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9 Fast Ways to Break in Your New Shoes
Are your feet feeling sore after wearing your brand-new pair of shoes? If you just got some new kicks, breaking your shoes in first stretches them out and makes them so much more comfortable. There are so many DIY ways to break in a pair of shoes, and we’...
How to Build a Mousetrap Car
A mousetrap car makes for a great science project, physics classroom experiment, or a fun weekend activity. Mousetrap cars are frequently used to help students learn about mechanical advantage, distance, and gravity, with many teachers turning the experim...
How to Make a No Sew Fleece Blanket
Fleece blankets are perfect for snuggling up on the couch, but do you ever wish had a bit more pizazz? Give that fleece some flair by turning it into a fleece-tie blanket—all you need are a pair of scissors and your hands! In this simple tutorial, we’ll s...
How to Get Your Life Back in Order
Have you ever wondered how to get your life back in order after experiencing a period of chaos? Without a doubt, many of us resort to getting bent out of shape instead of empowering ourselves to get up and get going again. Although it's not very healthy,...
How to Ask a Girl Out When You Have Been Friends for Years
Asking a girl out on a date is extremely nerve-racking for most people, and it can be even more difficult when you’ve been friends with her for a long time. The trick is getting your friend to think of you in a different light before you ask her out, beca...
How to Make an Origami Flower
The art of Japanese paper folding goes back hundreds of years. Designs range from simple shapes such as hats and boxes to more intricate designs such as the traditional origami crane. There are many kind of origami flowers—some more difficult than others—...
How to Play Jacks Twos and Eights
This article will show you how to play jacks, twos and eights.
How to Put a Streak of Color in Your Hair
Adding streaks of color is a great way to express yourself. There are both temporary and permanent ways to do this. In fact, you can use a temporary color streak to test out which color and placement you want before taking the plunge and using permanent d...
How to Pull a Prank for April Fool's Day
So you're coming up on an April Fool's Day, and you want to do the fooling this year? You can pull the best pranks that everyone will laugh at if you keep a few things in mind. For starters, lighthearted pranks always work best, so try to think along thos...
How to Make an Origami Star Box
The origami star box is a traditional Japanese origami design that can be used to hold small gifts, coins, paper clips, earrings, and more! If you already know a little bit about origami, it won’t take you long at all to make this little treasure box. Try...
How to Pull a Prank for April Fool's Day
So you're coming up on an April Fool's Day, and you want to do the fooling this year? You can pull the best pranks that everyone will laugh at if you keep a few things in mind. For starters, lighthearted pranks always work best, so try to think along thos...
How to Cook Rice in an Indian Style Pressure Cooker
Indian-style pressure cookers cook food very quickly at a high temperature and under a great deal of pressure, just like other pressure cookers. Indian pressure cookers are stovetop rather than electric, they use weights to regulate pressure, and they hav...
How to Make Cinnamon Tea
Cinnamon has been used in traditional Ayurveda and Chinese medicine to treat a wide range of ailments, including the common cold and indigestion. In addition to its health benefits, cinnamon has a naturally sweet flavor, which makes it an ideal ingredient...
How to Make Cuban Coffee
Intense and sweet, Cuban coffee tastes like no other coffee. The characteristic flavor comes from a sugary foam, which looks like the crema you see on espresso but has none of its bitter flavor. A moka pot or stovetop espresso maker is the traditional bre...
How to Write a Credible Fantasy Story
Writing your own fantasy story is an incredibly rewarding process. To make the fantasy world seem realistic, describe the setting in detail, create some rules regarding magic and the supernatural, create interesting characters with realistic motives, and...
How to Text or Call Your Crush Without Being Scared
Most people get nervous when they think about talking to their crush. It’s hard to hold a conversation with someone you like when you have butterflies fluttering in your stomach! Fortunately, no matter how shy you are, you can learn to talk to your crush...