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Summer is just around the corner and soon the kids will be out of school for their Summer vacations. You might be asking yourself, "How will I keep the kids busy?"

I think these craft ideas are great for bible school, girl scouts, cub scouts, daycare arts and crafts projects and even to keep your little ones entertained if you are a busy mom who works from home.

Photo Refrigerator Magnet

1 plastic lid from a potato chips canister

scraps of construction paper or scrap booking paper

all-purpose white craft glue

scraps of ribbon, yarn, lace, rick-rack, buttons, beads, sequins

2" piece of magnet

child safety scissors

pencil

mini-wallet size photo

Have the kids trace around the lid onto a piece of colored paper and cut out the round shape slightly inside the traced line. Glue the paper onto the lid making sure that about 1/8" of the lid shows around the edges. (you want the lid to frame the paper shape). Take the mini-wallet sized photo and glue it in the center of the lid frame. Glue ribbon, yarn, lace or rick-rack around the edges of the lid and a piece of magnet on the back. Kids can also add additional embellishments such as buttons, beads and sequins if desired.

Walnut Shell Mouse Magnet

empty and clean walnut shell halves

2 tiny wiggle eyes

brown colored felt scraps

1 1/2" brown chenille stem (pipe cleaner)

2 mm pink pom-pom

scrap of cardboard

1" piece of magnet

all-purpose white craft glue

child safety scissors

Cut out two 1/4" diameter circles from brown felt. Cut one piece of brown chenille stem to measure 1 1/2" in length. Take a piece of scrap cardboard and trace around the walnut shell shape and cut just inside your traced line. Place the walnut shell down on the table or work surface with the ridged side up and the shell running vertically (like an oval egg shape). Glue pink pom-pom on front-top side of edge for the mouse nose. Take one of the felt circles and pinch the edges together to form an ear and glue one onto each side of the mouse head; glue the wiggle eyes onto the shell to form the mouse eyes. Let dry for 10 minutes. Flip over the mouse and glue the mouse tail (chenille stem) under the walnut shell leaving 1" of it showing. Glue the cardboard shape to the under belly. Finally, glue your magnet onto the cardboard and let dry.

Index Cards Art-Work Magnets

Clear Contact Paper or Laminating Sheets

3 x 5 blank index cards (no printed lines)

markers, crayons, colored pencils, water paints, stickers, etc.

2" piece of magnet

Have the kids draw and color on the blank index cards or have them write a poem or a story. When finished, you will want to seal the index card by using clear contact paper or self-stick laminating sheets (office supply store). Glue a magnet piece to the backside and you have an instant refrigerator magnet.

Recycled Game Piece Magnets

dominoes, playing cards, plastic coins, dice, miscellaneous game pieces, etc.

all-purpose white craft glue

magnets (round disk shaped ones work best)

Collect miscellaneous game pieces that are no longer needed and recycle them into refrigerator magnets. All you need to do is glue the magnet onto the back sides and let them dry for 30 minutes. If you are using paper bills (money) from games, you will first want to laminate them or cover them with clear contact paper before gluing the magnet onto the backs.

Shelly has been working from home in Direct Sales since 1989 and is a Manager with Tupperware. Shelly has been crafting with her daughter for over 23 years. You can contact Shelly at:
Web: http://www.classybusinesswomen.com
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Nitrogen For Your Tires!

A well-liked joke in the 1960s at full service gas stations was'filler up with Ethel and change the air in my tires.' Today with the price of petrol approaching $3.00 per gallon, why not replace the air in your tires. Not with air but with nitrogen. Filling your tires with nitrogen rather than air will improve gas mileage, help maintain correct tire pressure, keep tires 25% cooler, improve handling and performance and lengthens the life of your tires. NASCAR drivers use nitrogen in their tires for safety reasons, you can too.

