Kids VT Winter 2025
Kids Across the State Took the Good citizen Challenge; 15 Ways to Support Children and Families This Season; A Poem About a Different Kind of Giving; 7 Family-Friendly Winter Events
Editor’s Note: Raising Kids Who Give Back
This holiday season, the “Giving Back” issue of Kids VT focuses on encouraging young people and adults to contribute to their communities.
Good Citizens: Kids Across Vermont Participated in the 2025 Challenge
From picking up trash along a trail to organizing a fundraiser, kids taking the Good Citizen Challenge pitched in to help improve their communities.
Fifteen Organizations That Help Vermont Families
Looking for ways to support Vermont families this season? Here are 15 places to direct your donations.
Spectacular Spectacular 2025: Vermont’s Youth Talent Show
Cheer on Vermont’s rising stars as they showcase their talents on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Higher Ground in South Burlington.
Mealtime: For a Holiday Treat, Make a Bûche de Noël
This holiday season, try making a chocolate-covered Yule log, complete with marzipan mushrooms. The whole family can help decorate it.w
Save the Dates: Winter Fun for the Whole Family
Explore these seven family-friendly events in Vermont this season, including Champions of Magic: Holiday Spectacular.
Comic: Elisa Järnefelt on Rescuing an ‘Underdog’
After saying goodbye to their beloved 15-year-old pup the day before Thanksgiving of 2024, Elisa Järnefelt’s family was slow to embrace another pet.
Poem: “Kindness, Accidentally,” Young Writers Project
This poem was included in the most recent anthology from the Burlington-based Young Writers Project, a free online community for teen writers and visual artists.
