GleeGum- Make Your Own Gummies Kit Giveaway

A great, fun activity for kids...


Make your own gummies out of seaweed! Everything you need is included in this kit and it's easy! You can make your own gummi bears, gummi worms, gummi fish or any other shape. Make gummies on the stove or with a microwave. Great for class room activities, scout troops, birthday parties, home school, or after school groups. Adult supervision is recommended. Makes a great gift for kids (ages 8 & up)!

Inside each Make Your Own Gummies Kit you'll find: sour mix, colored and flavored sugar, powdered seaweed, seaweed, molding starch, instructions and the story of carrageenan. All you have to do is wash the seaweed and boil it for a few minutes until the carrageenan is extracted. Then take out the seaweed itself, mix in the sugar, boil it again, pour it in the molds, and then add the sour mix! That's it - you have made your own yummy gummies!

To be completely honest when I first received this kit I was a little intimidated and also very skeptical on how they would turn out. It was pretty easy for the most part, I had a little trouble with the molds which was probably my fault but I ended up cheating a little and it turned out great.  

The kids had a lot of fun making the gummies and enjoyed eating them even more! It only took about 20 minutes from start to finish, not much longer than driving to the store and buying a bag myself and a lot more entertaining also!

Glee Gum also has kits available to make your own gum or to make your own chocolate... yum!

"The Make Your Own Chewing Gum, Make Your Own Chocolate, and Make Your Own Gummies Kits blend simple fun, terrifictaste, and hands-on learning for convenient use at home and school. Each kit contains everything needed to produce candy that kids love, and, at the same time, affords an understanding of the origins of the raw materials used to make the final product. For example, the Gummies Kit uses seaweed, which produces carrageenan, as its gelling agent. And kids don’t just melt chocolate chips with the Chocolate Kit. They actually start from scratch, with cocoa butter,cocoa powder, and sugar. As for the Chewing Gum Kit – the gum base gets its start as the sap from a Sapodilla tree, of all things! Each kit includes a story about where the ingredients come from, who harvests them, and how. In today’s pre-packaged world, it’s often hard to know where the things we eat originate, and how they connect usto the global community. These kits make it easy and fun to find out!"

The Glee Gum Make You Own Gummie Kit, Chewing Gum Kit and the Chocolate kit can be purchase at Gleegum.com for $13.00 each.

Giveaway

 

Enter to win your choice of either The Make Your Own Gummies, Chocolate or Gum Kit!

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Green Toys Review

I have heard about Green Toys  on other blogs and  have heard great things about their products. So, I was so excited when Green Toys gave me the opportunity to review their Green Toys Dish Set myself.

I fully intended to have my niece help me with this review but when L.C my eight year old saw them, he insisted on keeping them for himself. To tell you the truth, I was honestly a little shocked by that but he seems to enjoy them.

He has been playing with them and using them for real food, the small bowls are a perfect size for  his Ice Cream and cereal. They are  light but sturdy, and come in four great pastel colors. You may be thinking that I shouldn't be letting my son eat from from plastic toy dishes, it may not be food safe. Normally I would agree but... one of the great things about this set is that it is  safe for food. 

That is because Green Toys products are tested by nationally recognized, independent, third-party labs.  They contain no traceable amounts of Phthalates or BPA. They are also designed without any external coatings, eliminating the fear of chipping lead paint. 

   

 About the Company from GreenToys.com

"Green Toys Inc. is a California based toy company that makes classic toys constructed from recycled plastic and other environmentally friendly materials.All Green Toys products are 100% made in the USA. To be more specific, they are produced in California, a state known for strict toy safety and environmental laws. It's cool to buy USA, but also think about this: transportation is one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gasses. We all know driving less is good for mother nature, but did you ever think about how many miles a toy logs before it ends up in your local store?

Our toys are truly local creations. Every step in the process, from milk container recycling to toy production to final assembly, occurs in California. Our raw materials and toys aren't shipped from overseas, which saves a lot of energy and reduces greenhouse gasses. It also guarantees your toys won't get seasick before they get to your home!

Green Toys environmental mission even extends to our packaging. We strive to minimize packaging, and all of our boxes use as little material as possible. All Green Toys products are packaged in recycled corrugated boxes with no plastics, cellophane or twist-ties, and are 100% recyclable. So, not only are they earth-friendly and ready for your recycling bin, they are really easy to open for those little fingers just itching to get at the toys!!"

Visit http://www.greentoys.com/buy/index.html to find a Green Toys Retail store location near you.