Welcome to Bedtime History. Hello, this is Brake.

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're floating in the air in a spacecraft.

You are weightless, it feels so strange yet amazing at the same time.

You push off the wall and float down a long room, you feel like Superman flying across empty space.

For fun, you duck your head and do a quick flip before landing against the other wall and pushing off it to soar the opposite direction.

At the end of the next room, you grab a hold of something and stop to look out the round bubble window.

Below you see a glittering blue ocean, clouds, and brown land in the distance.

You are 200 miles above Earth, onboard the International Space Station, and flying around the world at 17,000 miles per hour or 28,000 kilometers per hour.

Have you ever heard of the International Space Station? Right now it's circling the Earth above you.

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