The Rhode Island School of Design’s Art Museum has an excellent child art education class that we have been attending on and off since K was 2. Tours for Tots has the kids look at a few pieces of art, talk about elements, and then make something of their own. It is a really nice size museum with three impressionist…
Swan Point Cemetery Walking Tour
Swan Point is truly the gem of Providence. When I discovered it, it was a very sad time for our family. Searching out burial options for a stillborn child is heartbreaking. My heart was comforted the moment we first visited. The sentinel trees and all the symbols on the monuments helped me feel not alone as a grieving parent. Swan Point…
Saturday Beach Hike
One more hike before snow. We waited to see if Phil would get out early from weekend call. He did! We hiked the Chaffee Preserve to Narragansett Bay, also called Rome Point by natives. In some of the pictures you can see the bridge to Jamestown island. Kids liked finding periwinkles and slipper shells. How many times have I…
Block Island Day Trip
Hello New Shoreham. Block Island is our favorite day trip. We only do it once a year. Drive 45 minutes south to Point Judith and catch the ferry. An hour later we are biking around quiet Block Island. It is 7 miles North ot South and 3 miles East to West. It has a North and South light house,…
Habitat Assessment – Browning Mill Pond, RI
I have attended a curriculum training hosted by the Department of Environmental Management for two years now. It is the best saturday of the year. A homeschool parent retreat in the woods, with free curriculum, activities and catered food. Kim Sullivan leads the training and she also agreed to take us out to do our first habitat assessment. It was…