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Jun 2012CTO Recommends Mad Libs for Family Road Trips
Fun with an English lesson included! Mad Libs are super silly, but an entertaining way to keep kids busy and laughing during any road trip. There are several versions, including junior versions that is great for kids because it provides them with word lists to help them choose. Even on summer vacation, you can help your students sharpen their English skills and enjoy the time...
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Jun 2012CTO Recommends Free Printable Travel Games!
June is one of the most popular months for family summer vacations. While fun, we all know that the travel time involved to reaching your destination can be tortuous for parents with a backseat full of bored kids. Momsminivan.com offers the perfect solution! You’ll discover free printable games like tic-tac-toe, a travel scavenger hunt, lines and dots, Battleship, car bingo, and more. There’s a great...
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Jun 2012CTO Recommends Audiobooks for Family Travels
Make the miles fly by with books on tape, CD, or on your MP3 player. Kids love to have stories read to them, so listening to books is a great way to pass the time. Some audiobooks for kids include the “real” book so kids can follow along and look at the pictures. Your toddlers will enjoy fairy tales or other familiar stories. You can...
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Jun 2012Summer Organization Project: The Hall Closet
The hall closet is like a “junk drawer” for your coats and luggage and outdoor items and…the list goes on and on. This is one space that I eventually get to, but one that is a source of frustration and stress. So often, I find these spaces to be odd shaped, small, and lacking in storage options, other than a bar for hanging coats. The...
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May 2012Summertime Brings Freedom, But Lacks Routine
School is almost out for the summer and with it comes freedom…and lack of routine. This is one of the biggest organizing dilemmas that parents face over the summer, and this is why your kids are complaining by August, “I’m bored”. Whether they are willing to admit it or not, kids like structure. They like knowing what comes next and what to expect and unfortunately,...
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May 2012Scan and Archive Family Photos
Family photos are a real treasure, but unfortunately, they are vulnerable to storage conditions and handling. Those precious nuggets that engender wonderful memories can fade, tear, become soiled, or even crumble away. Luckily, with today’s digital photos, you can preserve your photos easily on your computer or some other digital storage device. But what do you do with the delicate black and white or sepia...
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May 2012Sell Your Stuff: Tips for a Successful Yard Sale – Part 3
In Part 1 and Part 2, we gave you tips for planning your date and location, choosing your sale items, pricing your items, advertising, and organizing. Now, we offer tips on customer relations and closing your sale! Customer Relations Greet customers as they arrive and thank them for stopping by. Be enthusiastic! Provide bags and offer to help carry items to vehicles. Sell cold drinks,...
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May 2012Sell Your Stuff: Tips for a Successful Yard Sale – Part 2
In Part 1, we gave you tips for planning your date and location, choosing your sale items, and pricing your items. Now, we offer tips on advertising and organizing your sale! Advertise! Place ads in your local paper, on community bulletin boards, and by telling friends and family. Add your sale to Craigslist.com because your listing will show up on the online Yard Sale Treasure...
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May 2012Sell Your Stuff: Tips for a Successful Yard Sale – Part 1
You’ve heard it before, but it’s true – what’s cluttering your home may be just the treasure someone else has been searching for. Having a yard sale is a fantastic way to clean out rooms in your home and make a little extra cash while you’re at it, but it’s not for the faint of heart. It takes some planning to pull off a successful...
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May 2012Traffic Generating Yard Sale Sign (22″ x 14″)
Attract traffic to your sale with this inexpensive and eye-catching yellow and black Yard Sale sign. The large white area provides space for you to write in your own sale information or to add arrows to direct people to your yard. Made of weather-resistant polycoated cardboard, this sign measures approximately 22″ tall by 14″ wide.