One set of my in-laws are always gracing the boys with artsy gifts. This is probably attributed to the fact that they are heavily involved with museums and my mil used to be (and maybe still is) an antique seller/appraiser. They live in a quaint little area of Connecticut where there are lots of little mom-n-pop toy stores, antique stores, etc. Very neat shops, to say the least. Anyway, for Easter, they sent the boys each a Nyokki egg plant pet. I’d never heard of this before, but assumed, from the description, it’s like a chia pet, but on a smaller scale for kids. We finally opened one up and started it a couple of weeks ago. It’s very cute!

Nyokki means “grow” in Japanese. And boy, once they start, they really live up to their name!

Here’s a pic from yesterday:

And here’s a pic I took this morning:

Once I compared the pics, I couldn’t believe how fast the grass is growing! A couple more days and the boys will be able to cut the hair, if they want. So far, we’ve really enjoyed them. It’s fun to see how fast they grow!