Rock Hound Tips

Rockhound Kid Birthday Parties

admin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:03:08 +0000

If you have a Rock Hound Kid…. you should consider having a rock/geology birthday party!!! What FUN! Give out rock and mineral specimens as prizes and for goodie bags, have a rock hunt, load up a sandbox with specimens to find, or visit a local natural history display with the whole geology theme in play! Kids love it and there are some great places to find bulk goodies for your party fun! (And pick up a gift for the birthday kid!)

Geology Birthday Party Ideas

Submitted By: Jessy
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Rockhounding Safety

admin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:01:20 +0000

When you are collecting specimens in the field, be careful not to leave sharp chippings from where you hammered out a pit of a specimen. Some rocks are very sharp such as obsidian, and it’s like spreading little tacks all over. Be a good rockhound and get rid of the sharp bits from out in the open where people and animals can walk on them.

Submitted By: Ken B.
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Great Collector Boxes

admin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:58:42 +0000

One of the best holders for a beginning rock collection is a plastic fishing tackle box or an embroidery floss box. You can get either in various sizes, and at reasonable prices. They are easy to label, great for a little bit of cloth or cotton fluff in each compartment and just add your specimens! A great way to properly store your precious collections!

Submitted By: Jessy C .
Visit her favorite site at: www.RockhoundKids.com

Can’t Rockhound?

admin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:57:22 +0000

Did you Know?
Don’t feel bad that you can’t search for rocks in dirt and stuff, most peoples rocks are from stores and little gift shops. You can still learn a lot about stuff from rocks you buy, just make sure they are not artificial!!

Submitted By: Alison K .
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Ebay for Collections!

admin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:56:15 +0000

Go to Ebay for your rocks and minerals! You can find some really fun mineral specimens online, and if you look around some, you can find whole collections being sold off! We have gotten really cool deals online and it’s so fun to bid on them… and win!

Submitted By: Jessy
Visit her favorite site at: www.RockhoundKids.com

Opening Geodes

admin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:54:26 +0000

When you want to crack open a geode… one of the best ways is to use an old sock and a thin hammer, like a rock hammer. Find a nice smooth part and whack it, hard, but evenly. Smacking it again concrete or something like that tends to crumble them too much. One swift hard strike seems to result in the best cracking of most geodes.

Submitted By: Jessy C .
Visit her favorite site at: www.RocksMineralsandFossilsforKids.com