Welcome to Bedtime History. Hello, this is Brack.

Growing up, one of my favorite childhood memories was using my imagination to build new things.

I'd take apart old, unused electronics or appliances in our home, and then try and rebuild them into something new and interesting.

They usually didn't work. They were more like works of art than functioning inventions, but I had a blast doing it.

What's great about a product like KiwiCo is the things you build as part of the engineering kits actually work.

My kids and I have built a few different projects together, including a ukulele, a pinball machine, headphones, and a speaker.

These projects include detailed instructions and also explain the science behind how the devices work.

As a parent, it can be hard to find creative ways to keep your children busy, challenged, and off screens.

KiwiCo does the legwork for you, so you can spend quality time tackling projects together.

KiwiCo also has boxes for geography and culture, the Atlas crate, and another one focused on cooking.

Other subjects are science, art, engineering, crafting, and design. KiwiCo also has crates designed for kids and adults of all ages.

Redefine Learning with Play. Explore hands-on projects that build creative confidence and problem-solving skills with KiwiCo.

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Imagine you are lost far away from home. What would you do? Would you ask a nice person for help?

Make a call on your cell phone? Or use a GPS device to plot a route home? What if you had no voice, cell phone, or maps because you were a dog?

To return home, you would need to travel almost 3,000 miles across the United States, across rivers, deserts, and mountains, on your four paws.

Why don't you have one dog who did just that? And his name was Bobby.

Bobby was a Scottish collie born in 1921 in Silverton, Oregon.

He was adopted by Frank and Elizabeth Brazier, and their two daughters, Leona and Nova.

Bobby loved his family and spent hours chasing the girls on the lawn.

Leona and Nova would squeal in delight as Bobby raced around them, hurting them in circles like any good collie or shepherd dog.

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