The kit features minerals and testing equipment, all contained in a durable, travel convenient storage case. Additionally, the names of each mineral are provided below a foam pad, giving children an opportunity play a fun, identification game with the minerals. “Children enjoy the large, colorful minerals and the included streak plates, hand magnifier and identification cards that they can use for testing and identifying the minerals,” Tracy Barnhart of Mini Me Geology told TDmonthly. “Owners of the kit are also able to download additional free mineral information, experiments and puzzles from the company's website.” Launch date: 2007.

This Metamorphic Rock collection features a variety of colors and textures. Each of 10 rocks comes with an identification card that includes a photo and fun rock facts. Kids can try to identify each rock using the hand magnifier and information cards. For a hint, the name of each rock is beneath the foam padding. Launch date: March 2007.

Kids can discover some of Earth’s most magnificent rocks in this kit that features 15 large igneous rocks — both intrusive and extrusive types. Each rock comes with an identification card that includes a photo and fun rock facts, which can be used with the enclosed hand magnifier to identify the samples. Launch date: March 2007.

Children can learn about some of the earth’s most beautiful rocks in this sedimentary rock collection. Each of 10 rocks comes with an identification card that includes a photo and fun rock facts. Kids can try to identify each rock using the hand magnifier and information cards. For a hint, the name of each rock is beneath the foam padding. "All of our rock and mineral kits are supported by our extensive website with free geology information, including special documents and downloads for each kit, articles on geology topics, puzzles, experiments and project ideas. We also encourage children to write in to our staff geologist with their questions, which are answered on our website," President Tracy Barnhart of Mini Me Geology told TDmonthly. Launch date: March 2007.