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NOW HERE’S A TIP! the same color. I had several that
were different colors and a little bit

By JoAnn Derson beat up, but I wanted to use them
in one big group. I painted them all
glossy black, and they look great!”
about 10-15 seconds. It melts the
It can be tricky to
“ add new keys to a wax of the crayon, and then you can Hanging shoe racks are a wonderful
-- W.F. in Arkansas
key ring, especially if
buff it with a soft rag. Any excess is
you don’t have much swept away and the color remains.
of a fingernail. I have organizational tool, especially the
found a foolproof way to get the key Got small kids? If your little one ones made of plastic that have see-
through pockets. You can use them
started. Just use a staple remover. It keeps rolling out of his bed, here’s a
works wonders!” -- T.R. in Indiana tip: Use a pool noodle tucked under on the back of your bathroom door
for small towels and toiletries, or
the fitted sheet, lengthwise along
If you find that you have small the edge of the bed. It’s just enough how about on the back of baby’s
door as a diaper organizer? My
scratches in your wood furniture, of a bumper to send a sleeping child
try this old trick: Rub a walnut over back to the center of the mattress. favorite use is on the back of my
garage door to hold all the cleaning
dings to cover them up. Or find a
matching brown crayon, rub it light- “If you have many mismatched bottles and solutions with other
supplies. They are nice and high,
ly into the scratch, and finish with a frames that you would like to use,
hair dryer held 10 inches away for you can try spray painting them all and out of reach of little hands.

DID YOU KNOW?

Reptiles may not require the level caregiver duties for these types
of daily attention that dogs and, of animals. Supervision is always
to a lesser extent, cats need. necessary when children are
However, it’s a misconception near reptiles, which adds to the
that reptiles are hands-off, responsibilities adult reptile
maintenance-free pets. owners must accept.

The pet experts at Petco note that The Pet Advocacy Network
reptiles often start small but can also notes that certain reptiles,
grow to be rather large. So it’s including lizards, have specific
easy for first-time reptile owners needs regarding the temperature
to see a small lizard or snake of their habitats. Ensuring
and assume it will always remain temperatures within a reptile’s
roughly that size and thus require habitat are suitable requires daily
the same habitat and level of attention, which underscores how
maintenance. However, as reptiles misleading the notion that reptiles
grow, owners may need to put in are maintenance-free pets can be.
extra effort to maintain a habitat.

In addition, parents considering
reptiles as a pet for their children
should know that experts advise
against assigning children primary