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	<title>KiDOinfo: parents and kids, providence and beyond&#187; activities: outdoor</title>
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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>Family Matters: 5 Ways to Celebrate Spring with the Kiddos</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Take a walk in your neighborhood/park/woods and see what is starting to bloom. Identify plant species or make it a scavenger hunt.

2. Create instant works of art with sunlight and found objects. Make a sun print using construction paper or with special light sensitive photo paper (available at Utrecht or Providence Children's Museum gift shop.)
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		<title>Make Nature Faces</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a creative way to explore nature with children. Grab a bag and take a walk around your neighborhood. Collect natural materials from your yard, a local park or while hiking. Almost anything can be used to create faces – sticks, leaves, pine cones, rocks, acorns, seeds, flowers, etc. Kids can sort or count the items before they begin. Arrange your found objects into faces (or robots, aliens...) Optional: Use chalk to outline the face first. Make your nature family then take a picture to document it.]]></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>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>
		<link>http://kidoinfo.com/ri/pretend-play-is-a-literacy-activity/</link>
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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>Kidoinfo Top 12 Things To Do During Winter Vacation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for something to do with your kids during this holiday vacation? Here's the Kidoinfo Top 12 List of things to do – many are Free and Cheap. Check the Kidoinfo calendar and blog for even more ideas.

1. Play with toys. Pick one from our Top 10 Favorite Toys for Kids. (Free / Cheap)

2. Host a crafternoon. Have kids (and parent) bring a shoebox filled with stickers, magazines, ribbons, rubber stamps, glue sticks and scissors. (Crafty ideas: Make books, paper bead necklaces, collage bookmarks, puppets, treasure box, and more.) (Free / Cheap)]]></description>
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