Kids VT, March 2018
Home Grown Entertainment; Classic Movies for Kids; 4th Grade DJ; Juggling 7 Sons; Summer Camp Guide
Raising Seven Sons: A Large Family on Keeping the Faith and the Gift of Giving
Her dishwasher has been broken for a year and a half; still, Lisa Laverty seems cheerful about doing dishes and keeping her small, three-bedroom house…
A Science Story
When Vermont writer and educator Katy Farber was growing up in Pennsylvania, she saw another child throw an Eastern newt against a wall at summer…
Tell Us About a Favorite Camp Game, Activity or Song
In addition to riding, one activity the kids love is doing a beauty contest with the ponies. They love to decorate them and parade them…
How Does Learning to Play an Instrument Affect a Child’s Brain?
Anyone who’s learned to play a musical instrument knows that it helps to develop discipline, coordination and time-management skills. But research from the University of…
Destination Recreation: The Barns at Lang Farm
As anyone who has taken a day trip with a toddler knows, getting a squirmy tyke in and out of a car seat can be…
Oldies but Goodies: Classic Movie Recommendations for Kids and Teens
It only takes one movie to change a person’s life. In 1946, Catherine Scorsese took her 4-year-old son, Martin, to see the lavish Technicolor epic…
Habitat: The Little Pink House
When Jamie Cudney’s husband, Ken, began building a structure in their Hinesburg backyard in the fall of 2016, neighbors were curious. When they asked what…
Bountiful Books
In 1997, management consultant Duncan McDougall left his corporate job in Boston for a farmhouse in New Hampshire, in search of more meaningful work. After…
On the Fly
Burlington-based Mamava and online retailer Zappos have teamed up and installed deluxe lactation pods in the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The six pods, covered with…
Piles of Pampers
Got diapers? One in three U.S. moms say they don’t have enough, according to the National Diaper Bank Network, an organization that supports more than…
Irish Barmbrack: Tea-Infused Fruit Bread for St. Patty’s Day
My cooking is heavily influenced by my Swedish roots, but I’m also part Irish. Because of this heritage, my family has always held a special…
Music Mixer: Fourth Grader DJ Zandro Finds His Groove With Electronic Music
Name: Zane White Age: 10 Town: Richmond Disco lights throw flashing medallions over a darkened dance floor. The music is thumping, the crowd is rocking,…
Ann & Ariel
Ariel, how long have you been playing the cello? Ariel, 11: Seven years. Ann, when did you start playing music? Ann, 49: I started playing…
Grim and Me: Building a Legacy, Moment by Moment
My kids wake up and eat breakfast, go to school and come home, and eat dinner and go to bed, just like kids in ordinary…
The Art of… At-Home Kids’ Haircuts
Hair salons and toddlers don’t always gel. Sitting still in a new environment while a stranger touches your head? The experience can be stressful for…
Omnipresent Entertainment
When I was a kid, TV and movies played a formative role. I remember waking up early on Saturday mornings to binge on Snorks and…
How Do I Help Instill Confidence in my Kids?
I need to tell you something important. The majority of us are raising average children. Not Olympians, not Nobel Prize winners, not multilingual, entrepreneurial, world-saving…
Home-Grown Entertainment: Hardwick’s Modern Times Theater is a Family Affair
Hardwick, Vermont, has a reputation as a local food hot spot thanks to Ben Hewitt’s 2010 book, The Town That Food Saved. But puppeteer Justin…
