Kids VT, February 2013
Winter Day-Cations in Middlebury, Montpelier and St. Johnsbury; How Do Parents Know When Vermont Childcare Providers Break the Rules?
What should parents know about food allergies and intolerances?
Children who develop food-related allergies and intolerances can experience symptoms ranging from minor tummy aches to potentially life-threatening anaphylactic shock. These reactions are more common today than they were 30 years ago, and parents, school officials and health care providers have adapted new ways of managing them — peanut-free school lunchrooms and gluten-free cafeteria menus…
Ice, Ice Baby
Cavernous Leddy Park Arena feels strangely quiet on a wintry Monday morning. No clacking of hockey sticks. No pucks ricocheting off the fiberglass. But follow the long pathway underneath the bleachers to the small studio rink at the end of the building, and there’s action of a different sort. The rink — located in Burlington’s…
Book Review: The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis
Librarian: Hannah Peacock, youth services librarian and assistant director, Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester Book: The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis Age range: 9 and up Peacock’s summary: Life wasn’t easy during the Great Depression, the era in which the newest historical novel from Newbery Medal-winning Christopher Paul Curtis takes place. The “Mighty Miss”…
The Art Of… Tap Dancing
“One, two, three, four,” counts Abbie Rock as she slowly scuffs her shiny black shoes against a bright wooden floor. After receiving kudos from her instructor, the 6-year-old — wearing pink tights, a leotard and a tutu — sits down to watch the next girl take a turn. Abbie’s beaming. The girls are students in…
Vermont Day-cations: Winter Edition
Yep, it’s still cold outside — and it will be for at least a couple more months. Need help finding the wonder in winterland? We sent writers to three Vermont towns and asked them to bring back ideas for budget-friendly family fun that’s not too far from home. Their suggested cures for cabin fever range…
The Because Project: Mark Redmond
“I decided to work with homeless teenagers because I volunteered at a shelter.”
When did you decide to let your daughter go into the women’s restroom on her own?
Paul Adams, Essex Junction English teacher, Burlington School District My 6-year-old recently began going on her own. It just kind of happened. There was no conversation or advance plan. We didn’t consult our baby center or a developmental chart. I went up to the door of the women’s room one day, looked down at her…
Backyard Terrain Park
You don’t need a huge hill to create slope-style thrills in your own backyard. With some skillful snowblowing and an inventive reuse of materials, Williston’s Paul Bialowoz turns his family’s yard into a snowsport destination for his three kids and their neighborhood friends. Bialowoz recently transformed his slightly downhill plot by adding two rails, a…
Valentine’s Day Cake Pops
“Don’t play with your food.” What kid hasn’t heard those words at the dinner table? This hands-on, holiday-themed dessert allows youngsters to have their cake and eat it, too, so to speak. When they’re finished, they’ll have a batch of tasty treats to hand out to friends or classmates on Valentine’s Day. It may take…
PJ Day
This issue of Kids VT is filled with winter-survival tips. Here’s mine: Schedule a pajama day. My family spent an entire day in our flannels during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. The only time we left the house was to walk the dog. We don’t normally lounge around. My partner, Ann-Elise, works…
