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As a kid, I enjoyed playing with construction toys and putting things together. Steel Tec, K’nex, Lincoln Logs: I loved them all. (Trivia Tangent: Did you know Lincoln Logs were invented by John Lloyd Wright, son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright?) But perhaps the most globally popular construction toys of all are LEGO bricks. And […]
Your little princess deserves to be treated like one, right? So for her next birthday, check out the great food, good fun, and luxurious accommodations at Kreative Kreations in Glen Ellyn. This is the perfect venue for kids to get hands-on and create their own fun.
Little ladies can start their celebration by designing their own […]
Many kids love trains, and for most of them, their fascination begins with one engine in particular: Thomas. But you and your kids don’t have to go all the way to the fictional Island of Sodor to find Thomas and his friends. Many of the Thomas toys are designed right here in the Chicagoland area […]
Your precious pooch is your best friend. You wish you could take him everywhere, don’t you? But something tells me your fellow office workers wouldn’t look too kindly on a cubicle “accident” or chewed up files. The grocery store is enough of a zoo with all those screaming kids. And we won’t even talk about […]
Got an idea for a creative costume? Not military-related? Maybe you should stop at American Science & Surplus in Jefferson Park, just down the street from Andy’s Deli.
There really is no adequate way of describing American Science. It’s a bit of an oversized junk drawer, with all kinds of odds, ends, doodads, and thingamajigs. The […]
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