Start Fresh
Ringing in a Brand New Year
Set your family up for a great 2009 by planning ahead! Check the calendar for all there is to see and do. Did you know if you click the calendar icon on any listing you can download the event in iCalendar format to your online calendar? It works with most major applications like MS Outlook, Google Calendar, Windows Calendar, Groupwise, Lotus Notes, Apple iCal and more.
SNOW DAYS
If you haven't skiied Mad River Glen, mark the calendar for Roll Back the Clock Day on Jan 27th and give it a try. It may be well worth playing hooky with the kids at $3.50 a lift ticket!
Looking for a place to hold an outdoor birthday party (hello winter babies!) or just go Nordic skiing or snow shoeing? Try Sleepy Hollow over in Huntington. A user says "I just attended a wonderful cross-country ski birthday party here. It was a party for an 8 year old girl, there were about 15 girls in attendance, and they started the day in the Inn in a room off of the main entrance. Cozy, spacious, and just for us...more"
FREE STUFF
Many libraries offer more than just books to borrow. They have DVDs and games too. Call ahead and reserve your favorite so it is there for pick up.
If you suspect the next Stanley Cup Champion is living under your roof, get him on the ice for free with the Sunday mini-mite Learn-To-Play hockey sessions for 4-8 year olds.
Don't forget that 5th graders can ski/ride free up to 3 times at participating mountains with the Ski Vermont 5th Grade Passport.
NOTEWORTHY NEWS
Shelburne Farms Preschool Program lottery forms are due on Jan 30th for the spring session. One user raves "You really can't say enough about the preschool programs. My kids, a boy and a girl, participated in the programs when they were age eligible. We did Fall, Winter and Spring...more"
FORWARD THINKING
Great things coming up this month to put on your radar map now: Umiak Outfitters Performance Sled Demos Day, Stowe Winter Carnival, and Winterfest at Shelburne Farms.
Here's to a great year!
Miss Magpie
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