location: Online listserv contact person: Kate Hanley website: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/east-side-parents description: This free email list of parents who live, work, or play on the East Side is a great place to ask advice, get and give referrals, get rid of the stuff you don't need anymore, acquire the items you need now that the kids have grown a bit more, commiserate, and meet your neighbors. Membership must be technically 'approved', but the more the merrier! (No mean talk allowed.) cost / admission: Free

location: 650 Ten Rod Road, North Kingstown 02852 contact person: heather wall phone: 524-6120 email: heatherwall@verizon.net website: www.kidzoneri.vpweb.com description: Playspace focusing on gross motor play for ages walking through 1st grade. It offers Paint-your-Own pottery for all ages, free new moms coffee hour (free coffee and muffins for moms of infants!) and classes like Mommy and Infant Yoga, Preschool Yoga (for ages 2 years and nine months through 5 years), Intro to Spanish classes (for ages 2 years and 9 months to 5 and another for ages 4-8), Art classes, Science classes, Musical Play class and a Preschool Readiness class. Parents may let children over age 3 attend the class while they relax, use the wi-fi, or enjoy a cup of coffee. Scheduled to open October 1, 2024 cost / admission: $3-$10 for Play Passes