As you may know, KiwiCo is one of our sponsors.

And since we're a history podcast, I thought it'd be fun to talk a little about the history

of Sandra O'Linn, the founder of KiwiCo, and how she came up with this amazing idea.

In the show notes I'm including links to two videos of my kids showing off their KiwiCo

kits.

They were excited to receive them in the mail and quickly got to work building and crafting

them.

One is a pair of stereo headphones.

My son learned a lot about electronics along the way and was able to build the headphones,

which was pretty cool.

The second video is of my daughter using needlework to stitch a pillow.

These kits are well designed and give kids an opportunity to work with their hands and

feel proud of their completed work.

If you've ever wanted to try KiwiCo, now is the time to do it.

As more listeners try out KiwiCo using our link, the more help bedtime history receives

and growing the show.

That means supporting our multiple script writers and for supporting our Spanish show, which

you can also check out.

So if you go to KiwiCo.com forward slash bedtime history, you get 50% off your first month

and free shipping.

That's kiwicio.com forward slash bedtime history.

Okay, so doing a little research, I learned about KiwiCo and it's founding, which was really

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