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DIG UP PREHISTORIC FOSSILS – These genuine fossils are millions of years old! Dig for shark and stingray teeth, brachiopods, mosasaurs, ammonites, and more. This Mega Fossil Dig Kit is one of our top learning toys, providing hours of educational fun, and helping to inspire a lifelong love of learning!
EXPLORE PALEONTOLOGY – Excavate incredible, real fossils using the included tools of the trade: a chisel, brush, and magnifying glass. This kit makes an excellent STEM gift for boys and girls!
16-PAGE LEARNING GUIDE - The full color, detailed Learning Guide illustrates how fossils are formed and helps young scientists identify each specimen as it’s discovered. National Geographic educational toys make science and learning fun and are the perfect STEM activity for kids!
A COMPLETE LEARNING ACTIVITY – This Mega Fossil Dig Kit includes everything you need to keep kids digging and learning for hours, including a dig brick packed with 15 ancient fossils, a chisel, a brush, and a magnifying glass to inspect these amazing specimens!
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National Geographic Mega Fossil Dig Kit

Dig for gastropods, urchins, brachiopods, mosasaurs, ammonites, and more with the National Geographic Mega Fossil Dig Kit! Excavate incredible, real fossils using the included tools of the trade: a chisel, brush, and magnifying glass and enjoy hours of educational fun.

Loaded with premium fossils to inspire any young scientist!

With the National Geographic Mega Fossil Dig Kit, kids can learn all about earth science in an exciting, hands-on way!

The Mega Fossil Mine dig includes archeological tools and a digging site filled with 15 genuine fossil treasures just waiting to be unearthed. Each of these real fossils are millions of years old! Identify each one and learn about their formation with our fascinating and detailed learning guide.

This science kit includes: 1 large dig brick containing 15 ancient fossils, 1 set of archeological digging tools for kids, magnifying glass, and full-color Learning Guide.

Order the Mega Fossil Mine today and join National Geographic as we inspire future generations with a passion for nature and science!

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Customers like the quality and educational value of the science fundamentals kit. They say it's a great educational digging experience for children, with an informative book. Customers also appreciate the fun, gift, and value. However, some customers report that the kit is messy and makes a huge dusty mess. Opinions are mixed on durability, and fossils.

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255 customers mention251 positive4 negative

Customers find the science fundamentals kit fun and interesting. They say it's a great hands-on activity for STEM that keeps kids entertained for hours. They also say the kit is really fun to break apart and keeps kids busy for hours, keeping them entertained and busy.

"So fun and educational! It's so fascinating seing the different pieces!" Read more

"...They were easy to dig out and challenging as well. Kept him entertained for a few days." Read more

"...Overall. It's fun, would be a cool gift. Has real fossil, but they are low grade...." Read more

"Fun for my 6 year old! He loved it and kept him busy for hours! Just be ware. If you dig too hard, you can break the fossils with some of them" Read more

180 customers mention180 positive0 negative

Customers find the science fundamentals kit an exceptional value and a great educational digging experience for children. They say the book is informative and easy to look at, with great information about fossils. They also love the treasures they unearth and the accompanying booklet is colorful and sufficient for identifying every fossil. Customers also mention that the photos are clear and the text informative. They mention that it's cool to dig out actual fossils or gems from these kits.

"So fun and educational! It's so fascinating seing the different pieces!" Read more

"...The average fossil is about the size of a walnut, perfect for a young scholar's collection but not so much for the smaller kiddos that like to put..." Read more

"Great STEM toy for learning kids!" Read more

"...They love the treasures they unearthed." Read more

111 customers mention111 positive0 negative

Customers find the science fundamentals kit a wonderful gift for kids. They say it's entertaining and interesting. Some customers also say it makes an awesome educational gift for young explorers and dino enthusiasts. Overall, customers recommend it as a great item for the whole family.

"...I loved it. This is a great tactile and educational gift for kids into geology and prehistoric creatures... or even kids who just yearn to dig...." Read more

"...Overall. It's fun, would be a cool gift. Has real fossil, but they are low grade...." Read more

"Great gift. Got this for my 6 year old cousin and they loved it. Had so many things in it. Great bday gift!" Read more

"Perfect gift for any kid who loves dinosaurs. My 4 year old loved digging for the T-Rex tooth" Read more

80 customers mention64 positive16 negative

Customers like the quality of the science fundamentals kit. They mention it's good, neat, and did not disappoint. Some say the fossils are nice, but others say they're hard to extract without breakage. Overall, most are satisfied with the product's quality and presentation.

