Pet-Oriented Book Recommendations
For our Pet Issue, Kids VT asked local librarians to recommend books for kids featuring awesome animals. Wiener Wolf by Jeff Crosby (ages 3-7) Wiener…
History Hike
The petrified prehistoric organisms are reason enough to visit Isle La Motte’s Goodsell Ridge Preserve this summer. But there’s another one: The 83-acre natural area…
Book-Review Winners (July 2014)
Congratulations to these enthusiastic young critics who shared their reading recommendations in June. Each wins a $25 gift certificate from Crow Bookshop in Burlington. We…
Take it Outside: Summer Picnicking Tips & Tricks
Nothing completes a summer meal like a fat slice of the great outdoors. Whether you’re eating fried chicken and potato salad, grilled portobelli, or a…
Hedgehog Home
Hedgehogs aren’t the fuzziest of pets, but that’s why Livia Ball likes them. The Essex Junction middle schooler got one in December for her 12th…
How and why did your family decide to get a pet?
Matt Gagnon, Vergennes Owner, Soap and Suds Cleaning service; Hazmat Technician, Vermont Air National Guard Sons Riley, 8, Cole, 5, Bryce and Chase, 1 A…
The Art of… String Instruments
Visit any local farmers market, summer festival or coffee-house jam session, and you’ll likely see adults making music with fiddles, banjos and mandolins. It’s no…
LuLu’s Lessons: How I learned to love our Saint Bernard
Santa Claus brought her two and a half years ago. Left her under the tree, in an open box with a big red bow. The…
Fostering Pets
If you and your family love animals and want to help care for one in a time of need, consider being a foster family. Dogs…
Bud the Dog
“Drawing on History” is a monthly feature about a notable Vermont person, place or event from days of yore. Want to suggest a future topic?…
Chicken Big: Vermont’s farm families aren’t the only ones raising poultry
Liz Small has quite the brood. And despite being young, they all have “old-lady names”: Pauline, Penny, Esther, Edith, Rosie and Milly. These aren’t Small’s…
Vermont Day-cations: Granby Zoo & Colchester Pond
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…
New Heights
A new climbing facility in Essex is going up. Opening in July, MetroRock Climbing Center boasts 5,500 square feet of bouldering terrain and 11,500 square…
What are the pros and cons of having a family pet?
KidsVT: How do pets affect children’s health? Dr. Lewis First: Pets have been shown in some studies to lower blood pressure and improve one’s mood….
Puppy Love
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based elementary school teacher Nicole Brierre revisited her Rutland childhood to write her first children’s book, Chanterelle Finds a Family. Chanterelle, a carefree puppy,…
Screen Time in Public Places
Q: My husband and I let our kids play games and use apps on our tablets and smartphones, but is it bad manners for kids…
Horsing Around
When preschooler Faith Ploof initially begged to ride a pony, her parents thought it was a phase. But after a year of repeated requests, the…
Putting Down Roots
When Williston mom Marie-Claude Beaudette was living in St-Bruno-de-Montarville, near Montréal, the Québec town gave her family a tree to plant to celebrate the birth…
