With Christmas just around the corner, now is the perfect time to start thinking about gifts for the kids. If you struggle with finding gifts that will keep your kids entertained, intrigued and interested than look no further. Metal detectors are a fun and exciting gift to give to a child of any age. They are not only fun, but they come with many other benefits. With specialised ranges now available for children, it means that they can have their own detector to take out with you. Here are some of the reasons metal detecting for kids is great.
It is great exercise
Finding ways to get your children outside and exercising can be difficult sometimes. Getting them outdoors with their metal detectors can help to increase their exercise. Not only are they swinging their detector back and forth, but they are walking and digging through the dirt and sand to find their treasures.
Skill development
Another benefit of metal detecting is the skill development that comes with it. Metal detecting is a skill that needs practice and patience to learn. The more that they do it, the better they will be. It can also help with various other skill development including hand/eye coordination, balance, patience and attention to detail.
These are all skills that will not only help them along their metal detecting journey, but also in many other areas of their lives including schooling and their social lives.
Educational
Who said education can’t be fun? Searching for gold and metals with their detector is not only fun, but it is educational. Your children will have the opportunity to learn about the different metals that can be recognised with their detector. They will learn about the difference between metals and what items are made out of them. If you are searching along creeks and streams they will also be able to see different types of rocks and stones. Geology is a fun subject for kids to learn about and they will love seeing all the different types of rocks. Be warned, you may end up with a rock or two following you home in their pockets.
There is so much to learn about the environment, the different elements and metals when you are metal detecting. Every time they go out with their detector, they will learn something new.
Family fun
Metal detecting is fun for all ages and it is the perfect family project. It is a great way to have a family day out together. There will be lots of exercise, outdoor time, laughter and bonding to be had.
It can be difficult to find activities that everyone wants to get involved in, so when you do find one – stick with it!
You may want to plan a weekend away somewhere and have a full weekend of gold detecting or you may want to just head out locally for a few hours on the weekend. Either way – there is lots of family fun to be had.
Become environmentally aware
Not only will they have an opportunity to learn about the elements in the environment such as the soil and the rocks, but it will also help them to become more environmentally aware. During your time outdoors they will likely see rubbish (chances are a lot of the first metals they find will be bottle tops or pull tabs off cans)
But rather than letting this get them down, use it as a good way to teach them about being environmentally friendly and not letting their rubbish be left in the environment.
As they find different elements that shouldn’t be in nature, by removing them they are helping the environment. They are both having fun and cleaning as they go!
Metal detectors are a great gift choice for kids. There are many different detectors on the market now with many of them designed to be used by children. The children’s ones are lightweight, durable and easy for them to use. A metal detector as a Christmas gift is a gift that keeps on giving. Not only do they get to open their gift on Christmas day, but they get to continue using it to find treasures for years to come.