"Great product!" Read more

"...really fun to break apart with my kiddo (2nd grade) and delivered exactly what was promised...." Read more

"...The perfectly formed presentation, rectangular, nicely and smoothly finished, with molded 3-D colored images of fossils... gives away the game and..." Read more

"...Overall just a wonderful starters kit for an ever growing collecting of fossils and rocks!" Read more

64 customers mention50 positive14 negative

Customers find the science fundamentals kit worth the price, well worth it, and a bargain for the amount of enjoyment they get from it. They also say the wonderment it evokes is priceless.

"My kids love this fossil kit! Great buy!" Read more

"...Both kits are an exceptional value and great educational digging experience for children...." Read more

"...Overall a great value and product." Read more

"...I feel it was expensive for what you get." Read more

134 customers mention63 positive71 negative

Customers are mixed about the durability of the science fundamentals kit. Some mention that the quality of the fossils and gemstones is good, and the material seems harder and more solid than some other fossil dig kits. However, some customers say that a couple of the pieces were brittle and broke.

"...to keep in mind: The dirt brick the fossils come packed is in kind of firm, so you'll want to soften it up with a bit of water...." Read more

"...I am very happy with the quality and size of this purchase." Read more

"...Some of the fossils like the Mosa tooth are broken and glued togethor, and the trilobite was super fragile to the point just gently rinsing it in a..." Read more

"...It is something different and better than a cheap toy." Read more

120 customers mention83 positive37 negative

Customers are mixed about the fossils in the science fundamentals kit. Some mention that the fossil is lovely, cool, and real. Others say that the kit claims to contain 15 real fossils, but they only uncovered 4 and 1 of them was missing.

"...with dinosaurs and all things surrounding it so these fossil specimen were great. They were easy to dig out and challenging as well...." Read more

"...Also, temper your expectations. The fossils are genuine, don't expect perfectly intact specimens. One of our fossils came in pieces, which is fine...." Read more

"...Problem is there were only 9 fossils. After she had stopped finding fossils she kept up with it for 2 more hours...." Read more

"...I did and am thinking about getting another one.Pro: came with 15 actual fossils...." Read more

92 customers mention14 positive78 negative

Customers find the science fundamentals kit messy. They mention that the plaster is very dusty and makes a mess in their kitchen. They also say that the project is fun but messy and the dust gets everywhere.

"...Was fun at first.Con: Super messy, the dust gets every where, and I dont many kids with attention soams long enough to gently carve out each..." Read more

"...It's a little messy, so put down some paper or do it outside, but it was well worth it...." Read more

"...Did get clay everywhere so we moved to a cookie sheet to try and collect all the discarded clay" Read more

"...She loved diggingFor the different gems and fossils buried . It is messy but we found if you spray it with water often it helped loosen and..." Read more

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Mari

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024

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So fun and educational! It's so fascinating seing the different pieces!

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kaitlyn oliver

Fun for your little archeologist in training

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024

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My son absolutely loves these, especially this fossil one. He is obsessed with dinosaurs and all things surrounding it so these fossil specimen were great. They were easy to dig out and challenging as well. Kept him entertained for a few days.

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Crowsie

A great value for a great kit!!

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024

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My dinosaur-loving nephew and I had an AMAZING time raising my sister's blood pressure after I let him go digging for fossils on her kitchen floor! Seriously though, he loved it. I loved it. This is a great tactile and educational gift for kids into geology and prehistoric creatures... or even kids who just yearn to dig.

However, there are a couple of things to keep in mind: The dirt brick the fossils come packed is in kind of firm, so you'll want to soften it up with a bit of water. Oh, and lay out some kind of mess-proof barrier like a trash bag or a tarp if you're doing this inside (or just do it outside), and have wipes or towels handy because it will get messy.

Also, temper your expectations. The fossils are genuine, don't expect perfectly intact specimens. One of our fossils came in pieces, which is fine. The average fossil is about the size of a walnut, perfect for a young scholar's collection but not so much for the smaller kiddos that like to put anything and everything in their mouths.

Not only are the fossils real, but they're pretty. Yes, even the little poop. Seriously, I would have died to have this toy as a child. If they make one with all geodes, I WILL be buying one just for myself. I don't care if I'm in my thirties.

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george

Real fossils!

