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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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. Well, not really that long ago. And on our same planet, actually.

A boy named George Lucas was born in California.

George was like many other boys in his day. He liked comic books, and rock music, and TV shows, which were a very new thing in his time.

His favorite TV shows were adventure stories with daring heroes who did extraordinary things, heroes with names like Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon.

In order to buy his favorite things like comic books, George did chores around the house and earned a winkly allowance.

One of his chores was mowing the lawn. The only problem was their lawnmower was old, so it could be a very difficult chore.

But the idea to save up his weekly money and buy a new lawnmower so the job would be easier.

This is called an investment, putting money towards something that will help you later.

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