From cityhits.com

The best ideas are simple. The best toys are homemade. Ask any parent, and they will tell you, it's not the toy, but the box it came in that fascinates their kids.

Decorate the box and you have a sure-fire hit on your hands. No store-bought toy can even come close to it.

Two sisters from St. Louis, after crowning themselves Sisters from Another Planet, have come up with an ingenious plot to take over the universe. Yes, the universe.

It's so simple and easy, that parents around the galaxy will be clamoring for these things faster than you can say Buck Rogers. Get this. It's a kit to make a crown.

A little glue, a little sparkle, some colorful sequins and a lot of imagination are all it takes to crown yourself grand Pooh-Bah of whatever you want. That's all there is to it.

During the month of April they will have two workshops around St. Louis. On April 8th at 2:00 p.m. get yourself to the Borders Books and Music Store at 10990 Sunset Hills Plaza. Call Janet at (314) 909-0972 to make your reservations.

On April 15th The Sisters take their act back to the Borders Books and Music in Manchester, 15355A Manchester Road. Call Robin at (636) 230-5068 to reserve your spot there.

If you've got kids, all for the better. If not, it's okay. Believe me, they'll understand. I wear my crown around the house Ö after all a man's home is his castle.

-Thaddeus OíDonnell: todonnell@cityhits.com