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Young Inventors’ Showcase 2013
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It’s one of my favorite events at the Children’s Museum of Houston – YOUNG INVENTORS’ SHOWCASE! It’s happening tomorrow (May 18th, 2013) at the Museum. This is an annual event that started back in September where kids are encouraged to develop their own inventions to solve a problem in their lives. We’ve have several thousand [...]
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