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Growums Garden Kits for Kids – Add a Little Character to Your Garden! *GIVEAWAY* – CLOSED

**GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED**
Congratulations to:
#49 Christina F


This summer while at BlogHer in San Diego, I was briefly introduced to Growums Garden Kits for Kids. It’s such a clever product, one that parents (teachers, etc) can use to combine learning and fun both online and off.

The concept is simple……..to teach children how to grow vegetables and herbs from seed to harvest.  As a parent I love that, and know that it will encourage my daughter to eat even more vegetables than she already does.  What parent couldn’t use a little help in that department? 🙂  I’ve tried getting my daughter to help prepare foods in order to encourage her to try new things, but this Growums program takes it a step further.

Each Growums Garden Kit comes with everything you need to start growing your own vegetables and herbs.

Kit includes:

  • Package of seeds (varies by kit)
  • Coco pellets
  • Plant tags

For example, the Salad Garden Kit comes with 1 package each of romaine lettuce, carrot, cucumber, and roma tomato seeds; 8 Coco pellets; 8 plant tags (2 per plant); easy to read directions.  Yes, seeds for everything you need to make a salad in the kitchen!

Growums Garden Kits come in many varieties:

  • Taco Garden Kit
  • Herb Garden Kit
  • Salad Garden Kit
  • Ratatouille Garden Kit
  • Pizza Garden Kit
  • Stir Fry Garden Kit

You’ll find seeds for all sorts of veggies and herbs……..from carrots and eggplant to jalepenos!

I received the Ratatouille Garden Kit which contained 1 package each of eggplant, tomato, bell pepper, and zucchini seeds!  I love how it contained veggies that my daughter loves and one she had never tried before, Eggplant.

Growums is more than just a Garden Kit though.  The herbs and vegetables are characters, which make it extra fun for your kids.  There are games too, which I had a bit of fun playing myself, like “So, you think you can grow a garden”! Before you begin your garden, you register online.

As the childrens real gardens grow, so will the Growums virtual world. It’s easy for kids to enter this enchanted land, where their vegetables come to life for both fun and learning

Here’s an example of our friend Eggbert the eggplant. The kids learn that he’s  round, shiny and purple on the outside, and white and spongy inside.  Other facts online show the kids that he’s  full of fiber and other great nutrients that can help you fight certain diseases.

“I may not be the most common vegetable found at home, but if you grow me in the Growums Ratatouille Garden, you’ll see how nifty I am. I’ll bring you star-shaped, lavender flowers with yellow centers – but don’t pick them! Those flowers will turn into delicious eggplants for you to use in ratatouille, eggplant parmesan and other yummy meals!”

It couldn’t be easier to start with the kit (indoors in a shallow dish)…..and while results can vary depending on where you live, the experience is great for kids!

SHOP: You can find Growums Garden Kits on Amazon – $9.99 each!

They’ll arrive by Christmas shipped Free if you order today (Wed by 8pm PST)) w/Amazon Prime Free Trial!

Now for some extra fun for my readers….

GIVEAWAY

One (1) lucky winner will receive 2 Growums Garden Kits!

(kits received will be based on availability)

HOW TO ENTER:
For your main entry, Leave a comment and tell me why you’d love to win this. That’s it.

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You can earn one (1) extra entry for each of the following:

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(leave as separate comments please for each entry)

Giveaway ends at midnight (central time) on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011! Valid for US residents and addresses only. No purchase necessary to enter. Winner will be randomly selected. I’ll announce (and contact by email) the winner on this post and the winner will have 2 days to get back to me for delivery details. Limit one set of entries per household.

(Complimentary product was provided for review. All remarks are the personal and honest opinions of A Frugal Friend)

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Comments

  35. The best thing to teach kids is to be self sufficient and that includes planting food. Great gift for my grand kids.

    Thanks

  45. I love to garden and my 4 year old really wants to help.This would be a great way for her to be involved!

  54. My husband gardens and my daughters love to help out. They would love the chance to grow a whole meal! I’ve never heard of this product before but we’d love to give it a try!

  55. My son would love this. He’s been begging me to garden and this would be the perfect thing to start him out =)

  75. i like to win this for my friend she has several young ones..could be fun for them to come to aunties house and water thier own garden!

  76. I would love to win this so my kids can start thier own little garden, to be able to learn how to garden

  79. I would love to win this for my 5 year old son Jaxon…he loves gardening and gets so excited to watch his own plants growing because of the love he gives them!!!!

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  95. id like to win this for my mom

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  140. I would love to win because my daughter loves to plan and grow things… then she loves to eat what we grow from the veggie “garden”!

  151. We just moved to a new house with a little garden area. I’m excited to try my hand at gardening this spring and I KNOW my kids will want to be involved. Maybe by learning about it they’ll be less likely to destroy the garden…here’s hoping!!

  159. My son would love this! He has a little garden growing in the backyard with carrots, basil, pumpkins and corn.

  163. i would love to win one because we had the herb one last year with much success. my daughter loves knowing the basil and parsley was from her plants.

  164. My husband loves the idea of a garden but do I have to point out how little luck we have? This would be perfect for our skill level!
    –SueBE

  168. I’d like to win because I think it would be a great project for my kids and might even encourage them to eat more veggies.

  169. My son Brandon wants to be just like His Daddy 😉 and have his own Garden too 😉 The Growums Garden Kit for Kids is the Perfect Tool for the job 🙂 I like the fact that is will start turning his wheels of thinking of the growing Process 🙂 If it will also help my son to Encourage in eating these veggies then that is just an added Bonus 🙂 Thank You for this Giveaway 😉

  172. My 4 yr old son would love this! He loves to be outside and help me take care of other plants so I’m sure he would love to grow some yummy veggies from start to finish.

  185. My son is so interested in how things grow but I have THE BLACKEST thumb EVER!! Growums Garden Kits seem so simple that I don’t have to do much but watch him do the work, therefore saving the vegetables from the certain death I would cause!! I would love to win this prize so he could have the experience of eating food that he grew himself!!