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.

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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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Good evening everyone, this is Brec. I've had many fans ask about the history of bedtime history.

Even podcasts have history, so I thought it would be fun to tell our story.

There are lots of places to start, but I thought it would be fun to start with some of my own history.

I was born in Mace, Arizona, and grew up in the towns of Mason, Gilbert, but we lived in California while my dad was going to school.

I have lots of fun memories growing up, like swimming at my grandparents and going camping and many fun Christmases.

I love to play with action figures, transformers, or some of my favorite.

My mom loved to sing, so he did that with her, and I spent a lot of time playing with my little brothers and sisters because I was the oldest.

Growing up, I loved stories. The ones my mom read to me, the ones I saw in books, the ones I saw in TV and movies, and later the stories I read to myself.

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