K**C
BRILLIANT!!!
Bought as a present for my daughters 7th birthday - her and her 9year old sister thoroughly enjoyed digging for the gem stones and then looking them up and learning about them in the book included.yes this kit isnt cheap, but compared to other kits, it offers better value for money.My daughter absolutely loves her gemstones, and regularly looks at them and reads the fact book.
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