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Can You Dig It? Make Your Own Worm Farm With These Simple Steps
Some grandmas do arts and crafts or bake cookies with their grandkids. Kim Ray of Londonderry raises worms. For several years, Ray has been… -
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Mr. Fix-It: Marty Spaulding Works Behind the Scenes to Help Students Learn on Campus
When Vermont kids go back to school in person this fall, it's partly thanks to people like Marty Spaulding. As property services director for… -
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Back to School During Delta: A Pediatrician With Young Children Offers a Road Map — and Survival Strategies
From the editor How should parents approach this school year? In the early days of August, as the Delta variant started driving up COVID-19… -
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How to Savor Vermont's Shortest, Sweetest Season
We made it! School is over, COVID-19 restrictions have loosened up, and many of our favorite places are open again. To help you get… -
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Good Citizens Rocked the At-Home Challenge
This winter was tough — coronavirus cases hit new highs, and national politics hit new lows. Many of us were isolated from friends and… -
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In a Pandemic Year, Families Share How They Marked Milestones
This past year has been a singularly unusual one, so much so that we, and our kids, will likely be talking about it for… -
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Good Citizens Are Learning and Doing
The Good Citizen At-Home Challenge is winding up! Entries in the youth civics initiative organized by Kids VT and Seven Days are due on… -
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Take a Virtual Field Trip at These 8 Spots
Do you miss going places? Join the club. As the pandemic chugs along and we sink into the depths of the winter months, chances… -
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Vermont's Good Citizens Lead the Way
Learning about history, keeping up with the news, helping out their neighbors: Dozens of students across Vermont are doing all of these things this… -
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The Stars of This Year's 'Spectacular Spectacular'
Kids and teens have felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in inummerable ways. For those who are natural-born performers, one thing they've surely… -
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Curl Up With These Family Movie Night Picks
1. Kiki's Delivery Service (recommended for ages 4 and up) Directed by legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, this feel-good film was released in 1989 by… -
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A Vermont Kid's Journey to Studying Film in New York City
I was obsessed with reading and writing as a kid, fascinated by the worlds you could build and the escapism you could find through… -
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Head Start Shifts to Virtual Visits
On a Wednesday morning in September, identical twins Faeryn and Raeyln pinballed around their house while squealing gleefully, exhibiting the kind of boundless energy… -
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Clemmons Family Farm Launches Multicultural Online Curriculum
Näri Penson and Kia'Rae Hanron sat across from each other on the 148-acre property of Clemmons Family Farm in Charlotte, under the shade of… -
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Vermont Schools Embrace Learning Outside
In 2010, my oldest son moved his family to Norway, abandoning a senior-level position with the federal government to live in a cottage on… -
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Lake Champlain Waldorf School Builds Six Outdoor Classrooms
Parents and students arrived at Lake Champlain Waldorf School in Shelburne on a steamy Saturday morning in July ready to get their hands dirty.… -
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Families Face Tough Decisions About School, Childcare and Jobs
For many parents, facing down the rapidly approaching school year has forced them to confront a reality with few good options. The thought of… -
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How Vermont Kids Are Spending Their Summers
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a strange new normal for young people around the state suddenly spending all of their time at home. Some… -
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Five Local Spots for Biking With Kids
While COVID-19 has put a damper on many families' summer vacation plans, we are fortunate that Vermont is a great place for warm-weather recreation,… -
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Summer Civics Activities For Vermont Families — June 2020
Feeling disappointed about the things you can’t do this summer? Here are a few ways you can turn that frown upside down — and… -
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Make Your Own Family-Style Picnic
Summer is right around the corner. What better way to celebrate than with a healthy dose of vitamin D and a family-style picnic? Fill… -
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Childcare Centers Provide Critical Care for Essential Workers
When Gov. Phil Scott closed schools and childcare centers in March, families were abruptly faced with a new reality. For parents who are able… -
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A Photojournalist Captures Family Life Under Quarantine
At first, I wondered whether the "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order would be like living inside our own personal snow globe, amid an extensive… -
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The Uncertainty of Welcoming a Baby During a Pandemic
At 37 weeks pregnant, Teal Chalek of Shelburne is in what some call the "nesting" phase. The term refers to the tendency women in… -
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Introducing Vermont's 215 Newest 'Good Citizens'
On March 6, Kids VT and Seven Days wrapped up our second Good Citizen Challenge, produced with support from the Vermont Community Foundation. Nearly…
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