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Summer Fun (in Less Than 2 Hours)

You've probably got 120 minutes to goof off with the kids. We've got 41 unexpected ways to make every second count.
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Read the Exquisitely Beautiful Book All in a Day

Take time to fall in love with the paper cutout art and then make a paper boat, like the one pictured on page 21, out of old newsprint. Fill the sink or kiddie pool with water and blue food coloring. Float it merrily down the stream.

Published on July 14, 2011
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