Hi Erik - It's so great to read that your daughter loves volcanoes and wants to be a volcanologist! Breaking rocks (and rock collections) are great geology activities for small kids - just wear eye protection. I think one of the first "geology" activities I did as a youngster was making rock candy crystals ... it took forever, but making observations every few days was fun and engaging. Other activities I've done with preschoolers include using different colors of playdoh to build layers of lava flows (and then you can use a straw to poke through and see all the layers - this works especially well if you have some lava flows that cover some areas and not others). This website seems has some ideas that sound fun: http://thecraftyclassroom.com/crafts/geology-crafts-for-kids/ If you think she'd like a geology letter, I'd be happy to mail one if you send an address. Thanks for teaching a new scientist, Cheryl Cameron -------- Erik Helland wrote: Good afternoon, I tweeted AVO today and via retweet was encouraged to email. My 3 year old daughter has become obsessed with volcanos and declared her intentions to be a volcanologist. Although, she can barely pronounce he word we want to encourage her as much as possible. Living in Anchorage we have a wonderful opportunity to see volcanos from afar and we are avid hikers. However, as you can guess, a toddler doesn't exactly have the attention span for the geological wonderland we live in....although she does like rocks...and breaking them. Do you have any suggestions or ideas to engage young people and encourage learning? Thank you and thanks for your work, avid follower of your social media accounts. Helland -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050