Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a non-profit medical research organization that ranks as one of the nation’s largest philanthropies, plays a powerful role in advancing biomedical research and science education in the U.S.
Search around here to fill in your Health Curriculum. The lecture programs are more for older kids and adults who will understand them better. There are dvds and teacher/student guides.
I just re-cleaned 3 empty popcorn tins. Absolutely nothing in any of them. Well - two are the popcorn tins, one is a big cookie tin. It’s a bit wider than the popcorn tin. I thought about putting them back in the bathroom to hold extra toilet paper, but I think the lid might be too hard for dd to open. I cannot get all of the tape off one of the cans.
So while searching to see what other uses they can be used for, I found these:
Grab some fabric that you have, and wrap it around it. Sheer of the excess edges with your scissors. Tack the fabric down with your glue gun and do the top of the tins lid the same way. From here you can leave it the way it is or embellish it with ribbon to clean up the edges, use that kids embossing bottle paint to write on top of the lid the future contents, such as “Salt” or “Toys” etc. And fill with what you like! I personally use it for my salt bases for bath salt making. Place a scoop in there and all set!
While in general that may be a neat idea, I won’t use fabric on the bathroom tins, because if the toilet floods again, it’ll just get ruined. I try to stay away from bubble baths and salts (I will use Epsom Salt, if needed) because of UTI (urinary tract infection). We could use it as a wastebasket, but we already have one in the bathroom.
For outside the bathroom uses for popcorn tins:
Holding Christmas decorcations
Storing cookie cutters
Storing yarn (other ways to store yarn)
Gardening Tools
If I really want to change the picture on the outside of the tin, dd could tear up tissue paper and glue it on, or even use cut up magazine pictures. Then we could cover it in modge podge or shelac.
We might even be able to cut apart her Harry Potter lego boxes! Cut out different things she wants kept from the box (like the front picture, which piece goes with which set, etc), glue or tape down a sheet protector on the inside sidewall (to put the directions in), and put those legos in there!
Still have to check the first aid kit.
Having moved quite a few times and finding quite a few broken china pieces, (too many times to count), I’ve listed below a few places to find items to complete dinnerware sets.
American dinnerware tableware china replacements. Website also has packing instructions for fragile items.
TIAS.com antiques & collectibles
OhioRiverPottery
Replacements, Ltd.
Putting a fraud alert on you credit file is one of the first things you should do if you suspect someone is trying to open credit accounts in your name. It might be something you want to do, even if you don’t think identity theft is an immediate threat.
http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/flag.html
Fraud alerts are not a cure-all, however. A fraud alert can be ignored by creditors. If you suspect you’re a victim of identity theft, or have already become a victim, fraud alerts are only a start in trying to protect your credit. You also need to pay close attention to your credit report and consider a credit freeze - an even stronger option than a fraud alert. It tightens access to your credit data even more by allowing you to freeze all access to your credit file.
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