Kids VT, November 2012
Take a Stab at Fencing; Helping Families Deal With Divorce; Dads Share Thankful Thoughts; Holiday Gift Guide
What should parents know about tonsils, adenoids and other sore-throat sources?
Most parents today are old enough to remember the era when tonsillectomies — and their post-op promise of endless ice cream — were a routine part of childhood. No longer. These days, pediatricians try to avoid putting their young patients under the knife unless it’s essential. What’s behind sore throats? Just in time for winter,…
Curses, Foiled Again!
Weeks before Halloween, the Charlotte Central School gym was full of swashbucklers clad in stiff jackets, black mesh masks and leather gloves. They lunged and parried with their long, slender, blunt-tipped weapons. The gym floor could almost have passed for the deck of Jack Sparrow’s ship, the Black Pearl. But these weren’t pirates seeking plunder…
Book Review: Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time by Steve Jenkins
Librarian: Sarah Allerton, children’s librarian, St. Albans Free Library Book: Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time by Steve Jenkins Age range: 4 and up Allerton’s summary: In this stunning, nonfiction picture book, Just a Second, Steve Jenkins explores time in a way that’s radically different from clockwatching. He uses dramatic examples…
What is your family thankful for this year?
Andy Barker, Burlington Job: Social mission specialist, Ben & Jerry’s Daughters Emma, 10, and Tess, 7 I’m really thankful for good neighbors who help create a great space for our kids to grow up in. We have a small backyard, but the neighborhood has trees to climb, a sledding hill and a place to play…
The Art Of… Playing the Piano
Eight-year-old Addie DeLeonardis-Page perches on the edge of the piano bench, legs dangling, as she works her way through “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” She only misses one or two notes, but corrects herself after a quick glance at piano teacher Randal Pierce. “Wait, no, it goes up, not down,” she mutters, before plunking the right…
Crafting Corner
After their daughter Savannah was born, Liz Small and her husband, Eric, finished their basement and added a crafting space. They wanted to make room for both Savannah and Liz, a graphic designer for Terry Bicycles, to get creative. Liz says a Pottery Barn desk inspired the space, though she ended up buying most of…
Turkey Hand Puppet
Ah, the Thanksgiving turkey — a magnificent beast, delicious feast and source of inspiration for seasonal art. Try this easy, turkey-themed project with your kids, from infants to tweens. No matter their age, they’ll love seeing their traced hand come to life as a festive fowl, and you’ll give thanks for the simple joys of…
The Because Project: Anaïs Mitchell
“I started studying music because my grandparents gave me a violin.”
Fisher-Priceless
When I was a kid, one of my favorite toys was a Fisher-Price castle. My younger brother, sister and I would lie on our bellies for hours on the living-room rug, flinging Little People off the spring-coiled flagpole and trapping unsuspecting woodsmen in the secret chamber under the stairs. That castle stood the test of…
