As part of Just for  Laughs - The Montreal Interantional Comedy Festival, which runs from July 16 to 26, is a Twins Weekend! In its 12th year, the Twins Weekend gives an opportunity to twins, triplets and more to meet. Multiples, identical or not, ages 1 month to 100 years old, are welcome! The Twins [...]

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If your parents never let you break open your Etch-a-Sketch® to find out how it works, you’ll love Toys: The Inside Story, the latest exhibit at the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, which runs through August 16 . First exhibited at the Montshire in 2007 after years of brainstorming, testing, and tinkering, Toys illustrates [...]

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Vermont duo Matthew Witten and John Hadden, aka the Swing Peepers have just released their third CD, Wiggle Room. They’ve been performing at libraries, parks and festivals around Vermont for about 15 years. The music is all original - and a few tracks on the new CD involve local kids (from Ferrisburg, Wallingford and Huntington). [...]

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There’s nothing young children like more than music. Except maybe hearing their own name. Name Your Tune has combined these two favorites in a personalized CD that mentions your child’s name more than 80 times in 14 songs. And it’s digital! You simply order the CD from their website. A CD costs $20 and there’s [...]

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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) introduced a new cast of characters to help kids learn valuable safety lessons in a fun and lively web environment. The Uh-Ohs™ – brightly colored block-shaped critters – are exceptionally cute, but the poor little things just can’t seem to grasp the importance of safety, which leads them and [...]

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In this all-important election season, Kids VT is taking a trip. We’re going to check out Washington, D.C. We’ll report back on attractions of interest and offer tips on navigating around our nation’s capital as a family. Kids VT Managing Editor, Susan Holson, has arranged for two junior correspondents to blog daily during their April [...]

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