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Do you have a boring homepage? Go to Google, look on your toolbar and click on "tools" then choose "internet options" and make iGoogle your homepage. They have dozens of fun and interesting things

Michael's Craft Store has two different types of classes for kids this summer. There is a half-hour drop in class for ages 5 to 12, which costs about $2. And there is a crafts camp that is every day for a week

Family Fun Magazine has a feature each month called My Great Idea, where parents post ideas and tips similar to FamilyZip. They have compiled over 350 of the best Great Ideas into a book for $16.95. Go to the website

My kids used to fight fiercely against liquid cold or cough medicine, until I remembered Mary Poppins. No, I wouldn't give a spoonful of sugar, but three chocolate chips work just as well. The kids

If your children have the same or almost the same water or tub toy, toothbrush or dishwear, it's difficult to mark their names on it since even permanent marker comes off after a few washings. The solution:

The First Anti-Coloring Book by Susan Striker is an amazing activity book in which the author challenges your child's idea of coloring. She provides a small part of a drawing and asks your child to complete

If you or your child takes prescription medicine, save the empty bottle next time you get a refill. Keep one empty, with label still attached, for each prescription. Then, when you travel, put the number of pills