Kids VT, August 2015
Last Licks of Summer: Montréal and Elmore Day-cations, family trail running, waterfalls and camp for kids with autism.
Backyard Bike Park
Parents: Knight and Jen Ide Son: Daymien, 11 and Raven, 24 (not pictured) Knight Ide is a pro at designing and building mountain-bike trails. His…
Vermont Day-cations: The Lachine Canal & Elmore State Park
School’s out, and “Day-cations” are in. Every summer, Kids VT seeks out family-friendly destinations where you and your kids can experience the natural beauty and…
Hovercrafts
The five students in Bob Gurwicz’s new, weeklong Hovercraft Camp were eager to get some air time. “Wag your tails when you’re ready!” he instructed…
How Should Parents Prepare Their Kids for School Transitions?
Summer is traditionally a time when kids relax and unwind. But as the season draws to a close, many children experience anxiety about making the…
How a Nurse Midwife From Elmore Juggles Work and Family
Mom: Kipp Bovey, nurse midwife at Copley Hospital Dad: Mark Isselhardt, researcher at the University of Vermont’s Proctor Maple Research Center Kids: Anna, 10, Charlie,…
Book-Inspired Contest Winners
Congratulations to these talented young flower-garden designers who submitted illustrations of their dream gardens, with captions. We love your creativity! Each wins a $25 gift…
Waterfall Walks
August in Vermont is all about getting outside. That’s why we have just one book to recommend this month: Vermont Waterfalls. The new guidebook, by…
Middlebury’s Pop-Up Park
Address: 20 Main Street, Middlebury I’m new to the playground scene. My 15-month-old daughter, Joni, has just started walking. Most climbing equipment is too advanced…
No Place Like Home
My family traveled to Los Angeles for the first time, in early July, for a long-planned vacation to visit my sister. We had a blast…
A Mom Watches Her Son Grow — in the Garden
My son, Henry, is a DIY kid. He has never been interested in sports or fast cars or superheroes. At 11 years old, he is…
Pedal Power Fundraiser
Mountain bikers hit the trails in Huntington at the end of this month for Del’s Ride, an event to raise money and awareness to fight…
Catamount Trail Running
Arriving at the Catamount Outdoor Family Center for a recent Tuesday night trail run felt like walking into a family picnic. Toddlers trundled along on…
Tough Love
New York Times columnist and VPR commentator Jessica Lahey takes on the overparenting trend in her new book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best…
Troubled Teen Center
The northeast kingdom community action Teen Center is a hub for at-risk youth in the Newport area. For more than a decade, the center has…
Crunchy Corn Salad
When I was growing up, my family gathered for barbecues in my grandparents’ backyard almost every summer weekend. I’d help my grandmother shuck piles of…
One to Watch: Noah Schwartz
Name: Noah Schwartz Age: 11 Town: Waitsfield Noah Schwartz lives on a remote dirt road, but his lemonade stand business is booming. Since launching Noah’s…
Children With Autism Have a Camp of Their Own
Summer, for many families, means carefree time spent together, often outdoors. But New Hampshire dad Rob Sylvan says that typical seasonal activities haven’t always been…
