If you’re concerned about your kids spending too much time playing computer games or watching TV, consider another form of home entertainment: carnivorous plants. Carnivorous plants are fun and affordable. Plus, you don't need batteries! What makes them cool?  Listen to this interview with Jessica at Seattle's Indoor Sun Shoppe by subscribing to my podcast feed (so you can open the attachment below) or simply download/listen here to the mp3.

Venus fly traps and other carnivorous plants conjure up images of Morticia of The Addams Family feeding her plant, Cleopatra. In the 1960s sitcom, the exotic plant eagerly snapped up meatballs and burgers. But why watch TV reruns when you can get your own Cleopatra: Carnivorous plant sources: Cook's Carnivorous Plants and Glasshouseworks.com. [Trivia question: What weird thing did Morticia do to her flowering plants? Answer: She cut off the petals!]