Crystal Growing

Crystal Growing Product description Grow your own amazing large crystals, crystal clusters and crystal geodes. From Smithsonian and NSI, leading names in fun educational play, comes this cool Crystal Growing Set. Grow your own golden "citrine," pink "quartz," "frosty diamond" crystal cluster, "rama quartz," "amethyst" purple crystal geode, "aquamarine" blue, "emerald" green, "white calcite" and clear "diamond." The complete set includes eight bags of crystal growing chemicals, nine crystal and geode growing cup molds, casting compound, safety glasses, six display pedestals and easy-to-follow instruction manual. Amazon.com This kit is for the serious scientist in your family. It takes patience, interest, and some work to set up this procedure for growing crystals in your home, but the rewards are well worth the effort. Crystal growers will need a room that has a fairly constant temperature where the crystals can grow undisturbed. They'll also need help from parents boiling and pouring water. (Aluminum pans will not work.) It takes three to four days to complete the process. Nine different crystals can be grown with this kit. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute, the kit is chock full of scientific information. Not only will young scientists learn about crystals, they'll get a chance to keep lab records and produce elegant experiments. Because some chemicals enclosed are hazardous, the kit should be used only under adult supervision. --Lee Strucker See all Product description Colorful crystal-growing set for kids,Includes everything needed to make unique crystals at home,2 D Batteries requiredFor ages 10 and up,For 1 person