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2017 Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Mother’s Day is coming up. Maybe it’s the one day a year you really feel appreciated. Maybe it’s the one day a year you indulge and buy yourself something special. Or, maybe you’re ready to print out a list or two and hide it in your partner’s work bag! Gifts are nice, of course, but…

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How to Paint a Pumpkin

Autumn and children go together like peanut butter and jelly. From the apple orchard to the pumpkin patch, falling leaves to Halloween, there are many activities for children of all ages to enjoy during the crisp fall season. Front lawns adopt the seasonal hues through cornstalks, potted mums, and pumpkins. Kids enjoy carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns in the days leading up to Halloween. But why wait until the end of October? Painting pumpkins is a safe, fun craft enjoyed weeks before the holiday. Step 1

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Keeping Kids Safe Around Electricity

Did you know that October 9 – 15 is National Fire Prevention Week? Each year, nearly 500 people are killed in the United States in home fires that involveelectrical failure or malfunction. According to the National Fire Protection Agency, these types of fires injure more than 1,400 people and resultin more than $1.3 billion in property damage annually.