Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Extreme Fossil Dig Review & Giveaway!

Time for another fun Horizon Group USA Review & Giveaway! This one is for the kids who enjoy hunting for buried treasures and getting dirty. HGUSA sells a fun "Extreme Fossil Dig" kit as part of their young scientist line that comes with a large dig that has eighteen real fossils and everything you need to get them out, storage bags, and some fun collectors cards. 

From previous experience I know that kits like this can get a bit messy so I suggest having your child do this over some newspaper or outside, I went with doing it outside this time around and I am glad I did because we made a mess! When you are using the little mallet and chisel small pieces of the mud like dig piece tend to fleck all over which is why we opted to do it outside. 

The actual dig piece is a bit hard as it is made from some type of mud/dirt so depending on the age of the child using this kit they may need a little help getting it to break open at first. My son and I used a slight bit of warm water over the top of this to help chip away at the pieces better, it helped quite a bit. My son got a little overzealous with a few of his hammer hits and ended up breaking two of the fossil pieces trying to get them out. 

They provide a fun assortment of fossils in each set ranging from fossilized clams to small tiger teeth and more. My son had a lot of fun getting all of the pieces out and then washing them off after to really get a look at everything that was in it, he has a collection of rocks and fossils already so he will be adding these to his collection. Once he was done getting everything out the kids added a bit more water to the left over mud like pieces and ended up using it as a type of sidewalk chalk/paint so none of the kit went to waste. 

The kit also has some collection cards that match a lot of the included fossils so it gives you fun information on where the fossil comes from. You can pick up this kit on amazon for $19.99 or pick it up anywhere HGUSA kits are sold (Walmart, Five Below, Target and more). I think this dig kit would make a great birthday or holiday gift for the child in your life who loves to do hands on activities. 

Prize Alert:  One winner is going to win their own sticker party set.

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This giveaway ends on 11/01/2021


Giveaway entry question: Leave me a blog comment letting me know what other types of crafts or activity kits you like doing with your children or even by yourself.

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Disclaimer-  Horizon Group USA provided me with the products mentioned above for the review + giveaway free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.

21 comments:

Jeanna said...

My daughter is a huge crafter! She enjoys it all! I would say painting on canvases is her favorite!

Abis17 said...

My niece loves getting dirty and exploring. Would love this for her❤

Live Laugh Love said...

I babysit two kids and they love playing with play-dough when we get a chance we sit around the table and make different things.

Audrey Stewart said...

We do all kinds of crafts together. We even do 1000 piece JigSaw Puzzles.

amy mayer said...

we love to cook, make seasonal decorations and play paleontologist!

Heidi said...

My kids and I like to make seasonal crafts and draw together.

Asrael Bourgeois said...

We love playing with puzzles!

Melissa C. said...

My daughter likes the DIY slime kits

TRIPPER2365 said...

Mine like to go metal detecting .

Anonymous said...

Love slime and play doh

dlhaley said...

I like to cook and do crafts.

Ken S said...

Grat learning project to have.

Anonymous said...

Fun with the grandkids!

Nicole Martin said...

I enjoy making jewelry.

Anonymous said...

Making jewelry, painting on canvas and nature photography.

Nichole F said...

My 5yo loves to paint, craft holiday decor, and make his favorite characters from clay. He received a similar fossil kit for his birthday and LOVED it.

beth said...

We love slime and painting kits, and , really, just about anything where we can do something.

Meghan said...

My kids love science experiments and coloring :)

Carolyn Daley said...

I love the paint by number kits. I used to love plastic canvas crafts with yarn. We used to make coasters, tissue holders, toiletry boxes.

Melissa Greene said...

My kids love anything they can cut and glue together or build.

Jenny S said...

I bought my stepdaughter one of these when she was much younger. I’d love to get on for my niece.