Warning regarding the free apps from Amazon: Some developers don't update their Amazon Appstore copies as frequently as they do with the Google Play store. I got Shazam Encore and Runtastic Pro in a similar sale a couple of years ago, and they are still several releases behind the Google versions.

The bay's are color coded for each of my kid's devices.

Duplo 2x2's make great supports for cookie sheets when preparing for a party — they're dishwasher safe, adjustable in height, and after your kids get past age 4, boring as heck.

If your family or office has need of a communal calendar, pull out the bucket of bricks. Design studio Vitamin Designs created this concept that anyone could emulate. Simply use a wall of gray plates to divide up your week and use colored bricks to dole out sections of time. The company that made this particular…