Odds and Ends

Mmm, popcorn in milk.

It’s about the end of my guest run here, and it’s time to wrap things up for the next guest correspondent.

I’ve been following the fun over at Tinkering School through the daily blog. How …

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Summer dangers: Dress the kids in bubblewrap?

I received an email from Parenting.com yesterday with the huge headline, “11 SUMMER DANGERS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM!” Well, course, I just had to find out immediately what was included in  the list of eleven.

Complete …

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#34 Deconstruct an Appliance?

Here’s a fascinating short video of Bill Hammack, the Engineer Guy, “playfully” taking a look at how a copier works. This should inspire the kids to investigate Dangerous Thing #34 – Deconstruct an Appliance.

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They don’t make danger like they used to


Really? Climbing Trees is now considered a dangerous childhood activity? Puh-lease! My middle-aged friends and I laugh in the face of your danger, and we’ll go on record to say that they don’t make danger the way they used …

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Gever’s at Tinkering School


While Gever’s away at Tinkering School, I have the honor this week of being Guest Blogger #1. My name is Deb Nies, and I am a freelance writer and the mom of a tween daughter named Hannah.

I regularly …

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