My Not-So-Magic Rocks

Here is my new toy. I am going to learn how to grow Magic Rocks! This should be a very fun experiment. Before we go further, I will warn you that you MUST have your mom or dad help you with this toy, because there are some chemicals inside. If you are 10 years or older, you can do it by yourself. I am only Four. Years.

First, I am making sure that I have all the parts to my Instant Crystal Growing Kit. You should not leave any parts inside the box. Except, you do not need the plastic wrapper.

These are the directions. They are too hard for me, so my Mommie is going to help. Sometimes, it is good to have a Lab Assistant. (DO NOT use Snail for lab help).

All of the ingredients are assembled, and now we just wait for the Magic Rocks to grow! This part is a little bit boring.

Even though the water looks very delicious, DO NOT drink any.
LOOK! LOOK! The crystals, they are growing! Let's wait a little longer to see how big they get...

Uh oh. Something seems to have gone terribly awry. What is all that red stuff on the bottom? I hope it is not BLOODS! Because, bloods might draw sharks to the shipwreck.

Mommie, look! My experiment is ruined. Can you fix it?
I am very disappointed in this toy. I cannot recommend it.

ps: I do not think my Mommie followed the directions correctly. Or maybe Snail snuck inside and ruint another experiment. Snail is Bad.

My Not-So-Magic Rocks

Sea Monkey Troubles

Remember when I told you I was growing my own Sea Monkeys? And then they started to hatch? Well, I have a little bit of bad news to report about my Sea Monkeys. I hope you will not think poorly of me when you learn this. I am a little bit sad. See, the directions say:

DO NOT OVERFEED. Overfeeding is the most common reason for Sea Monkey deaths! Cloudy green water means too much uneaten food. This uneaten food consumes oxygen and causes the Sea Monkeys to suffocate, the poor little things. Better to have skinny and healthy Sea Monkeys than an overfed one in a coma.

So, I was trying to be a responsible pet owner and follow directions. But look! Some of my Sea Monkeys died!!! That black speck is the body of one of my Sea Monkeys. I guess he will have a burial at sea. I do not know if I fed them too much or too little. Or maybe I did not aerate them enough.

I have only four pets remaining. Do you want to know their names? Number 1 is called Jeter, because he likes to do funny things and he is always laughing and laughing. Number 2 is named Sarge Charlie. Charlie is a brave Sea Monkey, and patriotic, too. Number 3 is named Skeezix. Notice how he is very muscular? And he likes to hang out by the pink accessories. Sea Monkey number 4 is named Sophie. She is still a young Sea Monkey, but she is very sweet.

Here is an aerial view of my pets. See them frollicking in the surf?

My Sea Monkey manual also says that sad days may happen. If all the Sea Monkeys die, you can let the water evaporate and then add more water again until new babies hatch. I guess Sea Monkeys believe in reincarnation.

I decided I will have to watch my pets much more closely. Because I do not want any more of them to have to be reincarnated.

I also want to tell you that the official Cats Exclusive website is open. If you go there, you can read all about their Cat Show in October! The website is different than their blog. If you go to the Cats Exclusive Blog today, you can read all about Pierre. He is one of my Mommie's favorite cats, and he recently had a surgery on one of his eyes. Pierre is a very friendly, outgoing and wonderful cat. We sure hope he gets a home soon!

Sea Monkey Troubles