The Innovation Issue 2017
Inside ECHO’s Latest Exhibit; Windsor’s American Precision Museum; Raising Media Savvy Kids
Parenting Hacks: School Lunch Ideas
This month, we asked parents to share school lunch ideas that go beyond the cheese sandwich. Send your parenting hacks to ideas@kidsvt.com. I got this…
Pet Corner: Napi
Sofi Gonella shared this cute feline photo via Facebook. “My daughter, Gretta, and our cat, Napi,” she wrote. “We were celebrating Napi’s birthday!”…
Fledglings: Watching my Children Fly Away
The pile of shoes by the door is smaller now; there’s no cello blocking the file cabinet; it takes most of a week to fill…
The Art of… Tinkering
Give a kid an assortment of washers, wire, buttons and string, and chances are she’ll spontaneously begin creating, no instruction required. That’s the ethos behind…
Information Age
I’m a child of the eighties. Growing up, I built with bristle blocks, not Minecraft blocks. If I had a question, I would crack open…
What is proper trick-or-treating etiquette?
Halloween is that special time of year when parents turn a blind eye to every health and safety lesson we strive to instill in our…
Two Educators on Tech, Commuting and Teaching Teens Responsibility
The Szabo family’s almost 200-year-old farmhouse is situated amid the rolling green hills of Lamoille County. The pastoral landscape is peaceful, with just the occasional…
A Writer’s World
I first encountered the Vermont Reads Program in 2006, when Hardwick’s Buffalo Mountain Co-op handed out free copies of Natalie Kinsey-Warnock’s As Long As There…
What Should Parents Know About Nonconventional Medical Therapies?
Not long ago, many pediatricians were skeptical, and even dismissive, of any form of treatment not covered in medical school. But doctors have begun to…
Fact Finders: Librarians’ Tips for Helping Kids Make Sense of Online Information
Upon entering the Burlington High School library, visitors confront a large multimedia display that’s intended to provoke and challenge them. It focuses on the white…
Maker on the Move: Lucie deLaBruere Wants All of Vermont’s Students to be Tuned in to Tech
It’s the Friday afternoon before Art Hop, and the Generator maker space in Burlington’s South End is buzzing with the sounds of sawing, clanking and…
Tot-Friendly Trails
I love hiking with my 1-year-old daughter, Virginia, but I’m in no shape to carry her up steep inclines. So on a sunny day in…
A Bernie Book for Beginners
Anyone who has seen Bernie on the stump will recognize the mantras in Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution, released in August as a young-adult…
Learning With Students at the Center
Students are an underutilized resource when it comes to creating positive change in schools. That’s a driving force behind Champlain Valley Union High School teacher…
Diapers for Days at Dee Physical Therapy
Dee Physical Therapy’s annual Great Diaper Drive — a project that collects disposable diapers for families served by the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) —…
Bubble and Squeak & Mushy Peas: Oddly Named, Delicious English Specialties
The British are not exactly known for their haute cuisine. In fact, if you ask someone where to get good food in England, they might…
Rock Star: The Sky’s the Limit for This Teen Climber
Name: Ben Blackmore Age: 16 Town: Charlotte Ben Blackmore keeps scaling new heights. Literally. The day before Kids VT caught up with the 16-year-old Charlotte…
Exploring ECHO’s Innovation Playground
Our Mission To enjoy a fun, casual family outing free of bickering and whining. The Agents Heather: Yours truly. Stay-at-home mom, chief organizer of the…
Tool Time: Windsor’s American Precision Museum Traces Vermont’s Innovative Past
On a recent trip to the American Precision Museum in Windsor, my 7-year-old daughter carefully examined a gunstock lathe. When I explained that the machine…
