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Reusable Puzzles!

(Mom) and (Tim) were putting a puzzle together. When they were finished, (three) (puzzle pieces) were missing. (Mom) had an idea! "We can use the (puzzle pieces) to make a (present) for (Grandma) and (Grandpa)." So (Mom) and (Tim) worked together using the (puzzle pieces) to decorate a piece of carboard with (glue). When they finished, they had a beautifully decorated (picture frame). (Tim) said, "Won't (Grandma) and (Grandpa) be surprised!" "Yes!" (Mom) said. "We only reused things that we would have thrown in the (trash can) and we've made the (world) a brighter place for (Grandma) and (Grandpa)!"

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