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- #53 in Educational Science Kits
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Atika G
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2025
Super cool but very delicate! Once you make them you cannot move them or they will crumble and fall apart. Fun to make but definitely not to keep. I recommend using the colored markers they supply though they dry up pretty fast. We used some of our own markers after the ones they supplied ran out of ink and the crystals didn't form as well (the rainbow tye dye tree).
Morgan
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2025
I absolutely love this crystal growing kit! It was so much fun watching the crystals grow in just six hours. The instructions were clear and easy to follow, making it a perfect educational activity for kids. My child loved seeing the colorful crystal trees form, and it provided a great hands-on learning experience about science. The kit also encouraged curiosity about the natural world and was a perfect way to introduce concepts of chemistry in a fun, engaging way. Highly recommend this kit for young learners!
Karen
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2025
Great activity, easy instructions and I still can’t figure out how this worked. Amazing trees grew over night and the kids couldn’t believe they made them. They were very delicate so take your pictures fast before someone accidentally knocks one over and causes destruction beyond repair with lots of crying.
JustMyOpinion
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2025
My great niece was thrilled with this gift! I love that National Geographic creates these amazing creative and educational opportunities for children.
Christa L Woodward
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2025
This was so much fun for the whole family coloring in the trees and then see how much of the color went onto the crystals. It’s really great because our daughter is obsessed with science.
Elizabeth
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
I did not have high hopes after reading some of the reviews, but the whole family actually liked them! 2 kids, 2 parents and grandma each made one. You color a paper tree with markers. As you can see in the pictures, only the blue and purple markers really showed up. (Maybe try using other markers?) We did them around 8 p.m. The crystals started growing after about 45 minutes, and we were all surprised at how cool they were the next morning. I think one of the key things is to wet the tops of the trees with the crystal solution. As others have said, this is a throw away project - the crystals are not sturdy enough to keep.
Ari Lizziy
Reviewed in Mexico on December 30, 2024
Es increíble ver como van creciendo. De algunos se cae gran parte mientras se forma. Supongo por la forma del árbol pero se ven súper lindos. Pasado un día se volvió más fuerte. No sé cuánto vayan a durar así pero los amamos
New life 4 me
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2024
My 6 year old granddaughter and I loved this project. We spent quality time coloring the trees, talking about the different types of trees in the kit, and watching the crystals grow. Nice project, affordable price, good instructions, extra little gem included with a booklet on gems. Good job NG, we can always count on good education from you!
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2024
My seven-year-old loved this project and was able to read and follow instructions all on his own.
Jonathan Perdriau
Reviewed in France on December 15, 2024
J'ai utilisé samedi ce kit avec mes enfants, ont a bien suivi toute les indications après les avoir fait traduire.Il est manquerais à rajouter une pipette c'est nettement mieux pour arroser les arbres.Je retenterai l'expérience pour le fun
Cliente
Reviewed in Spain on November 5, 2024
Un regalo divertido y muy entretenido para compartir con tus hijos o para regalar
Albert
Reviewed in Canada on January 1, 2024
It produces a good result as advertised and grows quickly which is great for impatient kiddies. It starts growing within 30 minutes and is almost fully grown after a few hours. The downside is the growth is extremely fragile and a lot of the growth falls off on its own without touching it (photo). If you touch the trees or knock them even slightly, a lot of the “cauliflower” growth falls off so not great for kids who expect to be able to handle and examine them often they’re grown.Update: The vendor reached out to us and gave a full refund because we were disappointed with this product which pleasantly surprised us. We have bought several other National Geographic kits in the past and have been very pleased with them. This was the only one that was a little disappointing.
Laura
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2023
Fun to do and quickly became crystals. 👍
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