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October 2020: Tips for an Eco-Friendly Halloween; Songs for a Spooky Playlist; Easy Apple Cake Recipe; Head Start Shifts to Virtual Visits

September 2020: Back to School Amid a Pandemic; Simple Self-Care for Parents; Picturebooks About Women's Rights; New Curriculum From Clemmons Family Farm; Lessons From an Ill-Fated Camping Trip

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Forgotten Films: 'Bridge to Terabithia'

Originally a best-selling novel by Vermont author Katherine Paterson, the 2007 film Bridge to Terabithia is wonderfully crafted and emotionally resonant. Similarly to the... more
Download the October Coloring Contest

Because the October issue of Kids Vermont is inserted in Seven Days — and only on newsstands for a week — we realize that... more
Franklin County Nature Guide Is Shaped by Kids' Observations

A recently released nature guide to Richford, showcasing 70 species of native plants and animals, features observations and descriptions from local kids. Released... more
Finding Fall

On the last Sunday of September, I found myself stuffing a 7-foot-tall bunch of dried corn stalks into the trunk of my car —... more
Yoga Pose of the Month: Legs Up on a Wall

Benefits: Relaxation: settles the nervous system Relieves low back tension Stretches the hamstrings and lower back muscles Steps: Bring your mat to the wall... more
Vermont Visionaries: Author and Adventurer Jan Reynolds

What follows are distilled quotes from a conversation with Stowe-based writer and photographer Jan Reynolds, who's proven she's willing to go to the ends... more
A 'Hybrid Mom' on Being OK With Imperfection

A month into Gov. Phil Scott's initial stay-at-home order, I scrolled through social media to see some friends posting about thriving in the remote-learning... more

Auditions now open for Spectacular Spectacular: A 2020 Talent Show for Vermont's Rising Starts by Kids VT. Sponsored by McKenzie natural Artisan Deli and WCAX

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Franklin County Conservation District

50 South Main St.
St. Albans, VT 05478

Two “Locals’ Nature Guides” open up the natural world in your backyard and inspire your family to make your own drawings and observations. Produced by the Franklin County Conservation District in partnership with local day camps in Richford and St. Albans, the 32-page and 16-page guides combine professional expertise with local campers’ creative insights. Learn all about catching crayfish, identifying poison ivy, and getting up close with jewelweed, minnows, burdock, leeches and more. Available as a pdf you can print at home from franklincountynrcd.org/nature-guides, or by emailing info@franklincountynrcd.org.

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Night Eagle Wilderness Adventures

Wallingford, VT

A unique summer camp for boys ages 10-14 in the heart of the Green Mountains. At Night Eagle, we live in tipis and do things that boys did hundreds of years ago - learn survival skills (fire making with flint & steel or bow drills, plant identification, tracking, camouflage), create…(more)

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New Village Farm Camps

Shelburne, VT

New Village Farm is a teaching farm that hosts Summer Camps, After School, and Homeschool Programs. We seek to reconnect children to nature, gardens, animals and the outdoors. Our programs combine structured activities with lots of discovery time to interface with chickens, goats, sheep, and cows. We’re raw, we’re unpolished,…(more)

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Forgotten Films: 'Bridge to Terabithia'

Download the October Coloring Contest

Franklin County Nature Guide Is Shaped by Kids' Observations

Finding Fall

Yoga Pose of the Month: Legs Up on a Wall

Vermont Visionaries: Author and Adventurer Jan Reynolds

A 'Hybrid Mom' on Being OK With Imperfection

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Stay-School Adventures: Quarantine Costumes and Kites, Day 19

Stay-School Adventures: Quarantine Costumes and Kites, Day 19

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