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AFTER READING the letter in last year’s March edition, I thought of the projects that I enjoy doing with my children, and the value of the time spent together as a family. I remember how I, as a child, would spend hours in my grandfather’s workshop, and the love it kindled in me for creating and innovation. I hope I’ll be able to convey some of this to my children, which can be a challenge, considering the instant-information world we now live in.

This letter might be useful to other readers looking for an easy family project. My kids thoroughly enjoyed the whole process, and in the end it was wonderful to see the satisfaction on their faces – that expression of ‘We made this ourselves, and it

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