Oh my heavens were the kids excited to see the Dino Dig Velociraptor kit show up at our house today! The awesome folks at Educational Insights sent it for our review, and I was begged daily to let them try it out. I wanted to wait for a nice day out before starting since it looked like it might be messy.
It was a good plan.
It was messy.
Very messy.
And very FUN!
The GeoSafari Dino Dig kits come with everything you need to perform a “life like” excavation of dinosaur fossils. Each kit includes fossils encased in a clay block, an excavation tool, a brush, and a wax block (used to hold the fossil pieces together once completed), and a detailed instruction booklet with more ideas and information. (Just as a side note, these books are written with a secular world view)
I was actually amazed at how long my kids sat and worked on this kit. They were even taking turns which is a miracle! Honestly I was a little concerned that we only received one kit, but as you can see below, they were working as a team. Strawberry Shortcake was digging, Tinkerbell was brushing off the dust, and Turbo was holding the block. Then they swapped duties so everyone could have a turn. Seriously…amazing.
At first I thought they’d lose interest because the block was so big, but OH NO!! Those smart folks at GeoSafari put a few bones right at the top of the block so they had almost instant gratification as they dug. Each time they uncovered a new bone I heard squeeling followed by calls to me to see what they’d discovered.
Each bone was brought in so I could see them. As you can see the kids started getting dustier and dustier…did I mention you want to do this outside?
And our finished product:
Here are the details:
Each kit costs about $20, and takes about 2 hours to uncover all the bones. That’s right parents, two hours of uninterrupted alone time! Well a few interruptions due to all the excitement, but still…
They offer Velociraptors, Tyrannosaurus Rex & Triceratops & Stegosaurus
Would you like more information? Stop by and visit Educational Insights, make sure to let them know Erica @ Confessions sent you over!
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So you KNOW I am going to offer one of these kits to you today!
Buy It: GeoSafari® Dino Digs
Win It: (Yeah, that’s right, they’re giving away 1 FREE Dino Dig kit to one of you!)
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Giveaway Nitty Gritty:
- The give away will be open until midnight EST Friday November 4, 2011. Winner will be announced by Sunday November 6, 2011.
- Make sure to leave a separate comment for each entry, winner will be chosen at random!
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- NOTE: This giveaway is offered to US & Canada residents only!
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Disclosure: I was provided with a free GeoSafari® Dino Dig for review on my blog. The opinions I have given are mine and may differ from others but were not influenced by the company or the free product provided.
Oh my goodness, hope we win, hope we win!!! This is SO exciting! thank you Erica
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My boys love dinosaurs. This would be so much fun!
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Oh this looks like so much fun. My kids love anything science related, and I always try to keep a few things stocked in our science tub to do when they need some creative learning fun and I need a few moments myself. So this would be great to add to our tub, and since it is finally getting cool enough here to do things outside this would be perfect timing for this fun and messy dig.
I purchased a similar product for a nephew many years ago and he was so very thrilled with receiving it. I went to visit not long after and he proudly showed me his creation. His mum took me aside and told me that he was so impatient that he couldn’t get to it in 5 mins that he had ended up picking up the block and throwing it on the concrete to get the pieces quicker. I kindly suggested a career in paleontology logy may not suit him. My own little girls love these too and thankfully were patient!
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This looks like so much fun. My son would be thrilled to win one of these. This surely would add to his great excitement in all things dinosaur !
I just saw this (not this exact kit but something similar) on a friend’s site and thought how fun this would be…this is exciting coming from someone who doesn’t really like dusty fun. =p Looks like a good lesson on patience too. =p
My kids would LOVE this kit. The kids recently discovered some bones at a friend’s pond and worked to put them together to find out they belonged to a turtle. They were completely absorbed in the task!
My kids love Dinosaurs this would be a big hit in my house. Would love to win one.
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I would love this because my daughter has been into dinosaurs for so long that she is always wanting more to do.
What a fun science toy! Our 8 year old would ‘dig it’!
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Our resident dino expert would LOVE this kit!
My son love, love, loves dinosaurs! What a fun, educaitonal thing to do together!! We’d love it!
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That looks like a lot of fun! It would be nice to win.
This looks really neat! We love studying dinosaurs.
Hi Erica,
I just found your blog recently, and what a find!!! My husband and I are in the process of praying through our educational choices for our children. My oldest will be school age next year, and I am extremely excited about the possibility of homeschooling. I am also feeling extremely inadequate and nervous about this decision as well! ha This kit would be awesome to do with my four year old. She loves dinosaurs, and it looks like SO much fun. Thanks for the offer and the wonderful daily look into your homeschool!
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We are studying creation and how the dinosaurs were part of it. I have a 9 year old boy that would freak to get something like this. Thank you for the opportunity
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Hi Erica,
I just found your blog recently, and what a find!!! My husband and I are in the process of praying through our educational choices for our children. My oldest will be school age next year, and I am extremely excited about the possibility of homeschooling. I am also feeling extremely inadequate and nervous about this decision as well! ha This kit would be awesome to do with my four year old. She loves dinosaurs, and it looks like SO much fun. Thanks for the offer and the wonderful daily look into your homeschool!
