
If you’re doing some last-minute shopping, that’s all the more reason to keep it local. Here are a few ideas (feel free to post others in the comments) for great children’s gifts that are either invented and/or made in Rhode Island.
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Children’s Rhode Island Holiday Shopping List
Posted in Arts, Children, Newport, Providence, Shopping, Warren on December 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The Art of the Brick: A Lego Art Exhibit
Posted in Arts, Children, Massachusetts on November 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »

When Amelia started to crawl, I moved Mirabelle’s ten pounds of legos out of the girls’ room and into the living room. I feared that the tiny brightly colored pieces would make too tempting a snack for an infant…
Hill Orchards: Pick Your Own Apples, Peaches and Plums
Posted in Children, Farms, Johnston on September 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In our few years in Rhode Island, apple picking has become one of our fall traditions. We’ve gone to Jaswell’s Farm, which has a great farm stand and pasteurizes their own cider, and Sweet Berry Farm, which I love for their cafĂ©/farm stand (their pumpkin muffins are addictive). This year, to try something new (and because we heard they still had peaches), we headed to Hill Orchards in Johnston, RI…

