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Grab & Go — Great Places To Take The Kids
JohnstonPatch has your list of weekend events and activities for the little ones.
Summer Camp: The W. Alton Jones Campus of the University of Rhode Island hosts a summer camp open house May 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are programs from kids from 5 to 17 years old set on the 2,300-acre campus, way down in West Greenwich.
Crafts At Mohr: Marian J. Mohr Library continues its weekly drop-in craft program on May 7 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Try not to stick your hands together.
Not Too Late To Skate: Smithfield Ice Rink is still open for public skating; this week it'll be open on May 8 from noon to 2 p.m. Admission $3, skate rentals $5.
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Moms Play Free: May 8 is Mother's Day, and the Providence Children's Museum is offering free admission for moms and grandmothers. Kids can create fabric art between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; wonder how many of them will say "I Love You Mom."
Special Mom's Day At RWP-Z: Roger Williams Park Zoo has two Mother's Day events scheduled this weekend:
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- Free admission on May 7 and 8 (when accompanied by a child), with a whole list of activities covering both days;
- Mother's Day Brunch on May 8; seatings are 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m. Registration and pre-payment required.
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