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#5 Take a (Kiddie) Seat
Photo: Gary Clark, Article: Kim Cross, Megan Holley

#5 Take a (Kiddie) Seat

The ladder box, a seated perch atop a ladder (sold at local hardware stores), keeps kids above the crowd, where they’re safer and well-positioned for bead-catching.


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