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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Have you ever wanted to invent something?

What if you were someone who enjoyed playing with technology, but everyone expected you to do something else very different?

That is what happened to Heide Lamar, one of the most famous actresses during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Heide later became an inventor and helped invent the technology that became the foundation of wireless communications like the internet.

Heide was born in Vienna in Austria, Hungary in 1913. When she was born, her real name was Heidewig Eva Maria Kaisler.

And Heide was her nickname. Heide was the only child in a Ukrainian Jewish family and her father was a successful bank director.

Her mother was a professional pianist and came from an upper-class Jewish family in Budapest, the capital of what is now called Hungary.

When Heide was a child, she showed an interest in acting. She loved the theater and film. When she was 12 years old, she won a beauty contest in Vienna.

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