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2019

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Gonna be honest, bought this for my self. :D caught it on a deal for $17ish and well, I have no impulse control, and love fossils.
So here the deal. This would make a great gift, and I'm sure kids would love it. I did and am thinking about getting another one.
Pro: came with 15 actual fossils.
Con: the bone looks like a regular rock, and I didnt get the orthoceras. Some of the fossils like the Mosa tooth are broken and glued togethor, and the trilobite was super fragile to the point just gently rinsing it in a bowl of water was causing it to flake apart.
Pro: instead of the orthoceras, i got a flat patterned black fossil. Lady at the museum downtown told me it looked like fossilized skin! The trilobite was like a 2nd activity! A 3d jigsaw puzzle!
Con: the brachipod was extremely pitted, and when washed smelled horrible, like lake sludge.
Pro: the fossil poop didnt smell bad XD
Pro: Came in a nice breakable brick yiu have to "excavate" the fossils from. Was fun at first.
Con: Super messy, the dust gets every where, and I dont many kids with attention soams long enough to gently carve out each fossil.
Pro: came with tools
Con: very small tools amd I have giant hands. Probably not an issue if i had been of the right age group lol.

Overall. It's fun, would be a cool gift. Has real fossil, but they are low grade. You may not get everything listed, and have to be super diligent to make sure you get them all as some are pretty small. And its messy.

Catch it on sale I'll probably buy a couple for my kid cousins... and maybe another for my self. :)

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Casey Marie Walylko

Messy but fun

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2024

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Fun for my 6 year old! He loved it and kept him busy for hours! Just be ware. If you dig too hard, you can break the fossils with some of them

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Rick Christiansen

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Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024

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Great STEM toy for learning kids!

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Mike

Awesome gift idea

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024

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Perfect gift for any kid who loves dinosaurs. My 4 year old loved digging for the T-Rex tooth

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Bill Dryer

Fun activity for my grandson

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024

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Great product!

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Very interesting, educational and fun…

Reviewed in Canada on April 10, 2024

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Amazing, after reading our comment we received an email saying that they could either refund us or exchange! The replacement kit has just arrived and we can't wait to dig 😊! Thank you very much, your service is exceptional and for that you deserve 10 stars! Thank you.

Very interesting, educational and fun. I bought for the name because NG is trusted, but, the crinoid is missing, two are broken and some are really small, we can barely see what it is. Despite everything, the kits of the company NG are a great discovery. I will certainly buy the kit with the stones, but not this one. Even if I really loved the idea i am désappoint about this kit sorry

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Reviewed in Germany on April 17, 2024

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Design: Das Kit kommt in einer Box, die aussieht, als hätte sie eine Zeitreise aus der Kreidezeit direkt in Ihr Wohnzimmer gemacht. Mit den mitgelieferten Werkzeugen fühlt man sich wie Indiana Jones auf der Suche nach dem verlorenen T-Rex.
Inhalt: Mit 15 echten prähistorischen Fossilien zum Ausgraben bietet dieses Kit mehr Geschichte als mein alter Geschichtslehrer in einem ganzen Schuljahr. Von Haifischzähnen bis zu Dinosaurierknochen – hier wird jeder zum Entdecker!
Lernfaktor: Nicht nur Kinder, auch Erwachsene können hier etwas lernen. Zum Beispiel, dass Geduld eine Tugend ist, besonders wenn man versucht, ein Fossil aus seinem steinernen Gefängnis zu befreien, ohne es zu zerstören.
Spaßfaktor: Es gibt nichts Befriedigenderes, als mit Hammer und Meißel bewaffnet, ein Stück Erdgeschichte freizulegen. Das Gefühl, wenn man das erste Mal einen echten Fossil berührt, ist unbezahlbar – fast so gut wie der Fund eines unberührten Kühlschranks nach einer langen Reise.
Fazit: Das NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Mega Fossil Dig Kit ist ein Muss für jeden, der sich für Geschichte und Wissenschaft begeistert. Es ist der perfekte Weg, um Kinder für Naturwissenschaften zu begeistern und gleichzeitig das Wohnzimmer in eine archäologische Grabungsstätte zu verwandeln. Ein echtes Abenteuer für die ganze Familie!

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MRSH

Fantastic toy - 5*!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2024

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My child loved this toy as did I. Great value for money and will keep kids entertained for ages, there are 15 fossils with a handy booklet clearly explaining what each one is and the set comes with the excavation tools needed. Adding water helps break up the 'rock' and makes getting the fossils out easier.

I find most science toys underwhelming but this one was ace. A big thank you to whoever thought up this great kit - please bring out more like this!

Raphael Maier

Cadeau génial!

Reviewed in France on February 3, 2024

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Un super rapport qualité-prix. Ma fille de 7 ans était super contente avec le produit. Après elle voulait devenir paléontologue.
Les fossiles sont très jolies et grandes. L’extraction fait plaisir et on reçoit des infos sur les fossiles.

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John Nilsson

Värdelös posthantering

Reviewed in Sweden on December 23, 2022

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Sämsta någonsin. Beställde 6 dec för att bli julklapp. Men inte fått den än. Totalt värdelös hantering...

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