Kids VT, August 2012
Habitat: Living Spaces We Love; Helping Families Make Homes Handicapped Accessible; Career-Friendly Balance: Cheryl Hanna Sounds Off
The Art Of… African Drumming
When Chimie Bangoura moved to Vermont in 2007, he knew plenty of languages, but English was not one of them. Growing up in West Africa,…
Don’t Scratch That! Ticks, Bee Stings and Mosquito Bites
Summer is the ideal season for enjoying the great outdoors. Unfortunately, it’s also a time when Vermont is teeming with stinging and biting insects. Mosquitoes,…
We’re Jammin’
My family moved to Vermont last August — just in time for blueberry season. I immediately bought canning supplies and taught myself — and my…
Feeling Right at Home
Recently, our neighbor across the street caught sight of my 4-year-old son, Oliver, in his birthday suit. He was stretching on the top step of…
Trailblazers
Biking is one of the only fitness activities that makes my whole family happy. My 10-year-old son, Kieran, is an athletic kid who loves any…
Book Review: Move Over, Rover!
Librarian: Meg Paquette, children’s librarian, South Burlington Book: Move Over, Rover! by Karen Beaumont Age range: 3 to 7 Paquette’s summary: It’s a stormy day,…
Sittin’ in a Tree
Harold and Juliet Moran live in a two-story house on a compact, 50-by-100-foot lot in Burlington’s Old North End. But with a little craftiness and…
How did you teach your kids to ride a two-wheeler?
Michael Wood-Lewis, Burlington, owner, Front Porch Forum Sons Ben, 12, Henry, 8, and Isaac, 6; daughter Madeline, 9 Well, my wife, Valerie, gets a lot…
The Because Project: Miro Weinberger
“I was inspired to pursue public service because of an internship in Senator Leahy’s office.”
Beyond “Handicapped Accessible”
Architect Christian Brown redefines home design for kids with disabilities
Vermont Day-cations: The Great Escape & the Burlington Waterfront
If you live in Vermont, you don’t have to travel far to find family-friendly summer fun — but sometimes you want to. This summer, we…
