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Go to: http://www.treasurydirect.gov and search for EE Savings Bonds...or you can use this link:
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ebon...
You can type in the bond number and find out its value.
Keep them safe. Keep the numbers in a different location than the bonds - so in case of theft - you can get them replaced.
It's a slow growth savings...you buy a bond for $50 - and in 7 years - it's worth $100. I think - don't quote me on that...I know it takes several years - like 5 or 7 - for them to "mature"...
I would keep them and keep purchasing them over the next several years and save them for college. Yeah, it might be small - but you never know how much you are going to be able to save.