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Spring is here!  If you are like me that means planting! Gardening is one of my absolute favorite hobbies. Anyone can plant some seeds or bulbs, anyone dig up an already established garden and replant it in their own yard. I like to get involved in my garden and the boys love it too. I always wondered if they would eat certain vegetables if they actually grew them on their own. Well this year I am putting that to the test with the Growums Garden Kits. We are planting the seeds to help get them more into gardening and on the path to healthy eating.

According to the American Gardening Association, 98 percent of kids who grow their own vegetables, eat them so I am hopeful! Now Growums gives kids the tools they need to get started with specially-themed garden kits that combine learning and fun with an unique and exciting online educational experience to grow vegetables and herbs; all with a little help from a colorful cast of herb and vegetable characters!

• Though there may be other gardening kits on the market labeled for children, this is the only kit known to offer an interactive platform.  The characters enhance the entire gardening experience with a fun and entertaining approach that instills the healthy eating habits so important in the struggle against childhood obesity.
• Kids can choose from six fun kits including Herb Garden, Pizza Garden, Salad Garden, Stir-fry Garden, Taco Garden and Ratatouille Garden to grow a real garden with virtual world fun.  Each garden kit features unique, magical coco or peat pellets that make planting and growing practically foolproof.
• Kids start by going to http://www.growums.com/ to register their garden and follow the colorful characters in a virtual garden world that shows them how to care for their vegetables.  This animated step-by-step series of mini videos are updated every ten days with tips on what to expect next and how to care for the seedlings.  With a little help and information from Tomicio the tomato, Frank Cilantro, Belle Peppa, Ice Berg the lettuce wrapper and, of course, Elvis Parsley and more; in a matter of weeks kids will be able to harvest fresh vegetables and herbs to create nutritious meals.  Weekly emails also alert children to next steps and explain topics including watering, weeding, growth cycles and more.
• Healthy eating is a key component in the battle against childhood obesity.  The Growums program:
• Gives children a life-changing experience, teaching them that they can grow their own food and help the environment, as well as emphasize the importance of healthy eating
• Gives them gardening knowledge and shows them the skills it takes to become a successful gardener – no matter what their age
• Gives kids a chance to have fun quality time with their parents, siblings and grandparents in the garden
• And offers them unique online play with colorful cartoon characters that transform gardening into a fun and entertaining experience

• Growums are available online and at independent garden centers across the country as well as for use as fundraisers.  For every Growums garden kit purchased through a fundraiser, a generous portion goes to the child’s school or organization and the company donates a portion of proceeds to feed needy children.

These little kits are just amazing. As you can see from our Cucumbers below, they are growing like crazy! This is part of the Salad kit. I have never see anything grow this fast. It was so simple to get them planted it really took us less than 15 minutes to plant 2 kits. We did have some seeds not grow at all but like the package suggests, we replanted in 10 days. It has been a long time since I have been able to have a vegetable garden and I am so excited to see this one growing. The boys are not big on vegetables but they are so excited to try everything that they are growing. I will do a follow up on this once we have vegetables coming in!

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This is an INCREDIBLE deal Groupon is currently running! We just picked it up for the boys!

Like universities, children’s museums provide young people a place to study nature, an outlet to explore their creativity, and an excuse not to have a real job. Procrastinate constructively with today’s Groupon: for $35, you get a one-year family membership to the Imagination Station, which grants basic membership benefits to two adults and all children younger than 18 living in the same household (a $70 value).

The Fine Print

• Expires May 10, 2011
• Limit 1 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Must activate membership by 5/10/11, membership expires 1 year from activation date. Valid only for new members or members inactive for 2 years or more. Valid only for membership option. Not valid with other offers.

I still remember the day when Royal started to walk. My parents were in town for 2 weeks and he waited until the day they left to start. My mom was so upset she missed it! There are so many cute things out there to help them keep their balance when they are learning to walk.

If you are looking for a cute toy for your I recommend giving the Chomp and Clack Alligator by Melissa & Doug a try. It is a sturdy wooden push toy for toddlers that has 3 cute little Alligators on the front that clack with each step they take. “It is a multi-faceted wooden toy that encourages walking and discovery. Graphic details feature cattails on the handle supports, fish on the wheels and spinning butterfly and ladybug beads. This incredible toddler toy encourages gross AND fine motor skills, while developing hand-eye coordination. Brightly painted with non-toxic paint. Children who are just walking will enjoy practicing their new skill and showing off by mastering this toy!”

Since my youngest is to young for this. I let my friends son give it a go. He is 13 months old and was a champ with it! When the alligators started to clap he stopped walking for a moment. Looked at me, looked at his Dad, let out a big laugh and kept on going. This is something I would recommend for your own children or as a nice gift for s friends child. It retails for $49.99 but is currently it is on sale at Gummy Lump for $39.99. With Christmas coming up in no time, grab one of these while it is on sale and save yourself $10!

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Royal and Spencer are like any other boys out there. They are amazed and amused at most things science and space. We are big watchers of a show that busts myths and the love going to the local college planetarium. Because of there interest in this stuff, I was totally geeked when I was asked if I would like to review some products from the infamous Steve Spangler.

Steve Spangler is a teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and prompted more than 1,000 related YouTube videos. Spangler is the founder of SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. Check out his pool filled with 2,500 boxes of cornstarch!

Fun Fly Stick – Static Generator

The Fun Fly Stick is an ingenious battery operated static electricity generator that allows you to float tinsel shapes on a cloud of electrons. Press the button on the Fun Fly Stick for a few seconds to generate a static charge. Drop the tinsel shape onto the stick to quickly transfer the negative charge to the tinsel. Since like charges repel each other, the negatively charged tinsel shape floats above the negatively charged stick. The learning curve is about two minutes and you’re ready to amaze everyone with the Fun Fly Stick. Recommended for children ages 5 and up. This was one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time. Since the boys are only 3 and 8, they were TOTALLY amazed at the fact that could “make something fly like Harry Potter”

Mentos Geyser Tube

The Geyser Tube™ is a loading tube for the now famous Diet Coke geyser powered by MENTOS®. If you’ve ever tried doing the experiment, you know how difficult it can be to drop the MENTOS® into the bottle before the reaction takes off… and you’re soaking wet. The Geyser Tube will give you a perfect launch every time with time to stand back. You want to talk about 2 boys laughing so hard they almost throw up? I don’t know why they found it so but they were in tears laughing. Royal had seen this many times on the myth show we watch but he was still “OH MY GOD MOM LOOK!” when it shot up. I will admit that is is much cooler to see it in front of you than on TV!