Getting your child to explore and learn more about our planet and especially the past is a great way to encourage an enquiring mindset. This is especially fun when it involves activities that a child considers exciting and interesting. If you’re struggling to come up with such ideas, here’s one for your consideration – introduce your child to metal detector treasure hunting!

This has lately caught on with adults in a big way with hundreds of people engaging in it. While adult level metal detectors are a bit pricey and require a bit of investment, you can get your child started off with a relatively inexpensive but reputable brand – the National Geographic Metal Detector!

It’s a great entry level portable metal detector. Teach them to use it to hunt for buried treasure from the ancient past or from the previous generation. Either way, it makes a great way of spending time and examining the treasures you find. It could also make a great family activity.

The National Geographic Metal Detector has many benefits over other beginner devices of the same sort. The low cost is the first and foremost benefit. It costs approximately $98 but don’t let that price fool you into thinking it’s little more than a kid’s toy. Its design and ease of operation make it the best metal detector to get your little one started. It’s got a smaller sized coil but the sensitivity is really good. In fact, the smaller coil makes it easier to pinpoint the exact location of metal objects as small as a lost earring or ring. What’s more, the National Geographic Metal Detector has a water resistant coil that makes it possible to prospect for treasure in water that isn’t too deep. It comes with a convenient LED that lets you know whether the metal discovered is made of iron or not. You can also adjust the various controls in order to reduce the distraction caused by minerals present in the ground. The fine-tuning that’s possible with the National Geographic Metal Detector allows for the best performance.

When it comes across a coin or other metallic item, it alerts you via both the LED as well as an audio tone. Headphones can be plugged into the device to minimize external noise that can tend to detract from the hunting experience.

The National Geographic Metal Detector comes equipped with a shaft that measures 26” in length. The shaft is covered by foam grip that makes it lightweight and therefore easy enough for your child to use even over longer durations of time.

All in all the National Geographic Metal Detector offers excellent value for your money. Not only can you introduce your child to the pleasures of treasure hunting but you yourself can use it to locate lost metallic items that are too small to be found by the naked eye or even to prospect for fun yourself. All it requires to run are a couple of 9V batteries which incidentally aren’t included in the price of the unit.

The National Geographic has once again proved itself a quality manufacturer even in the field of metal detectors.