Gem mining birthday party

How to throw an awesome geology rock birthday party for kids! We celebrated my eldest son’s seventh birthday this weekend. He asked for a rock party with some of his favorite people. Specifically, he asked that I hide a bunch of precious gems in the backyard so they could find them. Unfortunately, a bag of […]

For Abel's 4th birthday we booked a Backyard Miner's Birthday Package from Treasure Quest Mining. Treasure Quest Mining is an indoor gem mining experience and prehistoric gift shop located in Apex, North Carolina. I took the boys to Treasure Quest several months ago while they were tracked out and they absolutely loved it. We bought

Those of you who have been around a while know that I do NOT consider myself a Pinterest-inspired Supermom. So I’m surprising even myself with today’s post recapping Sydney’s 6th …

digging for gemstones & panning for gold

Check out this springtime DIY Rock & Gem Mining Activity that helps little ones explore and develop their senses in a simple and creative way.

A simple geology themed birthday party for our newest eight year old!

My son Kaden absolutely loves ROCKS. Ever since he was tiny he loved reading books about rocks, watching shows about rocks, and listening to his Grandma talk about rocks (my mom is a geologist). In preschool he even told his class he was going to be a paleontologist + geologist when he grew up :]. So for his 7th birthday party he wanted a... GEOLOGIST + GEOLOGY + ROCK THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY! I have definitely never styled a party quite like this, but had so much fun and am happy with how…

In this tutorial we're going to teach you five backyard bucket gem mining ideas so you can setup a fun gem mining operation right in your backyard. Another important note is that these DIY backyard bucket gem mining ideas do not require ordering expensive gem mining buckets online and is super easy to do.