One of the families with kids at the school (the Davis family), volunteered to let the kids come up to their Sapphire field and learn the process.I got to drive some of the kids up for the first day. The first day was all about collecting & sifting. It was super hot and sunny that day. The kids got way sweaty and tired from all that manual labor. LOL The Davis' niece was in town so she came up as well. She had a ring that was made from one of the sapphire she had found there a few years back. How cool is that? Once they collected and sifted about 20 buckets full of rocks, they took the kids back to the Davis' cabin for a bathroom break and treats. Super nice of that family to share their place!
The next day, they took them back up to sort & clean & find the gems. Of course, my teenager didn't take any photos of that day. But I heard it was cold & cloudy. It would have been perfect if the days had been switched. But she did get a little pile of sapphires and garnets to bring home. We may try to get a necklace pendant to put them in so she can wear them. Way fun!
P.S. Justice did the SRO Exploratory this time. They went to a park for team building skills and then all got to have an ice cream at the Big Dipper. Yum!
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