As most adults know, even a small contingent of cantankerous kiddoes stuck at home can wreak havoc: turning lamps into projectiles, beds into trampolines, and all species of house pets into scaredy-cats.
For that kind of mayhem, grownups need to muster up some major magic. They need a solid action plan, one that keeps even the most boisterous bambinos safe and sound, as well as entertained. If that plan can also engross them in art, science, and other educational activities, all the better.
About a decade ago, a group of gifted grownups — led by Rutland businessman Paul Gallo and educator Myra Peffer — devised just such a plan. From several discussions of ingenious ideas for boosting the region’s economy, emerged initial concepts for what would become Vermont’s first museum for kiddie clients — the Wonderfeet Kids Museum.
An indefatigable community advocate, Gallo…
