Rhode Island Feeds

For eighty-four years, the International Institute of Rhode Island has served as a first-stop, full service immigration checkpoint and referral center providing educational, legal and social services to immigrants and refugees throughout Rhode Island.  The International Institute of Rhode Island is an independent non-profit agency. Their mission is to enable all area residents, especially immigrants [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "International Institute of Rhode Island", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/international-institute-of-rhode-island/" });

By Providence Children’s Museum Education Staff Back-to-school time often means leaving behind the carefree, active, unstructured play that children enjoy during the summer months.  Providence Children’s Museum educators recommend the following resources, chock-full of creative ideas, to ensure your kids have plenty of imaginative, self-directed playtime during the school year. Carly Baumann, Exhibit & Program Developer In some [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Have a PlayFULL Fall", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/have-a-playfull-fall/" });

At Kidoinfo we like to share; connecting parents with information, new ideas and their local community. I created Conversation events so parents would have an opportunity to meet in real life, learn about an issue and talk about how it relates to their world. Based on the success and feedback from last year’s Conversations, I am [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Kidoinfo Announces the 2010-11 Conversation Series", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/kidoinfo-announces-the-2010-11-conversation-series/" });

The Handmade Parent is a series of interviews with parents who have an art/craft business or passion. The series explores how artists/crafters manage their family and their creative passion while promoting their work. Today Linda Demers interviews Margaret Owen of PermanentMagenta. Kidoinfo: Please briefly tell us about yourself, your family, and your art or craft. Margaret: I [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Handmade Parent: Margaret Owen", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/the-handmade-parent-margaret-owen/" });

Every week on GoLocalProv I share tips on how families can make the most of their weekend — including helpful hints that make parenting easier and connecting you to great local happenings. Kidoinfo Tip 1. Make shadow puppets With the threat a storm heading our way, you [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tips for Family Weekend Fun", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/tips-for-family-weekend-fun-8/" });

By Kristen Swanberg, Senior Director of Education Kidoinfo Giveaway: Win 4 tickets for your family to attend Audubon’s Raptor Weekend event on September 11th or 12th, 2010.  Tell us your favorite raptor in the comments below. One answer will be selected at random. Deadline to enter is Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Midnight EST. From Glocester to [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Eagles, and Hawks, and Owls! Oh My!", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/eagles-and-hawks-and-owls-oh-my-2/" });

Vegetables from A to Z By Hannah Marcotti When I was a child there was a food that would send me into tears if it was scattered into our dinner casserole, and that was onion. The slimy texture or worse, the crunch of an onion and the spicy taste made them one food that I would [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "O is For Onion", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/o-is-for-onion/" });

By Katy Killilea A child’s lunch box is a tiny, portable piece of home. Like a happy home, it is best kept clean and comfortable and filled with good things to eat. Finding the right format for your child’s lunch need not be tricky, and waxed paper and a bag might be all anyone actually needs. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "School Lunch Box 2010", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/school-lunch-box-2010/" });

By Jill Davidson For all of us, no matter what kind of school our kids go to, or what sort of summer routine (or lack thereof) we’ve had, the event of heading back to school is a powerful universal, something that nearly all families experience collectively. I opted to check in with a teacher to get the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Back to School Advice", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/back-to-school-advice/" });

Every week on GoLocalProv I share tips on how families can make the most of their weekend — including helpful hints that make parenting easier and connecting you to great local happenings. Looking for more ideas? Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter full of weekend picks, local [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tips for Family Weekend Fun", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/tips-for-family-weekend-fun-7/" });

Here is my 2010 list of fun ways my family is celebrating the last care-free days of summer vacation—before school starts and the days get shorter and the nights get colder. Some were on last years’ list, but some traditions are worth repeating. 1. Head to the beach for boogie boarding, castle building and wave [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Our Top 10 List of How to Celebrate the End of Summer!", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/our-top-10-list-of-how-to-celebrate-the-end-of-summer/" });

New York City’s interactive, educational music experience for parents and children debuts in Providence this fall! Rock-a-Baby, founded by Pawtucket native Marc Trachtenberg in 2007 at the JCC on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, is an interactive, educational music experience for infants and toddlers ages 4 months to 4 years. Marc recently relocated back to the Providence [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Rock-a-Baby Rolls into Providence this Fall!", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/rock-a-baby-rolls-into-providence-this-fall/" });

When my boys were younger and having a birthday party, my husband and I added “no gifts necessary” to the invitations. Toys and gifts seemed to come into our house all year long from loving relatives, so when it came time for my sons’ birthday, we asked their friends to just come and play at their [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Local love: Set up a gift registry for your child’s birthday", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/local-love-set-up-a-gift-registry-for-your-childs-birthday-nk/" });

Every week on GoLocalProv I share tips on how families can make the most of their weekend — including helpful hints that make parenting easier and connecting you to great local happenings. This week’s list: Kido Tip 1. Record summer memories by journaling. Encourage kids to write in a journal a [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tips for Family Weekend Fun", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/tips-for-family-weekend-fun-6/" });

Reviewed by Anika Denise “The ocean is a big place, and I am just a little boat,” begins Thomas Docherty’s tale of a tiny boat making its way through a vast ocean. From the start, it’s clear that the little tugboat’s journey is meant to parallel a young child’s experiences in the big [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Chidren’s Book Review: “Little Boat” is a story of bravery and confidence", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/chidrens-book-review-little-boat-is-a-story-of-bravery-and-confidence/" });

Reviewed by Katy Killilea What a disruptive shock of connection Hand Wash Cold gave me! Written by Karen Maezen Miller, a Zen Buddhist priest who is also a mostly at-home parent, there’s no chance I would have finished it if it were what it seemed to be: another pop-Buddhism mommy book. Based on its publicity, I [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Hand Wash Cold", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/hand-wash-cold/" });

By Kristen Swanberg, Senior Director of Education Ever wonder what makes all that buzzing on hot summer days?  A very cool insect called a Cicada is the culprit.  Cicadas are quite large – one to two inches in length – with long wings and big eyes.  They are quite impressive to look at, but not to [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What’s all the BUZZZZZ about?", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/what%e2%80%99s-all-the-buzzzzz-about/" });

Every week on GoLocalProv I share tips on how families can make the most of their weekend — including helpful hints that make parenting easier and connecting you to great local happenings. This week’s list: Kido Tip 1. Make fairy houses and blow bubbles at FOO FEST. AS220’s FOO FEST on Saturday, August 14th [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tips for Family Weekend Fun", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/tips-for-family-weekend-fun-5/" });

Rhode Island has many areas of scenic beauty and a growing network of paths for bicycling, walking, rollerblading, and running. The Rhody Bike Path Passport is designed to help you plan trips to explore the different paths in the state. Collect a unique stamp from businesses and organizations near [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Explore Rhode Island’s Bike Paths using the Rhody Bike Path Passport!", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/explore-rhode-islands-bike-paths-using-the-rhody-bike-path-passport/" });

Summer is one of the busiest times of the year at the Zoo! Kids on summer break and families on vacation flock through the gates to enjoy a day outside together. You might see elephants out for a walk, camels stripping the leaves off of branches with their flexible tongues, or our new baby giraffe [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Keeping Cool in the Summer Heat", url: "http://kidoinfo.com/ri/keeping-cool-in-the-summer-heat/" });