Monthly Archive: December 2011

Dec
27

Cub Scout Pinewood Derby: Building the Batmobile, Part I

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My six-year-old son started Cub Scouting this year, and he’s really taken to the program. One activity in particular that excites him is the annual Pinewood Derby race, in which scouts and their parents create race cars from blocks of wood and compete against vehicles made by other scouts. Fortunately, we were provided with an official …

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Dec
21

Free video greeting from Santa for your little one

Season’s Greetings, and thanks for your visit. A quick holiday thought for readers with little (or not so little) ones eagerly awaiting a visit from Santa Claus: a free service from Portable North Pole (PNP). The site creates a video greeting from Santa Claus, a link to which can be Emailed to any of a number …

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