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4 USA WEEKEND · Dec. 2-4, 2011 Visit us at usaweekend.com Live Smart Helpful tips for your everyday life Being a life-long learner enables you to stay in the game, says Marquetta Carmichael of Hamilton, Ohio. In addition to making you interesting and giving you confidence, “it gives you freedom from having to know all the answers,” she writes, “and it builds your friendships and enhances your relationships.” What do you say? Share your common-sense tips for everyday life. Give us your recommendations for shopping, cleaning, exercising, parenting, dieting and other areas of life. For more information on how to give and get tips, visit LiveSmart at usaweekend.com/LSS Reader tip of the week ILLUMINATE your Christmas nights safely with these helpful tips from licensed contrac- tor and electrician James Young, host of DIY Net- work’s I Hate My Kitchen: Power up safely. Your outdoor lights should be plugged into a ground fault circuit interrupter outlet, which will shut the circuit down if there’s an overcur- Install correctly. Be- fore installing, plug lights in to make sure they are working properly. Use a sturdy ladder, and attach lights with insulated hold- ers (never use tacks or nails). Do not install lights in trees that are in contact with power lines. Don’t leave them on. Turn off your outdoor lights when you leave the house or go to bed. For more holiday lighting tips, visit DIYNetwork.com. 6 Connect with caution. Follow manufacturer in- structions when connecting lights. Tuck cords away, and keep connections above water and snow. rent. These outlets can be installed permanently by an electrician, or you can buy a portable unit at a home supply store for less than $20. MAN WITH BOOKS: DIMITRI VERVITSIOTIS, GETTY IMAGES; ANAMALZ ELEPHANT: DAVID MCARTHUR; CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: FRANK SITEMAN How to hang your outdoor lights safely USA WEEKEND magazine usaweekend.com Telephone: 800-487-2956 E-mail: [email protected] © Copyright 2011 USA WEEKEND. A Gannett publication. Printed in the USA. Since 1953, your Family Weekly. The magazine that makes a difference. Anamalz’s elephant, one of their many little creatures.
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Page 1: Stocking stuffers under $13!archive.parentschoice.org/download/USA Weekend_E102_120411.pdfLeafy Sea Dragon. The lithe, lovely creature from the deep blue sea is just one of many pocket-book-friendly

Have a young one on your holidaygift list? Check out these fun andwallet-friendly stocking stuffers:

Anamalz. They’re charming,eco-friendly and handmade. Every-thing from elephants to emusmeans hours of fun-packed play.(Ages 3+, $8.95, anamalzna.com)

Dinosaur Play World QuickSticker Kit. Package includes a paper landscape scene, 22 dinosaurstickers and three mini cardboarddinosaurs. (Ages 4+, $4.99, amazon.com)

Makedo Cup Critter. Cleverlycrafted and packaged, the kit hasmaterials to make two whimsicalcritters. (Ages 5+, $4.95, toysmith.com)

Claire S. Green is president of Parents’Choice Foundation, a non-profit guide toquality media and toys for children.

Leafy Sea Dragon.The lithe, lovely creaturefrom the deep blue sea is justone of many pocket-book-friendly fingerpuppets. (Ages 6+,$9.99, folkmanis.com)

Swish. It chal-lenges you to be thefirst to make matches,or “Swishes,” by layering upto 12 transparent cards soevery ball displayed can beseen in a circle of the samecolor. (Ages 8+, $12.99,thinkfun.com/swish)

Balloon Hats. This clever kitincludes 24 modeling balloons, apump and instructions to createeight different designs. (Ages 8+,$11.95, spoonsisters.com)

— Claire S. Green

4 USA WEEKEND · Dec. 2-4, 2011 Visit us at usaweekend.com

LiveSmart Helpful tips for your everyday life

Being a life-long learnerenables you to stay inthe game, saysMarquetta Carmichaelof Hamilton, Ohio. Inaddition to making youinteresting and givingyou confidence, “itgives you freedom fromhaving to know all the

answers,” shewrites, “and itbuilds yourfriendships

and enhances yourrelationships.”What do you say?Share yourcommon-sense tipsfor everyday life.Give us yourrecommendations forshopping, cleaning,exercising, parenting,dieting and otherareas of life.

For more informationon how to give and gettips, visit LiveSmart atusaweekend.com/LSS

Reader tipof the week

ILLUMINATE yourChristmas nightssafely with thesehelpful tips fromlicensed contrac-tor and electricianJames Young,host of DIY Net-work’s I Hate MyKitchen:

Power up safely. Youroutdoor lights should beplugged into a ground faultcircuit interrupter outlet,which will shut the circuitdown if there’s an overcur-

Install correctly. Be-fore installing, plug lightsin to make sure they areworking properly. Use asturdy ladder, and attachlights with insulated hold-ers (never use tacks ornails). Do not install lightsin trees that are in contactwith power lines.

Don’t leave them on.Turn off your outdoorlights when you leave thehouse or go to bed. Formore holiday lighting tips,visit DIYNetwork.com. 6

Connect with caution.Follow manufacturer in-structions when connectinglights. Tuck cords away,and keep connectionsabove water and snow.

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© Copyright 2011 USA WEEKEND.A Gannett publication.Printed in the USA.Since 1953, your Family Weekly.The magazine that makes a difference.

Stocking stuffersunder $13!

Anamalz’selephant,

one of theirmany littlecreatures.

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