We live in what I think is the most beautiful state in the country, and while there's never a bad time to hike in Vermont, there is just something extra special about hiking in Vermont in the fall. Vermont...
With springtime springing, we know that Easter is right around the corner, and it's time to dye some eggs in our house. This year, we decided to venture into natural dying and thought we’d share our experience making naturally...
Today I’m sharing with you my latest DIY home improvement project. Coat Hangers inspired by nature…and a mashup of a few posts I found on Pintrest. This project is so easy and you can basically find the materials in...
As fall brings cooler weather, I realize that my kids’ coats and shoes are completely out of control. The haphazard pile of cold weather necessities is taking over my house.
You see, there is no coat closet at the door...
It's day 2 of our local holiday gift guide, Shop VT 2013, and today we are bringing you gifts for the expectant mom and babies, gifts for kids, and gifts for the family, and the chance to win them...
"The BVTMB is getting real this week about a sometimes taboo, but important topic...S-E-X! Our team is sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly...and maybe the humorous and kinky too... about sex after kids in hopes that some...
I recently polled friends and family on social media to ask their thoughts on creative projects with kids, and what keeps them from doing these projects with their young kids. Here’s what they said:
“It’s messy.”
“I wind up...
Well, the season of holiday fails is upon us, friends. The pressure to cook, create, and concoct amidst time constraints and cranky in-laws apparently is a real-life recipe for disaster.
This month, I gathered our writers’ best stories of holidays...
When I discuss inventions, I love to ask why it’s important to let kids take things apart:
"If you were to design a drill to drill into rocks on Mars, how would you know what to build?"
I’m an aerospace engineer,...
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is part of a larger network called the City Moms Blog Network. We have sister sites all over the country with teams of Moms doing exactly what we’re doing right here in Burlington. Today, and now...
What do you do with old Christmas and holiday cards once the holiday season is over? Do you recycle them? Put them in a box for safe keeping and look at them once every ten years? Give them to your...
My family recently had a full portrait session with Kirstin LaMonde, owner of LaMonde Photography, and the results she produced were, in a word: magical.
Kirstin's family portrait session is a combination of formal portraits and photojournalism. She captures a...
I love planning parties!
I planned a surprise party, and birthday weekend, for my husband two years ago. Last year I planned our very own brew tour for my husband’s birthday and rented a minivan to cart around all our friends. I...
It's time to make a fun fall craft with your kids!
My kids love to decorate for the different holidays and seasons. Since I don't like to spend a lot of money on items that either the kids or the...
In + Around Vermont
My Rural Vermont Community Is Worth the Sacrifice of Convenience
I am a born and raised Vermonter.
I was born in Burlington, grew up in Colchester, went to school in South Burlington, graduated from UVM,...
