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Snapology teaches STEAM concepts to children through hands-on, interactive play, using LEGO® Bricks, Motors, K'Nex and other fun engaging tools. Our camps are designed to promote teamwork, inspire creativity, and gain confidence in STEAM, while the child will not even realize it’s educational! Join us for the whole day or a half day. Full day campers will enjoy Pizza Fridays during lunch as we celebrate a fantastic week of creating. Inside and outside activities will take place during the week a -
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My nephew is moving to Chicago for a job but doesn't know many people here. He graduated from Boston College and very few kids come to Chicago after graduation (mostly NYC and Boston). He is working his friend-of-a-friend network but are there other resources for looking for roommates? I know it used to be The Reader or Craig's List but I'm sure that has changed. In case you have a friend/nephew etc that is in similar situation, my nephew is an outgoing, funny, social guy. He doesn
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How relatively easy it was for all of us to disconnect from our devices was one of the happy surprises from camp. At home, my boys typically default to watching screens or playing video games during down time. We set screen time limits but then find ourselves having to play screen time police, a role we do not relish. ...
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