EI-5181 - GeoSafari Jr. Dino Discovery Dig Triceratops by Learning Resources

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I gave the Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. Dino Digs Triceratops to my three year old daughter, Toni, and she absolutely loved it! She was totally enthralled for at least 45 minutes, and that's her way of showing me she really likes something. I really thought that the volcano design of the whole piece is really cool, especially because Toni loves "'canos". The fossil prints on the back of it, on the door, are a fantastic idea, because you won't lose them that way and it saves space! I also want to add that I thought the "Dino dirt" is really interesting. It's like stringy rocks! Almost like kinetic sand, but different because it looks like gravel. My only complaints of the item is that I wish that the dinosaur bones came already hidden in the dirt to scoop out and find right away, because I had her digging just to find the bag at the bottom! Haha. It's okay though, because we just put him together after that. She LOVED the gem included and we spent a lot of time burying and digging it back up. Another complaint though, is the size and weight. It's awkward for little kids to hold, so I actually set it in a plastic tub and held it the whole time for her so the dirt didn't get everywhere and so she didn't have to try and hold it up to dig. And one more thing, the dino dirt is kind of stringy when you pull it apart. Not a huge deal, though. I would recommend this to others because it's educational and a lot of fun. Keeps them occupied for awhile! I imagine older kids could take it with them on the go. I would buy more of these because I enjoyed it, too!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The sand is very durable and stays in the molded shapes and it feels awesome to the touch! The fossils and gem are a cool little finding, my toddlers were very intrigued and the little booklet included is cool and educational. They played with the kit for hours and loved every second of it.