Nyokki Pets Planters

Calling them Nyokki Pets is no misnomer for these adorable little guys, as Nyokki is the Japanese word for grow. Nyokki Pets are cute planters which come in a variety of animal forms: frogs, cats, bears, monkeys, pigs and more. Each glazed ceramic pet comes with media and rye grass seeds -- just add water, put a sunny spot and watch them grow even cuter.

Your children can help comb the Nyokki's "hair", style it with ribbons and even give it a hair cut. It'll be hard to decide who will love these little planters more, you or your kids.

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In the springtime, we use real eggshells and a bag of red wheat grain from whole foods--grows super fast and is lovely! You can carefully crack the top of an egg and empty the contents, rinse the shell (color and decorate/draw faces if you wish, but I like to use natural eggs) Also, the wheat berries cost <$3....I also like to make rows of it in little votive cups on the window sill or plant in a little bit of soil in a big square tray. My children trim it with scissors when it grows too long.

That sounds like a really great idea!