Chia Pets

How to Make Chia Pets
Chia pets, made from chia grass, are a fun project for all ages. Watching the "hair" grow is also fun and can be a learning experience for younger children. To make it a learning tool, watching and talk about the grass growth each day, and make sure to have a fun name for your chia pet. Before making your pet, have an idea of what you... more »
How to Buy a Chia Pet
Chia pets are a great gift for birthdays, kids and even gag gifts. They are cheap with most stores selling them for less than $20. They can be grown indoors year round so you can buy these during any time of the year. They are also a great project for kids during summer vacation. more »
How to Find Chia Pet Grass
Chia Pet Grass is grown for your cat to eat. Chia Pet Grass was designed to help stop your cat from chewing on your favorite plants or eating plants in your backyard and to aid in your cat's general health. Chia Pet Grasses are pesticide free and may help prevent against the formation of hairballs. Made of sweat oat and wheat grass... more »
How to Get Chia Pet Seeds
Chia, or Salvia Columbariae, has been used for centuries by native populations throughout the Americas as a food source that aids digestion and promotes endurance. Today we know that chia's oil is 60 percent omega-3 fatty acid and contains the full spectrum of amino acids, making it a self-contained complete protein. Obtain chia seeds... more »
Tips on Growing Chia Seeds
Chia (Salvia hispanica) is indigenous to the western part of North America. Evidence of the plant's use goes back hundreds of years in this region, and it has been used for everything from food to medicine to landscaping. In the last 20 years, it has found worldwide popularity in a novelty item called the Chia Pet. more »

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Chia Pet

Chia Pets are a brand of collectible animal figurines originated by the San Francisco, California-based company Joseph Enterprises Inc. Chia Pets are traditional Mexican animal-shaped clay figures covered with chia, where the chia sprouts resemble the animals fur. Chia Pets achieved widespread popularity in the 1980s following the 1982 release of a ram, the first Chia Pet. Subsequent decline in popularity has relegated these objects to fad status. The catch phrase sung in the TV commercial as the plant grows in time lapse is "Ch-ch-ch-chia!"

Chia Pets are grown by applying moistened seeds of chia (Salvia hispanica), the sprout-like plant from whose common name the Chia Pet gets its name, to the grooved terra cotta figurine body. After three to five days of filling and refilling the Chia Pet with water as well as discarding water that has accumulated in the provided drip tray, the seeds sprout, having formed a gelatinous coat that adheres to the Chia Pets body. At this point, little effort is required to maintain the plant covering of the Chia Pet.

Enough seeds are provided with the Chia Pet for three plantings. Additional seeds can be purchased for use with the Chia vessel, which is reusable. Several Chia Pet animals are currently available, including a turtle, pig, puppy, kitten, frog, and hippopotamus. Sculpted Chia heads and licensed Pets based on popular cartoon characters like Garfield, Scooby Doo, Looney Tunes, Shrek, The Simpsons, and most recently the Chia Obama.

Chia collectibles timeline

*1982 Wave 1 -- Original Chia Pet (later called Chia Ram) introduced.
*198x Wave 2 -- Chia Bull, Chia Puppy, Chia Kitten, and Chia Tree introduced.
*1993 Wave 3 -- Chia Bunny, Chia Turtle, and Chia Herb Garden introduced.
*1995 Wave 4 -- Chia Pig, Chia Frog, Chia Hippo, and original Chia Head (later called Chia Guy) introduced. Chia Ram and Chia Bull discontinued.
*1996 Wave 5 -- Chia Elephant, Chia Kid, Chia Professor, Chia C read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chia+Pet

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