The punchline of Australian comedian Jim Jefferies’ Father’s Day joke is the reason he doesn’t want a gift for the occasion: he can’t bear...
Chinese New Year is known as the biggest holiday of Chinese people. I compare it to American Christmas. But not many people know the...
This holiday season is proving to be as strange as the rest of 2020, but one thing is still true: I’ll always need last-minute...
It’s Halloween! Time to dress up the kids, walk them door to door, gather a bag full of candy, and try not to eat...
The school year is in full swing and the holidays are just around the corner. Now is the time we, as parents and caregivers,...
It's what we do anyway, without naming it anything special.
Wrapping lights around poles and chopping down evergreens and paying much attention to peppermint. It's...
Halloween is a really exciting holiday for kids and adults alike. It can also be a really difficult time for many children due to...
Why can’t you just be like everyone else?
Because I’m not like everyone else.
Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday celebrated in December (usually)*, is all about being...
ShopVT 2014 is officially here!
So what is ShopVT?
ShopVT 2014 was started by us (BurlingtonVT Moms Blog) and Try Vermont First, and seeks to showcase...
Can we talk about Easter?
My children are 3 and 6 and we celebrate Easter as a family. This is a holiday I both...
I have loved Christmas since I was a child.
As an adult, though, I'm experiencing Christmas overload. I am overwhelmed with all things Christmas. I...
I love the fourth of July. I love this holiday for what it represents and what it reminds us of; that we are truly...
Every year for Thanksgiving, my husband and I visit his family in Massachusetts for a couple of days. It’s about a four-hour drive. Never...
Okay, folks. Here it is…a last minute gift guide for children seven and under! If you’ve finished your Christmas shopping, please use this as...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
