Kids VT, August 2011
Vermont Day-Cations: Saturday Night at the Drive-In; Out to Eat at the Wayside; Bouldering at Petra Cliffs; Build a Propeller Boat
Sweet & Simple: Frozen Fruit Desserts
Fruit for dessert is an idea that sounds like a good one … until you present your child with a slice of melon after dinner…
What’s the best parenting advice you got from your parents?
Rolf Kielman Town: Hinesburg Job: Architect Children: son Roland, 28; twins Rem (son) and Lily (daughter), 23 My parents died not too long ago in…
Vermont Day-cations: 10 Trips to Explore Vermont’s Waterways
In summer, Vermonters measure their water in different ways — the number of cannonballs they make into a neighborhood pool, say, or the miles they…
Fairs and Field Days
Vermont’s fairs and field days are an easy way to entertain your family. These outdoor events show off the best of the state’s summer produce…
Happy Campers
What is itchy and bug bitten and smells like dirty socks? Your family, after a few days in the woods. Combat the funk with a…
Cardboard Castles
For your next party, think outside the box — literally. Build a cardboard playhouse with your kids and organize the party around it. It’s creative,…
Music to Your Peers
If music hath charms that soothe the savage beast, perhaps a new musical with beastly stars can soothe the savage bully. Set in an alternate…
A Vertical Playing Field
Bouldering — rock climbing without ropes — with kids is in some ways easier than hiking with them. It’s an indoor-outdoor activity that levels the…
Book Review: “Heart of a Samurai” by Margi Preus
Librarian: Ryan Deery, children’s programming librarian, Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier. Book: Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus Age range: 9 to 15 years old…
The Art of… Fiddling
The fiddle is a violin played in a folksy rather than a classical style. When it’s time for 8-year-old Blue Boucher of Cabot to practice,…
How do I get my young child to develop healthy sleep habits?
No subject generates more discussion — or causes more anguish — among new parents than the roller-coaster sleep patterns of their children. Lewis First, chief…
Propeller Sailboat
Launching a new boat is always a blast. Here’s an easy and affordable way to build one at home. This propeller-powered vessel is made mainly…
Swim Safely
We couldn’t wait to dive in to the boating and swimming day trips featured in the August issue of Kids VT. But our enthusiasm evaporated…
