Indoors and Outdoors

Are you and your kiddos running out of boredom busting ideas? Pull out that Lego box and rebuild some of those cool models you bought the set for. If you are not perfect, and have not neatly organized each and every instruction manual, don't stress. Someone out there has, and here is how you find your copy of the original. Go here (Lugnet.com)to figure out the model number of your darling's set. Choose what kind of set it is, then look for the picture of the package or built item. It's not very tough. Write that number down, then head over to the brickery. Select the range in which your number falls, then find your number and click to find and/or print the building directions. Last week I pulled up the directions for a set I know is from the previous century (we inherited it from my little brothers). I like knowing that I never have to keep another LEGO instruction manual again!

Maybe it's time someone in your brood picked up a few more skills on the skateboard he or she got for Christmas. Dust off the helmet and head over here for some insight: Skateboarding help, tricks, FAQs, etc. (by Steve Cave at About.com Guide to Skateboarding). If your child is just starting out skateboarding, check out the sequence by the same name: Just Starting Out Skateboarding (well hello?!).

Now, no more excuses. Get up and do something (BTW, that little bit of motivation was directed at myself;).