Hello, MiniBury community! Good news: MiniBury is back! The website has returned with its ever-valuable community calendar, a one-stop shop for Addison County parents. At the heart of Minibury is a simple goal: Connecting local parents, caregivers and educators to each other, and to the community’s family-friendly events, classes and services. We know you all […]
Middlebury area parents… stay tuned for MiniBury 3.0. The blog and calendars are back up and we encourage you to post your events. If you have an event calendar from a local organization, send it to us at [email protected]. Over the next couple of months we’ll be bringing back all the wonderful family information you’re
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In Minibury’s “Our Favorite Things” column, Faith Gong – Addison County resident, mother of four daughters, wife of one assistant professor, wrangler of 11 chickens, 6 ducks, and a dog, writer of the “Faith in Vermont” column in The Addison Independent and The Pickle Patch blog – shares some of her family’s favorite things. The
Our Favorite Things: Surviving Summer, Part 3 — Day Trips! Read More »
In Minibury’s “Our Favorite Things” column, Faith Gong – Addison County resident, mother of four daughters, wife of one assistant professor, wrangler of 11 chickens, 6 ducks, and a dog, writer of the “Faith in Vermont” column in The Addison Independent and The Pickle Patch blog – shares some of her family’s favorite things. The
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Tonight is the perfect chance to make unforgettable family memories! You know the memories we’re talking about right? The nights your parents let you stay out past bedtime, run around at dusk, sharing a picnic with neighbors, catching fire flies, dancing under the stars….yup that’s all happening tomorrow night and (bonus!) it’s all in the
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Now that school is out, and you’re looking forward to summer, Addison County Readers (ACR) needs your and your children’s help to collect books that your children no longer read. Books can be donated to Addison County Readers, sponsors of the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program. Haven’t heard of the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library? We’ve written
In Minibury’s “Our Favorite Things” column, Faith Gong – Addison County resident, mother of four daughters, wife of one assistant professor, writer of the “Faith in Vermont” column in The Addison Independent and The Pickle Patch blog – shares some of her family’s favorite things. The goal is to highlight items or activities that are
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Summer reading programs are a great way to get kids to read during summer vacation. Book clubs are a great way for children to share books together. By reading books and discussing them, children develop a love of reading and important language and literacy skills. First up is the third annual Middle Grade Book Club (MGBC)! Led
I love books. From the time I was old enough to read on my own, I always, ALWAYS had a book in my hand, or rather, my face in a book, whenever I went or we went as a family. Here I am, at age 7, reading to my grandpa. We would go swimming at
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