Before we moved to Vermont, my husband and I had our holiday schedule streamlined. When we had kids, we decided that we would not...
As I sit here eating my kids’ Halloween candy, I am reminded that my favorite holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas, are just around the corner....
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays.
I’ve always loved getting dressed up even when I was little and my mom made Halloween costumes for...
My seven-year-old son wants STEAM toys for Christmas this year.
What are STEAM toys? STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art, and math. STEAM toys...
The snow is melting, the sun is shining, and daylight savings time is behind us. As the days get longer the wonderful truth is...
I think many parents have realized that babies don’t need much. Once you start celebrating holidays and first birthdays, you also come to the...
If there is one thing I can never get enough of, other than good pizza, sleeping in, and Love Island, it has to be...
Preschoolers are known to be driven by the “I want it now” response which includes decreased self-control and intense, unregulated changing on a whim.
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When my family moved to Vermont in 2011, we found ourselves at home sending our children to Heartworks Preschool in Shelburne. One of the...
My family and I find December to be a challenging time of year. We celebrate Hanukkah, a minor 8-day Jewish holiday that celebrates our...
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...
My favorite Christmas carol is Oh Holy Night. Every time I hear it, I get chills! The line I love the most is "The...
I learned to love Valentine's Day when I had children, ending my fitful relationship with the annual day for love.
Maybe Cupid’s arrow missed me...
In the last few years I've stopped making a New Year's resolution.
I make enough resolutions throughout the year, that by the time New Years...
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...
