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Make It Together: Paper Bag Players

07.23.2020 By: Megan James

Create a theatrical production using a bag, six random items and your imagination. Materials:  Bags (one for each player; they don’t have to be ... [ Read More ]

Make It Together: Square-Foot Safari

07.16.2020 By: Megan James

Take a close-up look at what’s right underfoot in a new way. SUPPLIES 4 strips of 1-inch by 12-inch paper or cardboard (a collapsed cereal box ... [ Read More ]

Make It Together: Book Of Letters

07.09.2020 By: Megan James

Make your own memory book. Materials: 3 envelopes  Paper  Glue  Scissors  A piece of string or ribbon Directions:  Glue your ... [ Read More ]

Make It Together: Homemade Bouncy Balls

07.02.2020 By: Megan James

Materials:    2 disposable, plastic cups 2 Tablespoons hot water (from the tap) ½ teaspoon Borax 1 Tablespoon white ... [ Read More ]

Make It Together: Bubble Snake Blowers

06.25.2020 By: Megan James

Take your bubble game up a notch with these cool DIY blowers. What you need:  shallow container bubble solution plastic water ... [ Read More ]

Make It Together: Seed Balls

06.18.2020 By: Megan James

Materials •  2 parts potting soil •  5 parts pottery clay mix from your local art store •  1-2 parts ... [ Read More ]

Make It Together: Kitchen Garden

06.04.2020 By: Megan James

Use the food scraps you already have to grow new plants in your garden! Re-Grow Celery: Celery is one of the easiest plants to re-grow from ... [ Read More ]

Make It Together: Paper Pots

05.28.2020 By: Megan James

Grow your own seedlings in these easy-to-make, biodegradable paper pots! Materials:  Stack of old newspapers  Scissors  One ... [ Read More ]

Make It Together: Handful Of Flowers

05.22.2020 By: Megan James

It doesn't take much to turn an outline of your hand into a lovely paper bouquet. Materials Needed Green or light-green colored paperVarious ... [ Read More ]

Make It Together: Kitchen ‘Karacters’

05.14.2020 By: Megan James

This week: Why not get wacky in the kitchen? You can turn just about anything from your utensil drawer into a puppet. Here's how. Materials ... [ Read More ]

Make It Together: Paper Bag Hats

05.07.2020 By: Megan James

Let's get fancy this week; we're making paper bag hats! Materials Needed: Large paper grocery bagGlue and tapePompoms, pipe cleaners, shapes ... [ Read More ]

Upcoming Events

Dec
1
Fri
5:00 pm Bristol Chocolate Walk @ Downtown Bristol
Bristol Chocolate Walk @ Downtown Bristol
Dec 1 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Bristol’s Annual Chocolate Walk is back! Spend your afternoon and evening browsing stores, nibbling on a delicious chocolate treat (or two or three), and getting your holiday shopping on.
7:00 pm ‘A Christmas Carol’ @ Town Hall Theater
‘A Christmas Carol’ @ Town Hall Theater
Dec 1 @ 7:00 pm
We all know and love Dickens’ famous story A Christmas Carol.  MACo proudly presents our original adaptation, true to the novella, which deftly integrates Dickens’ witty, pointed, and socially conscious narrative with the heartwarming and familiar [...]
7:00 pm Friday Night Community Swim @ Mount Abraham Union High School
Friday Night Community Swim @ Mount Abraham Union High School
Dec 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Come swim at the Mount Abe indoor pool! Checks and cash will be accepted upon arrival.
Dec
2
Sat
9:00 am Very Merry Middlebury @ Downtown Middlebury
Very Merry Middlebury @ Downtown Middlebury
Dec 2 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus inside Town Hall Theater from 9-11 a.m.; take a horse and wagon ride through downtown (9-11 a.m.); get hot cocoa with all the fixins; visit the Sheldon Museum to see [...]
9:30 am Vergennes Saturday Playgroup @ Vergennes Congregational Church
Vergennes Saturday Playgroup @ Vergennes Congregational Church
Dec 2 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Little ones (birth to 5) and their caregivers get together to play, make new friends, and build a supportive family community. Complimentary coffee will be served for adults; BYO snacks.
10:00 am Art on the Trail @ Bristol Trail Network
Art on the Trail @ Bristol Trail Network
Dec 2 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
As Artist-in-Residence on the Bristol Trail Network, artist and scientific illustrator Charon Henning is offering free monthly nature observation and art journaling classes on different sections of the Bristol Trail Network each month, from June [...]
10:00 am Sheldon Museum Holiday Open House @ Sheldon Museum
Sheldon Museum Holiday Open House @ Sheldon Museum
Dec 2 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Admission to the museum is free, and the model trains will be running all day. The annual holiday trees and wreaths raffle will be on view as well as other festive activities throughout the day.
10:00 am Vergennes Holiday Stroll @ Downtown Vergennes
Vergennes Holiday Stroll @ Downtown Vergennes
Dec 2 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
A typical schedule of events throughout the Little City at this annual holiday event includes breakfast with Santa at Vergennes Union High School; photos with Santa and other activities at the Vergennes Opera House; music, [...]
10:30 am Bixby Young Writers Club @ Bixby Library
Bixby Young Writers Club @ Bixby Library
Dec 2 @ 10:30 am
The Young Writers Club is held the first Saturday of the month in the Bixby’s Vermont Room. We will work on fun and informal writing activities. This program is recommended for elementary school-aged children.
11:00 am Homeward Bound Holiday Open House @ Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound Holiday Open House @ Homeward Bound
Dec 2 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
In addition to being an opportunity to bid farewell to the animal shelter’s fearless leader of 10+ years, Jess Danyow, you can partake in refreshments, visit shelter animals, browse stocking stuffers, and more. You’ll be [...]
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  • Middlebury Parks and Recreation
  • Middlebury Weather
  • Mount Abraham Unified School District
  • National Association of Education of Young Children
  • Rikert Nordic Center
  • Simon Says
  • Snow Bowl
  • VT Dept. of Health
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