National Geographic Crystal Garden RT Box Science Kit

My kids loved this. They are 6 & 8 and love science and crafts so this was a combo they needed. They loved making them and watching them grow. They are sure to show anyone thay comes by to visit that they grew their own little gardens

While we love the NG science kits and have used plenty of them in the past, this kit was disappointing. The crystal grow quickly, however they are very soft and fragile. They don’t hold for long and kids can easily destroy it in minutes. It’s understandable that crystal that take weeks to grow are stronger, this set is too fragile to handle. We expect better from NG.

This is a fun, easy activity! My 7 and 10 year old opened the activity and completed the whole thing in their own. Instructions were simple to follow and it actually works! After about 8 hours the entire tree had grown colored crystals. So cool!!

The National Geographic Crystal Garden Kit is such a fun way to explore science at home! You get to "grow" colorful crystals on little paper trees, and the transformation happens in just a few hours, which keeps kids excited and engaged. It's easy to set up, and watching the crystals form feels almost magical. Perfect for curious kids (and adults too!) who love hands-on activities. Plus, it’s a great opportunity to learn about science while creating something beautiful together.

This crystal garden Nation geographic Stem kit is very cool and we are going to give it to our 2 kids, 11 and 5 year old but of course with adult supervision. We have a few other kits like this that is very educational and yet fun.

If you're thinking of crystals like shiny and hard rock like substance you'll be sorely disappointed. In fact the only thing which forms is foam like which disintegrates at the pressure of a light touch. Kids will be sorely disappointed.

I don’t know if it’s just me but this didn’t work at all…

A lot smaller than I was expecting.

My 6 year old loves these kits. I like to give these as gifts too. They are so fun, educational, and get more use than toys.

It’s more of a soft foam like substance as opposed to crystals. They fell off easily and didn’t pick up at much color as we hoped. Should have came with the dropper to apply liquid to trees but I’m not convinced that was the issue.

Not crystals- it’s just a powdery foam that turns to dust and falls off when you touch it. Never actually crystallized hard. Takes forever to color for a disappointing result.

It grows but it’s not crystals. Very powdery substance that falls off of them. Kids will not be able to keep it. You are supposed to throw away the next day.

That’s not like crystal at all, just powder. And it kept dropping, wasted money 😟

It’s not working I wait for it 6 hour and more it’s not good

I’ve never seen my 6 year old more disappointed and upset about a project in my life. She had a science fair project at camp. We did this the day before since instructions say it takes 6-8 hours for crystals to form. They formed only on the edges of the branches on only one tree, the other did not form at all. What did form ended up crumbing off during the car ride. When she got to school the office called me that she was inconsolable because the tree was almost bare. Also, these do not look like crystals, it’s more like dry foam with no sparkle.

Me and my oldest son absolutely LOVE all of the National Geographic science kits

Coloring was a bit of a pain, and some of the markers were running out of color (green) by the time we were finishing but the resulting product was beautiful and just like the picture on the box. I had visitors inquiring where we got the kit. I'd highly recommend. Note that you'll have to throw them away after a few days, as the crystals fall off of the deteriorating paper.

These are not crystals. Its a powdery substance that falls off the trees and disintegrates when touched. Very dissapointing for kids. My granddaughter bought this with her own money. Nat Geo should give a refund.

Garbage don’t waste your money on it

I love National Geographic Kits! Kids are amazed and interactive and you can see the crystals form in minutes so kids don’t have to wait too long to see the results!