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Kids grow fast. Chances are they will grow out of their clothes before they’ve worn it out. If your kid has a pair of jeans that have become too short, but still fit around the waist, you can give it a second lease of life by sewing a piece of different material neatly on at [...]

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Reuse your old mattress

by ellen on May 21, 2009

Don’t throw your old, worn-out mattresses away. Store them in the attic or garage or on the top of a closet instead. Whenever your children are “feeling bouncy” and have extra energy to get rid of, you can pull out a mattress or two and let them jump around to their heart’s content. This gives [...]

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Are you the unwilling victim of a constant deluge of junk mail? Is your budget for toys stretched? Does your toddler keep grabbing your newspapers and books to tear them apart? Do not despair. These problems can all be alleviated in one fell swoop. Every time a pile of junk mail precipitates its way onto [...]

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