Decorating A Classroom I Like like to think that I’m creative, but when it comes to decorating, I’m way out of my league. Doubly so when I look at where I work. I’m a middle school social studies teacher. I love history and I would love to inflame my students’ passion for it, too. But […]
The Famous Christmas Train The Polar Express The Polar Express Christmas story train lifts the spirits of most people at Christmas time. And what is even better is putting together your very own Christmas train set. For the few who are unaware. A wonderful Christmas story was written around the Famous Polar Express sometime back […]
Collecting Wizard of Oz Autographs, Vintage Movie Posters & Original Memorabilia We’re off to see the Wizard! How wonderful it would be to relax in your den or study and gaze up at an original movie poster or autographed memorabilia from the Wizard of Oz! Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley and Terry. […]
Dollhouses: Not Just For Kids The earliest dollhouses discovered date back to as early 5,000 years ago. These miniature homes were made primarily of wood and included carved furnishings and images of people and animals. The earliest modern versions of dollhouses became popular in Europe in the 16th century. From there, dollhouse makers never looked […]
Why Are There So Many Different Japanese Bandai Godzilla 2000 Toys? So what is Godzilla you ask? To find the answer to this question you must go back to the beginning… One dark night in 1954, Toho producer Tomoyuki Tanaka was on a plane thousands of feet above the waves of the Pacific Ocean. Toho’s […]
