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Archive for August, 2007

Baby Birding

Baby Birding

By Michelle Riggen-Ransom With the fall season almost upon us, we’re brushing the sand out of our cars and turning our gaze skyward, where migrating birds are beginning their journeys for parts south. Rhode Island is on the migration path for many of the states 300-plus birds: twice a year we are treated to a [...]

Life is a Laboratory

Life is a Laboratory

[ 0 ] 8.30.2007 |

by Lisa Kerr Exhibit/Program Developer Providence Children’s Museum I have a confession to make – I am science phobic. Having grown up in a family of writers and artists, the idea of formulas, periodic tables, scales, test tubes and beakers sent shivers down my spine. Even when I became an educator and embraced a wide [...]

Graco Car Seat Safety Notice

Graco Car Seat Safety Notice

[ 1 ] 8.30.2007 |

Graco has determined that on some ComfortSport car seats (produced between January – July 2007), the Lower Anchorage belt may have been misrouted during the assembly process. This could affect the performance of the car seat if it is installed in the rear-facing mode only and the Lower Anchorage belt is attached to the vehicle’s [...]

Ask Kelly: Toddler Diet

Ask Kelly: Toddler Diet

[ 0 ] 8.29.2007 |

How can I get my toddler to eat more vegetables on a daily basis? I’ve tried carrots, beans, pea pods, and edamame with no luck. First of all, this is normal and developmentally appropriate for your toddler. It is hard to get them to sit through a meal, never mind eat the healthiest components! One [...]

Total Lunar Eclipse

Total Lunar Eclipse

[ 3 ] 8.27.2007 |

On August 28th the Moon crosses into the Earth’s shadow and will undergo its second total eclipse in 2007. This event can be seen to varying degrees by much of North America. It begins at 5:52 am ET and lasts for about 90 minutes. Whether you get a chance to see all or parts of [...]

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