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Plastic & Glass Bottle Crafts To Do With Your Kids

Plastic & Glass Bottle Crafts To Do With Your Kids

Plastic & Glass Bottle Crafts To Do With Your Kids Some of the best craft ideas are centered on repurposing jars or bottles. They are very versatile items and easy to find. You can use emptied product containers you have lying around the house, or you can find new, unbranded plastic and glass bottles. There […]

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Beam Me Up And Make My Life Easier

Beam Me Up And Make My Life Easier

Beam Me Up And Make My Life Easier JD Hancock / Foter.com / CC BY Last week I went to see the new Star Trek movie with spouse and our good friends. I always tell Spouse that I go to see these movies for him, but he is well aware that I enjoy them as […]

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The Tablet Generation: How Technology Is Influencing Our Children

The Tablet Generation: How Technology Is Influencing Our Children test scores and learning outcomes Touchscreen technology means different things to different parents. For some, it’s a life-saver when work has to get done and silence is a necessity. Others worry about the impact exposing children to technology will have on their health and on their […]

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Who Created the Lego Company?

Who Created the Lego Company?

Who Created the Lego Company? Ole Kirk Christiansen, a Danish carpenter, bought a woodworking shop in 1916. LEGO bricks (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Because of the Great Depression, the call for furniture and large projects dwindled in the 1930s. He turned to making wooden toys in 1932. In 1934, he named the company he had created Lego, a contraction […]

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