A Family Affair
Our family cracked geodes on a family vacation in 2017. It was a hit with the kids who learned about what a geode was and loved their unique rocks. Mom and dad reminded the kids that the geode is actually the Iowa state rock. By the time we got home from vacation we had already lined up to go down to southeast Iowa to dig geodes.
Since the kids enjoyed digging, cracking and keeping a geode and our family had never seen the activity before they decided it was time to make the activity and learning available for other families. Soon after we made two homemade cracking machines and put in applications to participate in community days around Iowa. We originally started with kids jumping in a corn pit to find a geode before cracking it and quickly found out that bunks were much less messy.
We were fortunate to get into the Iowa State Fair in 2018! We look forward to building on our family business and future state fairs. Thanks to all the members of the Grundmeyer and Rowedder families who make up G & R Rock Keepsakes.
Since the kids enjoyed digging, cracking and keeping a geode and our family had never seen the activity before they decided it was time to make the activity and learning available for other families. Soon after we made two homemade cracking machines and put in applications to participate in community days around Iowa. We originally started with kids jumping in a corn pit to find a geode before cracking it and quickly found out that bunks were much less messy.
We were fortunate to get into the Iowa State Fair in 2018! We look forward to building on our family business and future state fairs. Thanks to all the members of the Grundmeyer and Rowedder families who make up G & R Rock Keepsakes.