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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Close your eyes and imagine you are cold and sitting in the back of a boat.

The sky is cloudy and many airplanes are flying overhead. The water from the chilly ocean is splashing into your boat, as you look ahead to see a beach, which you and your team of soldiers must invade.

And bombs explode in the water around you. Your boat tries to navigate through spikes and landmines that are guarding the water, leading up to the beach.

A boat nearby is sinking from an explosion. Out of the boat, out of the boat, someone shouts. The ramp to the front of the boat goes down and you rush out with the other soldiers.

You are very scared, but you know in order to win the war, this beach must be taken back. It is D-Day and you are one of the Allied soldiers preparing to take Normandy beach in France.

For many years Hitler and the German Army controlled France and many other countries in Europe.

The main goal of the Allies was to kick Hitler and his army out of France and take the fight to Germany.

The Allies were made up of many countries, but the main ones were the United States, England, France, Russia and Canada, among others.

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