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Collapsible Kitchen Tools Make the Most of Tight Kitchen Storage Spaces

August 13th, 2009 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Home Organization, Kids in the Kitchen, Product Reviews

Cooks everywhere, especially those of you navigating tight kitchens, prepare to rejoice! A new generation of space-saving collapsible kitchen tools has arrived to make even the stingiest kitchen cabinet seem downright expansive.  (more…)

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Make-a-Plate – The Plastic Plates You Made as a Kid – Are Still Around & Hotter than Ever!

August 13th, 2009 by admin | No Comments | Filed in A Little Something Extra, Family Time, Product Reviews

Make-a-Plate, the same company that made those draw-it-yourself plate kits eons ago when we were young is still cranking out priceless keepsakes. I still have mine from kindergarten — and I’m NOT saying how old they are, but it takes more than one hand to count the presidents since then, I’ll leave it at that. My plates still look great and are quite useful, so I’m sold.

If you’ve never heard of Make-a-Plate kits but are looking for a nifty gift for kids, or anyone for that matter, here’s how Make-a-Plate and their other kits for Mugs, Travel Tumblers and Photo Plates work:   (more…)

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Flat, Semi-Gloss, Eggshell… Oh, My! Which Paints are Best for Busy Family Spaces?

June 10th, 2009 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Product Reviews

We’ve been asked by several website visitors and customers which paint type and finish is best for nurseries and kids’ rooms. The staff and contributors to KidSmartLiving seem to make a hobby of painting our homes, and while we’re not professional painters, we do feel qualified to tackle this question. Happily, it’s an easy answer… (more…)

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Singing the “Dishwasher Ruined My Plastic Glasses” Blues? These Tips Can Help Change Your Tune

February 2nd, 2009 by admin | No Comments | Filed in A Little Something Extra, Product Reviews

Crystal-clear plastic drinkware unblemished by the dishwasher is certainly a reality for some. But anyone with a dishwasher less than ten years old may hold a different view. Their “top rack dishwasher-safe” tumblers often come out of the top rack crackled, scaly or clouded – sometimes after just a few wash cycles. What gives? (more…)

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Making S’mores in the Microwave? You Bet!

September 9th, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in A Little Something Extra, Product Reviews

Just when I thought it was safe to pull out my size 6 jeans, I find a microwave S’mores maker. S’mores, at home, without flaming marshmallows streaking through the air and landing on hapless siblings??? Happiness itself! Back go the jeans… (more…)

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