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Create a ‘Wellness Box’ for Your Special Valentine

When you’re creating that perfect Valentine’s Day in mind this year, it’s the perfect time to keep wellness in mind. Michelle Harris, TV host of Alive & Well, recommends creating a custom wellness box for a personalized wellness experience. Harris offers the following tips: Use these ideas to create a memorable Valentine’s Day this year. […]

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CVG Show Includes a Virtual Experience in 2021

The annual CVG Show, one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest and most competitive statewide art exhibitions, will open for its 14th year on Saturday, Jan. 23. Every year, this prestigious art event attracts numerous artists and a large audience of viewers from across the state. For last year’s show, 394 artists from 98 locations throughout […]

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Low Light, Low Maintenance Houseplants

Don’t let a lack of brightly lit windows stop you from gardening indoors. Include some low-maintenance, low-light houseplants and maintenance strategies to boost your success. Low-maintenance gardening starts with proper plant selection. Match the plant to the growing conditions and your gardening style. ZZ plant is a favorite low-light, low-maintenance plant. You will see it […]

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How to Build Creativity in Children — Online and Offline (Part 2)

Parents play an important role in fostering creativity in their children during childhood and beyond — and you can do this not only with offline play but also by encouraging the right online activities. Some of the world’s leading researchers and educators have weighed in with their suggestions on how to encourage behavior that develops […]

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How to Build Creativity in Children — Online and Offline (Part 1)

Creativity is a fundamental building block of our humanity. It’s the relentless engine that’s driven progress since the dawn of time and propelled us toward so many of our greatest achievements, from democracy and Darwinism to the Mona Lisa and the moon landing. And yet, parents often misunderstand creativity, treating it as something relevant only […]

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