Why should you stop putting air in your tires! Compressed air you find at tire shops, gas stations and the compressor you use at home have a high concentrations of water vapor. Compressing air concentrates the water in it and unless really efficient air dryers are used probabilities are there's water vapors in your tires. Water vapor absorbs and holds heat. This wet air plus heat can increase the pressure in your tires, causing road blow outs, and is one of the explanation why you should check your tire pressure when they're cold.

This article isn't about the nitrogen. It's really about reducing oxygen and water vapor in your tires. The air in our tires is made of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and about 1 percent water vapor and other gases. When pure dry nitrogen is used to replace the air in your tires it improves fuel potency, handling and it will extend the life of steel edges or custom wheels and tires. By reducing oxygen and water vapor in your tires from 22% to less than 7%, your tires will maintain pressure 3 to four times longer. Plus it'll keep you safer on the road.

How does oxygen and water damage my edges and tires? Oxygen, especially at high temperatures and pressures, corrodes aluminum, steel wheels and rubber. This process is named oxidation. When oxidization occurs small particles of rust and aluminum oxidation in your steel or aluminum wheels can clog valve stems, causing them to leak. The oxidization can cause the surfaces of your wheel flange and tire beads not to seal properly causing another leak point.

Oxygen can also age the thin layer of rubber called the inner liner or radial ply. As the inner liner ages, more air migrates through the rubber, causing extra pressure losses. As oxygen migrates through rubber it can come in contact with steel belts and the steel bead forcing them to rust.

While both nitrogen and oxygen can migrate thru rubber, nitrogen does it much slower. It'd take half a year to lose 2 pounds of nitrogen, compared to less than a month with wet compressed air. Dry nitrogen does not cause rust and corrosion on steel rims or aluminum custom wheels, and it does not degrade rubber like wet compressed air.

Where can I get nitrogen for my tires? Nitrogen is becoming very popular with long haul trucking. Some truck stops have nitrogen available for these big rigs either free or by paying a little fee. They use the same type pay stations that you see at gas stations except they are marked'Nitrogen'. These nitrogen stations are then connected to enormous nitrogen cylinders near by.

you can also get your own little cheap Nitrogen Tanks and have them filled at welding supply stores in your area. Another source for little nitrogen tanks is Paint Ball supply stores either local or on the internet. EBay is an excellent source. These small nitrogen tanks can be filled at welding supply stores and then simply plumbed to fill your tires. Be careful when handling these little nitrogen tanks as they can be filled to as much as 3k psi. Also ensure the nitrogen tank you buy has a regulator attached and it is set for about fifty psi.

Filling your own new tires with nitrogen is a simple process. Jack up one tire till it just clears the ground, remove the tire valve stem and permit the air in your tires to escape. Once all of the air escapes install a new valve stem. Then simply fill your tires with nitrogen from your small nitrogen tank. Repeat the process with the other 3 tires. Do not forget your spare! Your tires should now have about 95% dry nitrogen and you have significantly reduced all the dangers and oxidation Problems discussed above.

If you own a tire store and want to provide nitrogen for your customers buy an Ingersoll Rand Nitrogen Tire Inflation System.
Ingersoll Rand Air Compressor Nitrogen For Your Tires!
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Is it worth it to replace leaking valve stem seals on 1993 camry?

Hi, I have a 1993 toyota Camry. Sometimes when I first start it up, it burns oil and a big plume of smoke comes out of the exhaust. My mechanic said that the valve stem seals are leaking. I need to change the timing belt for routine maintenance, and he said it would be a good time to change the valve seals since he's already in the engine, but still for a big price. I don't care about the smoke, or putting a quart of oil in every once in a while. Is there any other good reason to get this done? I heard it might give the engine more power.

Thanks

It is true that it can give it a little more power, but not enough that you are really going to notice. The most important thing is it is going to add a few more miles on to that engine. Changing the timing belt has nothing to do with the removal of the valve cover and replacing valve stem seals just an FYI. It is a relatively easy project if you have the right tools. Depending on how much he/she is charging you I would have it taken care of.

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