Love Chia Pets? Meet the grass head your kids can give a haircut.
Growbies are grow-your-own grass head dolls. Real grass hair to water, grow, cut, and restyle. The watch-it-grow magic you remember, rebuilt as a toy for kids.
See the side-by-side ↓
Chia head or grass head? Same joy. Different era.
A Chia Pet is a planter you admire on a shelf. A Growbie is a grass head doll with a face, a name, and hair that grows fast, lush, and ready for scissors.
Chia Pet head vs. grass head: the honest side-by-side
| Feature | Growbies, grass head dolls | Chia Pet®, terracotta planter |
|---|---|---|
| The haircut factor ✂️ | ✓ Made to be styled. Trim it, shape it, regrow it. The play is the point. | Grown to be admired. Styling isn't part of it. |
| What grows | Real ryegrass hair from seed inside the head. Thick, upright, trimmable. | Chia sprouts pasted on grooved pottery. A soft green coat. |
| Personality | 8 characters with faces and names. Kids pick theirs and name it. | Animal and celebrity pottery. Nostalgia is the charm. |
| Made for | Kids 3+. Small-hands vase, care card, naming card. | Mostly grown-ups: desks, gifts, collectors. |
| Grow again? | ✓ Cut and regrow for weeks of styling. | Re-seeding means new chia paste on the pottery. |
| Party-ready | ✓ Singles $12.49 to a 16-pack party favor set, $99. | Sold as single collectibles. |
| Watch-it-grow speed | ✓ Sprouts in 3–5 days | ✓ Sprouts in 1–2 weeks |
Chia Pet® is a registered trademark of Joseph Enterprises, Inc. Growbies is not affiliated with or endorsed by Joseph Enterprises. We think Chia Pets are great. We made Growbies for the kids who'd love one.
The part no planter can do: haircut day.
The grass grows fast and lush: sprouts in 3–5 days, first haircut by day 7. Style it, regrow it, restyle it. Every kid gives a different cut, so every Growbie ends up one of a kind.
Meet the GrowbiesWhich one should you get?
Get a Chia Pet if it's for a grown-up: a nostalgic gift, a desk plant with a punchline, a collectible.
Get a Growbie if it's for a kid. Birthdays, party tables, classrooms, Easter baskets. If little hands will want to touch it, cut it, and name it, this is the one.
Plenty of families end up with both. One on the shelf, one getting a mohawk.
Chia-curious questions, answered
Is a Growbie a good Chia Pet alternative for kids?
That's exactly what it's built to be: the grow-your-own magic plus a character kids can name, and grass hair made for cutting and restyling. Ages 3+.
Can you give a Chia Pet a haircut?
You can snip chia sprouts, but the pottery is designed to be admired once grown. A Growbie is the opposite: thick ryegrass hair made for repeat haircuts that grow back.
How fast does a grass head doll grow?
First sprouts in 3–5 days, a lush head of hair within about a week, and the first haircut by day 7. Just soak, water, and give it a bright spot. See the care guide.
Does the grass grow back after cutting?
Yes. Trim it and it regrows through the seed's full cycle, giving kids weeks of styling from one Growbie.
Are Growbies safe for young kids?
Growbies are for ages 3+ (small parts, not for under-3s). Adult supervision recommended for haircuts, mostly to keep the mohawk even.
Ready to grow one?
Singles from $12.49. Free US shipping over $25.
What's inside
16 individually boxed Growbies — each with its own vase, wick, and care & naming card — in a party-ready display tray.
Shipping & returns
Free shipping over $25 (4-Pack and up). Ships in 1–2 business days from our US warehouse. 30-day returns on unopened packs. US shipping only at launch.
The happy-grow guarantee
Doesn't grow? We'll send you a new one — no questions asked. How the Happy Grow Guarantee works →
Safety & age
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD — Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Ages 3+. Adult supervision recommended for trimming. Contains viable grass seed — not for consumption.