If your family enjoys the tradition of picking out a real tree for Christmas you know there are a lot of choices out there! We have gathered together our team's favorite places to either buy or cut down your own...
Busy Btown here, reporting for the BurlingtonVT Moms Blog with some family-friendly weekend events around Chittenden County for the month of June. The warmer weather is finally here, and the rain should be letting up soon (pretty please!) Like many...
Our team has been working on this top secret project for 2 months and we are so excited to reveal our list of our 13 favorite things made right here in Vermont! We love supporting local businesses as much...
Backyard camping is an easy way to bring some fun to your summer when everything else has been canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While backyard camping is fun, it is also safe and inexpensive. There's no travel involved and...
  Having been a previous teacher before having my daughter and becoming a stay at home mom, I have a deep appreciation for the importance of art in a child's life. I taught a particular method (the Charlotte Mason Method)...
We had a fabulous time at our Spring Moms Night Out with Snowflake Chocolates last week! Snowflake Chocolates, based in Jericho, with a second location in South Burlington, opened their South Burlington store after hours for just us! Every piece of chocolate at...
  Although we still have a few more months before school ends and summer begins, now is definitely the time to start thinking about your summer camp options!  Here you will find a thorough list of day camps and overnight...
Strawberry season is upon us here in Vermont and it’s one of my favorite times of the summer. Fresh, farm-picked strawberries bring back a vivid childhood memory of my mother and me. I can see the left side of the...
I have Googled variations of “kid-friendly activities near me” countless times and always end up short-handed. The results are invariably the same: too expensive or too old for my preschool-age kid. I then make my way over to Pinterest...
My son Aden got the bug for snowboarding last year when his grandmother bought him one of those cheap plastic snowboards from Target.  We only used it a few times last year but that was enough to plant a...
It's Springtime, can you feel it? Here are some fun family activities this weekend... Saturday, March 28, 2015 to Sunday, March 29, 2015 2015 Maple Open House Weekend Even the most powerful sweet tooth will meet its match when sugar shacks all...
{Disclaimer: We are working with Vermont Wooden Blocks to bring you this information. However, all opinions are our own!} Recently, the blog writers were given the opportunity to win a set of Vermont Wooden Blocks and I jumped at the chance. I...
First, let me warn you, you may want to grab a bite to eat before reading this post or you may find yourself gazing longingly at the pictures below as your mouth waters and your stomach begins to viciously...
A while back, the lovely Kayla Tornello shared a post here on Vermont Mom about the Climatarian Diet. If you missed that post or you’re needing a refresher, here are the CliffsNotes: A Climatarian diet, as defined by the...

In + Around Vermont

Moving to the Vermont Gayborhood of Our Dreams

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My wife and I, with our then 2-year-old, moved to Vermont in 2021 from rural Missouri.  While we had great friends and community in Missouri,...
A featured image for a blog post about hating fall.

Why I HATE Fall… Y’all