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.

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Do you remember the last time you were playing? And you got so lost in your imagination that it felt like real life?

That is always an amazing experience, and often kids experience it a lot more than adults.

I think adults could learn a few things from kids about what real imagination and play is like, don't you?

Inside your brain are very small things called neurons, which help create your thoughts and memories and imagination.

Did you know there are more neurons in your brain than stars in the galaxy? That is one of the many things that make you an amazing being.

Just think of the incredible things you can dream up, and imagine, and do with that awesome power alone.

One such child like you was a girl named Joanne Rolling, but her friends and family called her Jo.

Jo lived in England with her mom and dad, and younger sister named Diane.

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