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Keeping your kids busy and off their screens during the summer time can be really challenging, but check out these great educational and fun toys that will have them playing for hours! Keep their brains active so they don’t get the dreaded summer brain drain so they will be ready for when they go back to school.  Groovy Glowing Candy Lab Set the world aglow with peace, happiness, and good times! Make yummy candies that actually glow in the dark. Mold fun, glowing gummies and sweet, glowing ice cubes in groovy shapes. Then make a batch of hard candy and...

Used by designers the world over, CAD, or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), is design and documentation technology that replaces manual drafting (like blueprints, for example) with an automated process. From architects and engineers through to audiovisual professionals and fashion houses, experts the world over use 2D and 3D CAD programs to draw up visual concepts, create construction documentation, and simulate designs in the real world through realistic renderings of a particular subject matter. If you're already a designer, or want to start getting into 2D and 3D design, there is a huge range of software out there that can...

If you haven’t done math since your Statistics class freshman year of college, then you might not trust yourself to help your kids with their math homework.  With calculators on our phones and digital tip calculators, it might seem that math has gone obsolete. But they are, in fact, still teaching it in school. In a perfect world, preschool and kindergarten aged kids would get less Paw Patrol and more Pythagoras in their daily screen-time diet. Here’s the good news: the best math apps can help preschoolers, and even toddlers, get excited about numbers and learn basic skills. Whether your...

Please note that many businesses and attractions throughout New England have modified their hours and/or operations in response to COVID-19. Always check for the latest information before making travel plans. Where is Cape Cod? It’s a common question for visitors planning a Cape Cod vacation or New England road trip. Fortunately, the answer is an easy one. Where is Cape Cod? Look no farther than the crescent-shaped peninsula, or “arm,” of Massachusetts that juts into the Atlantic Ocean. Where Is Cape Cod? | Cape Cod Vacation Guide Tichnor Brothers Collection/Boston Public Library Famous for its beaches, landscapes, and cultural offerings, Cape Cod...

Any school board meeting with both masks and critical race theory on the agenda has a lot going for it, which is how I found myself at the Corona-Norco Unified School District board room. Not surprisingly, the room Tuesday night, Aug. 3 was at capacity. If the district wanted to get everyone’s attention, two hot-button issues certainly did the trick. When I showed up in Norco, about 50 people were standing in the parking lot outside. I pulled on the door handle, which was locked, and found myself waiting next to Norco Councilwoman Kathy Aleman. Someone opened the door and asked...