5 Great Ways to Keep Kids Busy During School Vacation
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Providence Children’s Museum
The beloved Providence Children’s Museum has a busy line-up including a "Block Party" from 1-4pm on Sunday, December 26 and Monday, December 27, where kids mix and match the Museum’s massive collection of colorful blocks. Young ones who like to rock out will enjoy the Toe Jam Puppet Band’s interactive songs, silly stories and playful puppets on Tuesday December 28 as well as Rhythm Room which brings percussion, horns, drums, guitars, piano and the keyboard together to create rich melodies on Wednesday, December 29. For a complete listing, visit www.childrenmuseum.org/calendar.asp.
Holiday Train Rides
Take an excursion by rail along scenic Narragansett Bay in a decorated, enclosed and heated antique railroad coach December 26-31 at 11:45am and 1:45pm. The adventure starts at Newport’s Old Colony Railway Depot on America’s Cup Avenue and is easy on the purse strings with adults $7.50, seniors $6, and children $5. First class $11. Call 624-6951 for more information.
Skate Newport
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Think you need warmer temperatures to enjoy Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence? Think again. Exhibits are open and the animals are roaming. Even better, the Zoo rings in “zoo-thousand and eleven” with half priced admission beginning on New Year’s Day and running through February 28. Visitors can enjoy a winter visit with the animals for just $6 for adults, $4 for seniors (62+) and $4 for children (ages 3 – 12). Zoo members and children under three are always free.
Coggeshall Farm Museum
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