ONE destination for a bit of fun these school holidays is now crystal clear.

Sawyers Valley Crystals and Craft has unveiled a new ‘geode cracker’, the only one of its kind in the country.

Geodes are spherical rocks – some up to 44 million years old – that contain hollow cavities lined with beautiful crystals.

But, until now, getting at the ‘treasure’ inside the rocks could be daunting.

Luckily the new cracker makes splitting geode rocks a breeze.

And it’s fun.

The machine operates by turning a ship’s wheel which, in turn applies pressure to the rock through a tightening chain belt and splits the geode rock in half.

If you don’t have a geode handy, the shop has just received a shipment of exotic specimens direct from Mexico and Morocco.

The shop, which also features local arts and crafts, is open Wednesday to Sunday so you can give it a crack.