"SPRING" IN YOUR STEP
This plaything consists of a pole with foot rests & a strong spring; you work it by bouncing up & down
pogo stick
This spring flower that belongs to the olive family shares a name with a Disney princess
Jasmine
The title character of this book eats through one apple, 2 pears, 3 plums, 4 strawberries & 5 oranges
It's the state gem of Arkansas
diamond
This favorite bills itself as a "walking spring toy"
Slinky
We're itching to tell you that this toxic plant shares its name with a Batman villain
Bullied as a youngster over his looks, he grew up to be a beautiful swan
The University of Arkansas team name was the Cardinals until 1910, when a student vote changed the mascot to this animal
razorbacks
A nursery rhyme concerns nimble, quick Jack & this feat of his
jump over the candlestick
Despite its name this carnivorous plant also eats caterpillars, spiders & crickets
Venus Flytrap
He spends lots of time with Christopher Robin in the Hundred Acre Wood
Winnie-the-Pooh
The thermal waters that give this Arkansas city its name flow out of the ground at an average of 143 degrees
Hot Springs
A verb meaning to jump, especially with the help of a pole, as in the Olympics
vault
The daisy-like flowers of this herb are used to make a calming tea
chamomile
A selfish boy takes shade & apples, among other things, from this plant, the title of a Shel Silverstein classic
The Giving Tree
Arkansas has made the pink variety of this its state fruit & its state vegetable, just in case
tomato
Call it puma, cougar or by this 2-word name, it has a 40-foot horizontal & 20-foot vertical leap
mountain lion
Sakura is the Japanese name for these flowers that bloom in spring
cherry blossom
This title creature from a 1922 tale with cotton fabric in his name also has thread whiskers & ears lined with pink sateen
The Velveteen Rabbit
This town in Arkansas is the Spinach capital of the world, they even have their own Popeye statue to prove it!
Alma