[Rockhounds] Another preschool question

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

If you give out a specimen, it needs to sparkle. A small piece of 
pyrite, a quartz crystal, a calcite crystal. Specimens that sparkle 
don't get eaten or thrown in my experience.

Kreigh


On Tuesday, Feb 17, 2009, at 17:51 America/Detroit, Brett Whitenack 
wrote:

>
> Now for my next request. We want to give out something to each child 
> so they can remember their visit. The kids will all be preschool age 
> (3-5) and we worry about rock specimens as they will either be too 
> small, thus can be swallowed, or to big, which could prove tempting as 
> projectiles.
>  
> So far I have some coloring pages but wondered if the list members may 
> have some other ideas. Have any of you ever had this dilemma? Any 
> suggestions would be much appreciated.
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Brett W
>
> Brett Whitenack
> Curator
> McPherson Museum
> 1130 East Euclid
> McPherson, KS 67460
> 620-241-8464
> http://www.mcphersonmuseum.com
>
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