Tips for Family Weekend Fun

Tips for Family Weekend Fun

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 the Carousel Circuit.

Rhode Island is home to five carousels. Many play a significant role in carousel history.

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Price varies by location, some starting at $1 per ride. The Crescent Park Carousel recently closed for renovation will reopen this weekend with a grand opening celebration! Help your kids make a Carousel Passport Book with list or drawing of all the carousels. Plan to visit them all. Sticker or stamp the book after every visit.

Kido Tip 2. Have a Harry Potter Celebration.

Author J.K. Rowling's birthday is July 31 as well as the character Harry Potter from her acclaimed book series. Celebrate the wizarding world with your kids; read the books, watch a film, dress in costume, take a walk in an "enchanted forest" to find sticks for wands.

Turn your walk into a search for herbs and plants to be used in magic spells and potions or turn your trip into a hunt for he-who-can't-be-named. Afterwards head home or to a sweet shop for for some treats like chocolate frogs and butterbeer!

Kido Tip 3.  Shop back-to-school deals.

Required school supplies vary by class but always useful are glue sticks, crayons, markers, eraser, pencils, sharpeners, plastic folders, composition books, and re-usable water bottles. Teachers often need supplies as well so while prices are low pick up some Clorox wipes, Kleenex, and Dry-erase pens for the classroom.

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