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		<title>Family Matters: 20 Ideas for Screen-Free Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's time for Screen-Free Week (April 30-May 6, 2012), the national celebration where children, families, schools, and communities spend seven days turning off entertainment screen media and turning on life.  It’s a time, as the organizers say, "to unplug and play, read, daydream, create, explore, and spend more time with family and friends."

Are you up for the challenge. Here's how it works in our family...]]></description>
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		<title>Family Matters: Spring Family Traditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We don't always associate springtime with tradition, but every season is an opportunity. Here are 5 ways to celebrate create spring traditions with your family. Pick one of these or make your own.

1. Food. Is there something you make every spring to celebrate the season or special holiday (Passover and Easter are right here, but Mother's Day is on the horizon, as well as May Day)? Share its origin with your children by creating a special recipe card including a photo, the recipe and where the recipe originated from (e.g. family member, friend, etc.). Ask your child to share a memory about eating the food.]]></description>
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		<title>Edible Rhody Kids: Grow your Favorite Foods</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome Spring! Edible Rhody Kids is created in partnership with Kidoinfo. Grab this season's copy of  Edible Rhody, available at various locations around Rhode Island. Read about how kids can learn to grow their own food followed by a list of resources, activities and books to share with your kids. Click on the chef's hat for a theme-related recipe!

Ever wonder where the tomatoes in your taco come from? ]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for Leprechauns and other ways to celebrate St. Patrick&#8217;s Day with Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is my list of things to learn and do in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. My favorite is taking the kids to the park in search of leprechauns.

Read a good book with your children first, like Leprechauns Never Lie by Lorna and Lecia Balian; then find a park near you and take a hike in search of these mischievous characters. If it’s a nice day and you don’t find any, you and your kids may still enjoy the walk looking for early signs of spring. Check our events calendar for local parades and other happenings.]]></description>
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		<title>Family Matters: Connecting Kids With Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visiting an art museum can be magical at any age. Sharing the experience with our kids offers the opportunity to see the world in new ways, engage our senses, share our opinions, and possibly inspire us to make our own art. I have fond childhood memories of visiting the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo with my family. I was mesmerized by Amedeo Modigliani's portraits, I laughed at Andy Warhol's Tomato Soup Cans and was intrigued by George Segal plaster life size model of himself with Cinema. I thought walking inside the Lucas Samaras's Mirrored Room was the coolest place to be. I remember Sunday jazz on the lawn and art workshops for kids. I made art every chance I had.]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Simply:  Welcome Little Helpers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Abramson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughters are two and four, and even at these young ages I see how much they welcome some responsibility around the house, and how proud they are when they can accomplish “grown up” tasks.  Household chores provide a wonderful way for little ones to learn and practice new skills.  Parents may also find that they come to appreciate the task in a new way, as you start to view it as a learning tool.  

In my home, I’ve noticed how much smoother mealtimes are when I invite the children to help with some preparation and some clean up afterward.  In the morning, as I put their breakfasts on the table, I fill the sink with warm soapy water and set up a sturdy stool.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theodor Seuss Geisel was born March 2, 1904. We know and love him as Dr. Seuss. His whimsical rhymes and clever stories hold the same magic for my children as they did for me when I was a kid. I can remember the first Dr. Seuss books I owned - Cat in the Hat...One Fish Two Fish...Green Eggs and Ham...do you remember yours?]]></description>
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		<title>Pretend Play is a Literacy Activity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's Museum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your 3-year-old can recognize the first letter of her name when she sees it in print or maybe hit the right letters on the electronic game when the recorded voice says “B… ball… B.”  You think she’s pretty smart.  She is, but not because she’s beginning to recognize letters.  Let’s face it – chimpanzees can learn to do that.  Where you can really see and celebrate her developing literacy skills is in her pretend play.

Providence Children's Museum is a fabulous place for school vacation fun!  Encounter a glorious golden eagle, a tiny owl, a red-tailed hawk and other majestic birds of prey in Wingmasters.  In The Hoopoe Show, see a hilarious mime’s magic tricks and illusions.  It’s a Paper Caper when kids fold and crease paper to create fabulous flying machines!  And sing and laugh to silly stories and funny fast-paced songs by Keith Munslow.  For more information, visit www.ChildrenMuseum.org.]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy Travel Sketchbook:  Go anywhere on your own magic carpet.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wanna get away? You can travel anywhere in the world from your living room rug.  Enjoy a fantasy travel sketch workshop with your family. This project can be as simple as drawing a picture of your destination, or as complex as answering every one of the questions below and more!

Travel Sketch MaterielsI asked my six year-old son what city in the world he might like to visit this week and a lively conversation ensued.  He enthusiastically chose Jerusalem, which surprised me as I have never heard him mention the city, and delighted me with the suggestion that we look up their currency and train tickets on the web.]]></description>
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		<title>Host a Snow Party for kids: Books, Craft, Science, Food and Fun</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have decided to celebrate the magic of snow (and lack of the white stuff in the northeast) by hosting a Snow Party - complete with stories, crafts, science experiments and snacks. Followed by a trip outdoors in real snow if the temperatures drop and the rain changes to snow.

Read "Snowflake Bentley" (Caldecott Medal Book) by Jacqueline Briggs, illustrated by Martin Mary Azarian. This is the true story of Wilson Bentley, a farmer born in 1865 in Jericho, Vermont, a small town between Lake Champlain and Mount Mansfield. The story shows Bentley’s fascination, determination, and success in learning how to photograph snowflakes after his mother gave him a microscope when he was fifteen. Beautiful, bold woodcut illustrations.]]></description>
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