Kids VT, April 2020
Working at a Grocery Store During a Pandemic; Advice for Navigating At-Home Education; Camp Thorpe Offers Summer Fun to Those With Special Needs; Fostering Connections and Spreading Joy While Physically Distancing
Introducing Vermont’s 215 Newest ‘Good Citizens’
On March 6, Kids VT and Seven Days wrapped up our second Good Citizen Challenge, produced with support from the Vermont Community Foundation. Nearly 850…
Pro Tips From Homeschooling Parents
The end of the school year as we’ve always known it arrived abruptly on March 26: That’s when Gov. Phil Scott closed all Vermont schools…
Tips for Growing Your Own Garden, Supporting Local Farmers
During World Wars I and II, people planted victory gardens in backyards and public parks. Originally organized as an effort to feed hungry people in…
Editor’s Note: Life as We Knew It
As parents, we’re accustomed to celebrating our kids’ firsts — first laugh, first step, first day of school, first lost tooth. But it’s rare, as…
First Person: Working at a Grocery Store During a Pandemic
Seven years ago, I left a nearly 15-year career as a lab technician in biochemistry for a new adventure. I like to tell people that…
How a Burlington Grandmother Manages Essential Roles at Work and Home
Many Vermont families struggled to make ends meet before the coronavirus hit. Now, their lives feel dangerously precarious. This is especially true of the low-…
Wallowing in Mud Season
Even in a normal year, by the time April rolls around there’s an urge to emerge from winter hibernation and be in the sun and…
Six Low-Waste Kids’ Crafting Activities
We are parenting at a time when magazines, blogs, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube are filled with crafty ideas for keeping our kids entertained and educationally…
Teaching a 2-Year-Old It’s Still Okay to Say ‘Hello’
On the seventeenth day of our isolation due to the global pandemic, we went for a long walk to a field near our home. At…
Shelburne Sixth-Grader Charlie Schramm Pens and Performs Original Tunes
When musician Charlie Schramm was 2 years old, he attended a Grateful Dead festival at Lake Dunmore with his parents, Erika and Mike. Erika recalled…
Fostering Connections and Spreading Joy While Physically Distancing
“I want some fruit!” my 3-year-old daughter, Coraline, shouted as she sat at the dining room table, awaiting her lunch. “I need you to be…
Yoga Pose of the Month: April Showers
Benefits: Tapping your body awakens your senses and increases awareness Can relieve stress and anxiety Steps: Rub your hands together while taking deep, slow breaths….
Illustrated Stories Highlight Women Who Persisted
In the early 1920s, flight schools in the United States wouldn’t admit African American women. But Bessie Coleman, born in 1892 to a Texas sharecropper,…
Popular Authors Take Story Time Online
Beloved authors and illustrators are doing their part to entertain housebound kids, offering online story times and drawing tutorials. Here’s a selection: Jarrett J. Krosoczka…
Photo Essay: Burlington Photographer Offers Glimpse Into Family Life in the Time of COVID-19
Sam and Erinn Simon, frequent Kids VT contributors, live in Burlington with their three children, ages 9, 12 and 16. Sam is a professional photographer…
Delivering Meals to Students in Barre
Cafeterias may be closed, but schools are still serving meals to students. In the Barre City Elementary and Middle School kitchen, a small crew prepares…
Advice for Navigating At-Home Education
Families who unschool or homeschool — at least 2 million kids in the U.S. — usually reach this decision after much deliberation and after weighing…
Camp Thorpe Offers Summer Fun to Those With Special Needs
Almost a century ago, Rev. Walter Thorpe and his wife, Vena, purchased a 100-acre farm in Goshen, on a ridge of the Green Mountains. After…
Local Toy Store Delivers Treasure Box to Your Door
In the absence of in-person shoppers, some local retailers are finding resourceful ways to stay afloat. Kidstructive Fun, a toy store with branches at the…
Curbside Art Gallery Encourages Creativity at Home
When school buildings closed for the year, Shelburne Community School art teacher Pete Boardman wanted to find a way to bring the community together —…
