Tips for Family Weekend Fun

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Friday, August 13, 2010

FAMILY by Anisa Raoof, GoLocalProv Contributor

Summer is the best of times for families... now every week, enjoy inside tips for making the most of your weekend from Anisa Raoof, publisher and founder of Kidoinfo, the parents guide for Rhode Island and beyond.

Kido Tip 1. Make fairy houses and blow bubbles at FOO FEST.

AS220’s FOO FEST on Saturday, August 14th is an all-ages summer celebration of Rhode Island’s vibrant arts community with plenty of fun for families. FOO FEST will include musical ensembles and activities geared toward the younger crowd throughout the afternoon, including performances by two-time Grammy Award-winning children’s entertainer Bill Harley and local well-loved Joe’s Backyard Band. Fun games and creative entertainment will be open throughout the day for all ages’ amusement courtesy of The Providence Children’s Museum, The Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art, and Kidoinfo. Music and activities are free with price of admission ($5 per person).

Kido Tip 2. Plan an easy picnic supper at the beach.

Pack a blanket, sweatshirts and a trash bag (many beaches require you remove your own trash). Prepare food at home or if short on time buy ready-made foods from the supermarket salad bar or take-out from your favorite food place. Beaches are beautiful in the evening as the sun goes down, are less crowded and often free. State/town beaches do not charge after 5 pm.

Kido Tip 3. Plan a Daytrip to the Navy Submarine Force Museum in Groton, CT.

Take your kid's on a tour through the Navy’s first nuclear submarine, the Nautilus. The museum is an easy trip from Providence, only a few miles off I-95 just outside the submarine base, and is open daily during the summer. Free admission. Afterwards enjoy a meal at Abbott’s Lobster, located a few miles away from the museum with plenty of seating inside and out, on the water – and room for kids to run around outside. They will even provide free crackers so you can feed the fish. End the adventure by reading the DK Classics: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.

Anisa Raoof is the publisher and founder of KidoInfo, the parents guide for Rhode Island and beyond.