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Happy Hues is a fun color resource perfect for website designers or any project requiring a color palette. The resource offers a curated collection with about 17 pre-selected color schemes. Visitors can explore these different schemes by clicking the "Try changing the palette!" button at the top of the site, or by selecting palettes along the left-hand side of the site (accessible by selecting...

Featuring important holidays such as National Pet Day (celebrated on April 11) and National Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day (celebrated on April 21), April is a month for dogs. Celebrate the smiles that canine friends bring with Dog Per Day. Launched by dog-loving couple Eric and Kate, the site highlights a new cute canine every day, sure to bring a smile to any visitor's face. On the Gallery page,...

For those working from home while simultaneously caring for children, this free lab activity is great to have on hand (especially for those caring for middle school-aged children). Lab participants take on the role of experimental paleontologist, hypothesizing and testing theories by using examples of fossils and modern animals to better understand the ancient sauropod's digestive system. Readers...

Meet change, challenge, and adversity with "calm, focus, [and] happiness," through Mindfulness Mode. Hosted by mindfulness consultant Bruce Langford, the podcast seeks to help listeners "be more relaxed, contented, and satisfied with [their] life." Covering everything from self-love to ending gender-based violence, episodes feature guests from different areas of expertise, including:...

Readers interested in eco-friendly crafting using items already available in their homes may enjoy Upcycle That, a website dedicated to exploring the intersection of sustainability and style. Upcycling is "a creative process where waste is looked at as a resource. Materials are reused in a clever new way, giving them a second life and function." Launched in 2012 by Judy Rom and Jacques Karsten,...