Gem Buckets - A Great Summer Project!

Have you ever had a chance to look for precious gems in a dirt pile?  If so or if you like doing it, you can order buckets of rocks to sort through from gem mines.  I've done this with kids and it's a lot of fun.  You can spend many hours looking for that special gem from a 50 pound bucket of rock.  Here are some places you can order the buckets from, that I found online, and they will deliver:


http://gemmountain.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=2


http://www.rubycity.com/gem_buckets


http://www.elijahmountain.com/


http://www.sprucepinegemmine.com/


http://www.emeraldvillage.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=2


http://www.goldcityamusement.com/Buckets.aspx


If you have a rock tumbler or a jewelry making kit, you can take the precious gems you've found and make jewelry or keychains from them.  Or else you could get a small box and decorate it as a treasure chest and put your precious gems inside.

What a great summer project!


By Rita Jean Moran (www.thelibrarykids.com)