For those of you who don't know - this place is a kid's dream!  

Up for bids is a mining expedition in the Crystal Mine at the Mother Earth Mining Co.  Certificate guarantees miner the discovery of at least one crystal and ownership of their find.  (But I guarantee you your child will come home with a bucket of gems!)

http://motherearthcrystals.com

Enjoy the Mother Earth Mining Experience for an educational and fun-filled outing for kids. The experience begins by giving our young treasure-seekers miner's lamps to see into the cavernous mine, as well as a glow-in-the-dark bucket to be filled with beautiful, rough gemstones. Then they're off into the re-created mine. For five minutes, the miners dig through the pockets of sand built into the cave's walls to find the hidden gems within. Every natural rock and mineral is theirs to keep. When they emerge with up to a pound of natural gemstones, they sit down to learn about everything they found. Once the educational experience is over, the miner leaves with a list to remember what they found, a bucket filled with plenty of new additions to their rock and gem collection, and a one-of-a-kind mining experience.

They have educational adventures, do birthday parties & a whole lot of fun for groups of all sizes.