start them young lol

[musket ball]

hi peeps.took my daughter with me today to a local field just to see how she would like detecting.shes only 3 and a half.so off i went while she carried my small shovell.first signal a button then up came a few more.then what she liked was a musket ball.went straight in her pocket.i gave her the pinpointer to find the items.so i think i got a new partner .she loved it.will have to keep my ace 250 for her now when she gets a bit taller.every hole i dug she was asking is it a coin daddy.good excuse to get out now if she tells her mum she wants to go detecting .happy days

[Val Beechey]

You'll have to tie up with Dale and his little ones.  A kiddies rally, can just picture it.


Val

[Chef Geoff]

Your a lucky man and a great post I remember taking my daughters when they were little and the utter joy and wonderment on their faces at finding the most innocuous bits

[Dale]

A great little story musket ball

I was started young, a little older than your daughter I was about 7 as I remember taking dads (DW member liner) romans coins to junior school to show the teachers what we had found.

I had my own little machine back then, I can remember it well lol, they took me out detecting and marked about 5 targets on the floor and I was left alone happily finding them.......But the scary thing is im 30 years old tomorrow that was 23 years ago  

Keep her at it, iv tried with my kids but there not intersted    

[musket ball]

yes geoff was a picture when she was using pinpointer .what made me laugh was when she kept running back to me putting bits of twig in my pocket that she had been finding on the surface.she can scan the fields eyes only for now.b good if she put a hammy in the pocket lol

[Val Beechey]

Musket ball,  Teach her to be like a Magpie,  you only want the shiny bits.


Dale,  scary is when you just had your 69th birthday and wonder where all the other 68 went.


Val

[Dale]

Musket ball,  Teach her to be like a Magpie,  you only want the shiny bits.


Dale,  scary is when you just had your 69th birthday and wonder where all the other 68 went.


Val

LOL your doing very very well Val, digging at 69 is fantastic, I hope il be able to.

[Val Beechey]

I love it when I'm on the beach and the little ones come and ask what I'm looking for.  I always say the same   'Pirate Treasure'   Their eyes go as big as saucers.  Funny how all kids know about pirates and treasure. 


Val