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Colossal Paper Machines is a big, fun, book older kids will love

Colossal Paper Machines is a massive book. It’s two bananas tall, a banana and a half wide, is one of the heaviest books we’ve received and is one that your kids will use, have fun with and spend hours putting together. The book has 10 models that older kids (or you!) can build out of thick quality, almost cardboard paper. It’s an amazing feat of engineering, reverse engineering, creativity and precise glue placement that will boggle your mind.

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Naptime DIY: Remove excess molding

Molding is normally a blessing. It can accentuate rooms of any size and provide depth and elegance. Our house however, has too much molding. It has so many angles that M.C. Escher would’ve called it confusing. We have molding around the molding that’s goes around our windows. There is even molding around the light switches. Our project today is to remove the molding that goes past the window area.

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Naptime DIY: Apply pre-emergent to your lawn

Every early spring my lawn is a multi-colored mess of dandelions, chickweeds, crab grass and other malcontents that dominate the space for three to four weeks. Because the Bermuda grass in our yard is established it will choke out the weeds once spring finally finds its groove. I know that all you have to do is to apply some pre-emergent and it will help contain and possibly prevent crabgrass from rearing its head. Here is what we’ve learned from our research and practical application.

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Naptime DIY: How to install a Moen Corner Shelf with Grab Bar

We were provided with product for review purposes. All thoughts are our own. The Moen Corner Shelf with Grab Bar is simple to install and shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes from start to finish. Of course, the best laid plans sometimes fall short and here’s how to salvage a simple Naptime DIY that, for one reason or another gets away from you.

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Naptime DIY: How to clean an old paint brush

We’ve painted dozens of rooms and at least 2 complete houses, multiple times over the years. During that time we’ve cleaned some of them not as thoroughly as we should have. That produced paint brushes that can double as a hammer, but cease being able to be used for the purpose that they were purchased. How do you clean an old paint brush that has dried paint on it?

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Naptime DIY: Go buy a water key

Before I was a husband and dad I was a college student. It was during that time that learned every house must, without fail have a water key. This really isn’t a DIY per se, rather two stories that illustrate how important a water key is, even though you may never use it.

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Naptime DIY: Install the Kohler Touchless Toilet Flush Kit

We received product for review purposes. Unless we have a toy dolphin in the toilet when we flush, then we received product for review porpoises. All thoughts are our own. The Kohler Touchless Toilet Flush Kit can turn any toilet into a touchless one. In our marriage my wife is the clean one. Me, I’m the one who cleaned the house with a leaf blower and lived in a house while renovating it. However, now that I’m married the clean lifestyle is the one for me, so I’m told. The Kohler Touchless Toilet Flush Kit eliminates the need to touch the toilet when you flush it. But is it really that simple to install?

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The Father’s Day #DestinationDad resort is Sears #AD

Father’s Day is literally just around the corner. This brings about the whole discussion of wants and needs. If I need something, like socks or underwear, then I’ll buy it myself. However, if I want something, I’ll lay subtle or not so subtle hints for the wife. Sears has you covered with #DestinationDad this year, those with facial hair, manly traits or techy dispositions will all but try to book a weekend stay at their local store to explore the hours of happenings.

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