Kids VT, August 2019
Playing It Cool: Sweet Places to Swing, Slide, Climb and Explore; Artful Fairy Houses; Nature Activities to Beat the Heat; Rites of Passage in Underhill
By the Numbers: Summer in Vermont
This article was originally published in Seven Days’ monthly parenting magazine, Kids VT.
How Do Kids Benefit From Nature-Based Counseling?
On a steamy July afternoon, licensed marriage and family therapist Christian Dymond splashes through the ankle-deep stream that meanders across his property, not even trying…
Destination Recreation: Barr Hill Natural Area
While, for some, the name Barr Hill conjures top-shelf Vermont-distilled spirits, it also belongs to a family-friendly hiking area in the Northeast Kingdom. Earlier this…
Family Portrait: Ted, Winnie, Charlotte, Russell, Josephine & Desi Looby
Kids VT: You have older kids and younger kids and you all still live together! Ted: We do! At the Rose Street Artists’ Co-op. We’ve…
Natural Builder: A Longtime Treehouse Designer Reflects on His Lofty Line of Work
For most of us, treehouses are just a fun place to play. But for Warren resident James “B’fer” Roth they’ve also provided a career path…
Safe Passage: On 80 Acres in Underhill, Teens Reflect on Who They Are and How They Want to Change
On the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu, boys mark the passage into manhood through land diving, jumping off a wooden tower with two tree vines…
Beat the Heat: Nature Activities For the Dog Days of Summer
Swimming, vacation, creemees and everything bursting with lush green life; I like summer as much as the next person. However, I don’t always love the…
Kids in the News: Out of This World
Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to walk on the moon after their lunar module, Eagle, landed there on July 20,…
Screen Time
The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, a five-day celebration of films made by first- and second-time filmmakers, will include a full day of films and activities…
Safe Sleep
Seventh Generation aims to replace every potentially harmful nap mat in Vermont preschools and childcare centers in the next five years. Chemicals in flame retardants…
Roses for Rosie
In July, Vermont became the 25th state to have a Rosie the Riveter Memorial Rose Garden. The Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains…
White Gazpacho or Ajo Blanco: Chill Out With This No-Cook Soup From Southern Spain
This summer has certainly served up some hot, humid days — the kind of days we know we have to eat something, but little appeals….
Delicious Summer: There’s No “Right” Way to Savor the Season
“We get 18 delicious summers with our children. This is one of your 18. If that’s not perspective, I don’t know what is.” These words,…
Yoga Pose of the Month: Down Dog/Double Down Dog for the Dog Days of Summer!
Susan Cline Lucey of Evolution Prenatal and Family Yoga in Burlington and Essex recommends this perspective-changing inversion pose to strengthen shoulders and arms while stretching…
The Art of… Fairy House Building
Sally Smith spent her “wild and free-range” childhood roaming Shelburne Farms and camping in the woods with her father, nature photographer Clyde H. Smith. Those…
The Wonder Years
When I think back on the summers of my youth, the one that stands out as the most formative is the summer after eighth grade….
Trail Tales: Take a Stroll on the Wild Side With These Story Walks
The idea behind a story walk is simple — take apart a picture book and post its laminated pages along a trail. Families then enjoy…
Not Your Parents’ Playgrounds: Sweet Spots to Climb, Run and Explore
Playgrounds today offer more than just swings and slides. Here are three community-created spaces that provide endless opportunities for fun. Find 10 more stellar play…
