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Celebrate National Inventors Day and Spark Your Child’s Inner Innovator
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Have you ever watched your child take apart a toy just to see what’s inside, ask a question that stumps every adult in the room or light up when they finally solve a problem on their own? That spark, ignited by curiosity and creativity, is the same energy that fueled some of the greatest inventors in history. 

Before Thomas Edison lit up the world, he was a kid with big questions and an even bigger imagination. The truth is, every “lightbulb moment” starts the same way: with a child wondering “what if”?

What if that everyday curiosity could grow into something brilliant? 

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