Jun

Rock Hounding Fun

Have you ever taken your children rock hounding? Most children are fascinated with rocks.

Rock hounding is a great way to spend the day with your family. What makes it even better is that it is free and entertaining. If you don’t know where to go in your area, you will probably have some luck just searching the web for rock hounding plus your state name or rock collecting plus your state name.

Generally, you will be able to find websites with information such as the name of the rock and where it can be found, along with pictures which you can print out and take with you. Be sure you respect private property by not trespassing and collecting without permission. Also, most national and state parks do not allow you to remove rocks. Read the information and be sure you know the rules before you go.

My children loved looking for rocks so much that we purchased some rock hounding and gem books for our state. We have a window sill full of rocks and we have a rock garden outside. It has been fun, quality time and we have wonderful memories of our day trips. Certain rocks have stories and we love to tell the stories when guests inquire about our display.

Rock hounding spurred such and interest that we now go to the rock and gem shows that come annually to our area. We buy a rock here and there that has been cut because they are so beautiful. We take in all the knowledge we can from people that cross our paths regarding rocks. We have even been given some rocks that we have added to our collection.

If we are at the beach we take the opportunity to search for shells which become a part of our collection. We don’t pass up any opportunity for memories.

If you haven’t spent the day collecting nature’s gifts, I give high recommendations to do it.