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History of the Bicycle
Learning to ride a bike is time-honored tradition of childhood. Riding one’s bike up and down the block can be the most liberating feeling in the world when you’re six years old. And Bellingham has some great parks and trails where kids to hone their biking skills. The bicycle is so commonplace these days— used for transportation, exercise, and recreation— that it’s hard to imagine what life would be like without it. Let’s take a look at the interesting history of the bicycle!
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Feeding Family Spirit: Cards for Connection
Deb Dole has always loved questions. “I’ve collected them for years,” the Bellingham mother of two said in a recent interview. While a compilation of questions might seem like an unusual collection to keep, Deb turned her casual hobby into an interpersonal family game and started distributing her product in the Bellingham area. Her game is called 'Feeding Family Spirit: Cards for Connection', which she began manufacturing two years ago.
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Get On Your Feet and Wii
During the early spring in Bellingham, it can be difficult to motivate the kids (and plenty of grown-ups too) to do anything but curl up on the couch in front of the television on a drizzly afternoon. And if your kids are the kind that always have a video game controller glued to their hands, you might be excited to hear about some current video games that are getting kids off the couch and on their feet.
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Fountain Galleria Says Good-Bye
After over a century, Fountain Galleria is closing in March this year. Kids, and adults, will miss testing out many of the quality products that could be found in their toy department, especially in their toy train section. The Bellingham community bids a sorrowful good-bye to this beloved family store. Thank you, Fountain Galleria, for the many memories and for the inspiration that you have provided for kids and adults in Bellingham.
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A Brief History of Chess
I come from a family of gameplayers. Every Christmas, Santa would bring us a new board game. One summer of my adolescence, the four of us spent practically every evening on the deck playing penny poker. Life didn't change that much when I went to college. “Game nights” were always a great excuse to have a gathering, whether it was an organized Bunco tournament or an impromptu round of Speed Scrabble. But one game that never held my interest was chess.
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Dreidel
Dreidel is a game traditionally associated with the Jewish holiday Chanukah. It began over two thousand years ago when Jews played the game as to hide their forbidden study of the Torah from their oppressors. The rules of Dreidel are easy to learn and fun for kids from age 3 to 103.
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Hooplah! at the Market
Debbie Lowery has been working the farmers market circuit for years, selling baked goods and handmade aprons and purses all over Whatcom County as Lummi Stitchcraft. Over the past year, she’s added handmade hoola hoops to her repertoire, calling her new line of hoops and toys “Hooplah!”