Cyndy
My kids would love to win one of these.
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I have boys … boys LOVE dinosaurs!!! LoL That’s why I’d like to win this. My boys would have a ball “digging” for dino bones
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I would really like to win this. I have three kids who enjoy getting dirty! Seriously, it’s their daily mission.
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This would be really great to have when we study D is for dinosaur in our K curriculum later this year. It looks like so much fun! Thanks!
My son would love to have this. He keeps telling everyone that he’s going to be a paleontologist.
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I know my daughter would love this!! Today is our first day homeschooling! So happy!
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These are so fun and my trio of dinosaur lovers would have a blast with this! Thank you Educational Insights and Erica for this great giveaway.
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What fun! My kids would love this kit! They love dinosaurs.
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What a neat find you discovered! Since our ground will be frozen soon, my son will no longer be able to dig in our yard hoping to unearth a dinosaur. Would love to win one, but regardless I’m thinking what a perfect Christmas present for him.
We need to win this, I recently saw my first real set of dinosaur bones with the kids and they would just love to let me play with this kit with them!
What a fun addition to a dinosaur unit.
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This looks like a lot of fun for the kids!
This looks great! Would love to win!
I think all my kids would love this, but especially my 8yo son.
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I follow your blog and love everything you share. My kids would LOVE this dino kit!
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My girls (yes, girls!) love dinosaurs! They would love this kit.
I would love to win this….especially since we just got back from the Creation Museum!!! My girls would love to discover the bones.
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My daughter loves dinosaurs. She is always pretending to be a paleontologist.
Wow! GeoSafari Dino Dig is great! I like that it gets the kids really involved in excavating the bones. My daughter would love this!
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I would love to use this for homeschooling my boys. They would love digging for the Dino!
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i would love to give this to my dinosaur loving son for Christmas!
Hi! I am new to your blog and just wanted to let you know you and your site are AWESOME – I’ve been struggling with the thought of homeschooling our chronically ill child and you have convinced me I can do it! My son would LOVE to win this set – anything messy and “surprising” is right up his alley, plus he has recently discovered how cool dinosaurs can be.
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We just finished studying dinosaurs. My kids would love this!
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Oh wow! My son would LOVE this!! He is dino obsessed! What a fun way for him to spend a morning!
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Erica our family LOVES your website and all the super fun stuff you have created!!! I love seeing the pictures of your kiddos enjoying their schooling adventure!
We would love to win the dino dig set…way up here in CANADA, it is not often that Canadians are eligible for “give aways”. So we would feel very honored!! Have a super blessed day!
We would really dig this kit! What a great idea!!
very cool!! the kids would go crazy for this!
My kids would love this! We just moved and I could use the 2 hours to unpack!
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How cool to go on your own dig! We haven’t covered much on dinosaurs yet. This would be a great way to get into it! Keep up the good work.
My boys would absolutely love this!
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This looks super neat for my little science lovers.
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My son would just love this! Every time we go to the library he has to check out dinosaur books…regardless of whether we have already read them!! It would be great to win this!
This would be such a fun project! We would love to win one!
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I would love to win this for my kids. My son LOVES dinosaurs!
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My son would so very much love to win this. He is constantly learning new things about dinosaurs and has even tried to get me to buy Dino Poop. So this would be the best of prizes for him and even my girls would enjoy it!!!
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My son would love this. Nice hands on and visual activity.
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What a great Christmas present for my dino loving first grader!
My kids love dinosaurs and this would be a great addition to our learning about them! Thanks
I would love this for my boys. We just visited the T-Rex exhibit at the museum so they are so excited about dinosaurs right now.
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Thank you for the giveaway! We would really love to win this. My three girls would have a great time!
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We just moved and have a yard for the first time in 3 years. We’d love a chance to dig and get messy outside!
my daughter is so interested in dinosaurs right now..this would be an awesome gift!
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My boys love to dig and get dirty. So its like the best of both worlds, plus you find something cool at the end of all the hard work, besides dust in your ears
We’ve been studying all about dinosaurs for the letter D. This would make such an awesome extension activity!!!
That is quite possibly one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while! A combination treasure hunt and puzzle… I love it! I remember getting something similar when I was little–a saber-tooth tiger fang encased in a block of clay.
We are studying dinosaurs this year in Apologia! We would love to win this kit to add to our curriculum.
This looks like so much fun! Our family would love to win! I have a 9 year old that wants to be a paleontologist when she grows up. We follow you on facebook and e-mail!
My son and daughter would love digging for this together! Thanks!!
My kids would LOVE this dino kit. They talk about dinosaurs almost every day and I have 3 girls! And I could definitely use some alone time – and enjoy the squeals of delight!
How neat! I would love to win this for my two dino LOVERS!
This would be a great way to introduce dinosaurs to my boys!
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My boys love dinosaurs, this would be a great little project for them.
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I liked Educational Resources. My son and I would have so much fun with this. It looks amazing! Thanks and have a blessed week.
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