Mining for Gemstones

On our vacation to Canada, I took a few days and wen tto Ohio for a wedding. On the way I stopped at Perry's Cave. I picked up bags of dirt so the kids could experience mining for gems. Here are the pictures. They loved it!!



The kids getting ready to mine for their gems.


Caitlin trying to outdo the boys and find her own gems


Zachary and Christian Looking for gems


Christian mining for his own gems


The kids in time out for throwing dirt at each other.



Identifying our gems.