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Hurry! Score Free Maps While You Can!

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Check out this fun freebie from National Geographic! Print your own free USGS PDF Topographical quad maps! These are the same quads that were printed by USGS for decades on giant bus-sized presses but are now available in multi-page PDFs that can be printed just about anywhere! Just Zoom into your area of interest or use the search box to look for a Quad. Red pointers will appear at the center of each USGS 7.5 minute quad, click on the pointer to download the multi-page PDF. I was able to search for my location and find it easily! Grab this freebie while you can! What a cool find!

Check Out What You Can Win Now!

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Great meals will pan out more often when you use the right tools. This 10-piece cookware set from Calphalon is perfect for everyday kitchen tasks from making rice or caramel sauce or cooking a cheese omelet for breakfast. Enter now for the chance to win your own 10-piece cookware set!

Here’s A Great DIY Boredom Buster!

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Hey Parents! Kids are getting ready to head back to school, but not before you hear one more “MOM I AM BORED!”. Stop boredom in its tracks with this super fun and inexpensive DIY! You can can find all the materials need at your local dollar store or you pantry!

Materials:
*Bags of marshmallows
*Toothpicks
*Bead (optional)

Directions:
1. Open bag of marshmallows and divide toothpicks among kids.
2. Start building!

It is really that simple! You can give them ideas if you want like, build a square, or how high can you make it without falling! The options are endless! My son tends to eat more of the marshmallows that actually building with them, but it does keep them occupied for a while!

If you liked this fun and easy DIY then check out our others here! Let us know how much fun you had with these! We would love to see what kind of creations your kids come up with! Happy building!