Break Your Own Geodes

by GeoCentral

Product Features

• Discover the Wonders of Our World
• Breaking open geodes is fun and educational
• Contains:10 Break-Your-Own Geodes sized 1 3/4"-2 1/4"
• Label explains geological formation of geodes and gives safety instructions for breaking
• A great gift for any rock enthusiast

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.5 x 2.5 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006N5F7O
• Item model number: BYOG
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 - 8 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,666 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #7 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Science > Geology & Earth Sciences
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

10 Break-Your-Own Geodes.

Product Description

Ninety percent (90%) of geodes are filled with beautiful crystals. Breaking open geodes is fun. Having a set of 10 geodes of assorted sizes means even more fun! Scientific information on geode formation and safety information for breaking geodes is provided. Makes a terrific gift or party activity and allows youngsters to discover the beauty of nature. Adult supervision recommended.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, December 13, 2006

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C. Abbott (California, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Break Your Own Geodes (Toy)

Purchased five of these sets thinking they would be fun stocking stuffers. Wanting to check out what I purchased, I opened one of the five. The geodes are tiny (not as pictured). It was like breaking open dirt-clods... that have a small empty space inside... but not crystals. Maybe it was a "dud" box, but will probably be returning the other four.

63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Geodes a bust!, May 21, 2007

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Marlene Maat "QA Lady" (Camarillo, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Break Your Own Geodes (Toy)

I bought two sets. Great idea and my grandkids liked it the excitement of breaking them to see what was inside. The problem was that only two of the geodes were as large as a small walnut the other three were about the size of a nickel with nothing to see inside. Very disappointing.

28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome learning experience, January 11, 2007

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FuzzyMeow - See all my reviews

This review is from: Break Your Own Geodes (Toy)

My son and I had a blast opening the geodes and finding the crystals inside. You must use an old sock and a hammer to break them open (yes, the sock will have holes in it when you are done). When we opened the box I was surprised to see how little the stones were, but they really pack the crytals! All the rocks in our box had crystals.

It made learning fun as I explained to him how geodes are created. Kids that are into hands-on science stuff will just love these.

Not only are these worth the money for memory making, they make great keepsakes for the treasure box, too.