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Roses are red. Violets are blue. Using crafts, scissors and glue, I’ll show how much I love you Valentine’s Day is a special day to show those in your life how much they mean to you, whether that’s a significant other, family member, friend, teacher or anyone else. Picking out the right gift can be difficult, but making something homemade…

Make Lists– this seems simple enough, but making lists of things you need to do, buy, clean etc. will help you stay organized each day. Give yourself enough to do that you’ll get to most of your tasks but still may have a few left over. This way you’ll get the satisfaction of crossing things off while staying motivated to…

By now you probably know that humidifiers help to relieve runny noses, dry coughs and congestion caused by the cold and the flu (or if you didn’t, now you do!). Adding moisture can help clear the sniffles so you breathe easier and sleep better so your body can fight off your cold or flu. While the treatments for these two…

There is definitely more than one book out there to educate both soon to be mom and dad about becoming a parent. Books that have all the best tips and guides for what to buy and what to be ready for, but what about what all those books leave out? Meet Jenna von Oy. Now mother of two, she wrote her first…

It’s 3 in the morning; you stand with your newborn as you rock them in your arms trying to get them to fall back asleep. You’ve tried everything at this point and wish there was one place you could look to find an answer that might help you sleep even for a couple hours tonight. Enter, Village for Parents. Launched…

Think you’ve got everything packed for your son or daughter before you drop them off at college? Think again. You can help make sure your student stays healthy, even when you can’t control what they eat every day or if they get enough sleep. Make sure you send your child off with a Crane humidifier and that will help make…

Have you enjoyed the experience of getting your food right from your backyard? Most Americans haven’t and get the majority of their food from a grocery store. But what if for a summer you could have fresh eggs everyday just by walking outside?Crane/W&K employee Katy is having that summer. Through a farming program, she and her family rented 2 chickens for the…

Good morning! You have breakfast plans, reservation 2, maybe 3 if you have twins and the special is breast milk. It’s the morning routine that many mothers in the United States share and several of those mothers express frustration over getting their baby to latch on or sore and cracked nipples. There’s one trick that will help make all of…

Ahh summertime. Even if you’re not usually an active person, something about the sunshine and longer days makes everyone want to get outside and move. You might be inspired to go for a run or change it up and eat your lunch outside. However you spend the summer months, here are a few ways to stay healthy and actually be…