by Katy Killilea and Jaci Arnone In each of our families, fun-loving grandparents organized a trip to Disney World. Lacking intuitive understanding of why parents consider this kind of trip “fun,” we experienced some apprehension and gathered information from every seasoned Disney veteran we knew. We’d both enjoyed mid-1970s trips to Disney World as little [...]
By Cathy Saunders, Director of Education, Providence Children’s Museum Working at the Children’s Museum, I have a reputation to uphold with the young people in my life. They fully expect that I will have a project, a toy, or a riddle up my sleeve when they see me. And indeed, I have garnered a repertoire [...]
Willem de Kooning, Black and White Abstraction, ca 1950. Museum Works of Art Fund. Courtesy of The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design. Willem de Kooning used a large brush that could hold a lot of paint to create this work. Rather than create an image of something or someplace, he was interested [...]
Preparing for the holidays is always hard, but when the holidays include travel it gets harder, and when that travel includes kids, well… Luckily, there are a few ideas out there that make travel easier for parents. If you are flying with a toddler this holiday, save your back and check your car seat. CARES [...]
Looking for something to do with your kids during vacation? Here’s my Top Ten List of things to do – many are Free and Cheap. Check the Kidoinfo calendar, Winter Guide and blog for more ideas. 1. Host a crafternoon. Have kids (and parent) bring a shoebox filled with stickers, magazines, ribbons, rubber stamps, glue [...]
