Category Archives: excursions

Field Trip: Back to the deCordova

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

We took advantage of an absolutely beautifully mild February day during the kids’ break week and returned to the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. (Our first visit, in the summertime, is described here.) This time, we made sure to find … Continue reading →

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Field Trip: Explore This Museum!

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Yesterday we all visited the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum of Art for a family open house. Various activities were going on throughout the afternoon. When we arrived, a Tours for Tots group was just gathering. G noticed … Continue reading →

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Summer Field Trips

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

It wasn’t my plan to let three weeks go by without posting; my kids and I have been enjoying the last month of summer, spending lots of time outdoors, often at the beach. Today is the last day of summer … Continue reading →

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Field Trip: deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

I’ve been wanting to visit the deCordova for a while now, and it’s on our summer list. (As a bonus, it’s free on summer weekdays, so if you’re anywhere in the area, now’s the time to visit!) This was my … Continue reading →

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Field Trip: Open Artist Studio

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

I saw in our local paper that a mill that now is home to many artist studios would be having Open Studio afternoons throughout the summer, so I thought I’d take the kids to see some artists at work. Do … Continue reading →

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Planning Ahead

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Even though my kids have three weeks (too much!) of school left, our minds are on summer. Every summer (and family vacation, and holiday season) I check in with everyone in the family to see what we all want to … Continue reading →

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Punching Tin

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

Materials: Scrap wood, flashing, hammer, nail or awl This is sort of a cheat, because I didn’t have to do anything for this except take my kids to opening weekend at a nearby historical homesite. The festivities included an encampment … Continue reading →

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Field Trip: Boston Museum of Science

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

This was not a destination focused on art and creativity, like the other field trips I’ve posted about. And yet, when we took in the newly redesigned area around the Planetarium, I was struck by this close-up image of Jupiter’s … Continue reading →

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Collaboration!!

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Collaboration ’11 opened at the Jamestown Arts Center Friday night. We missed the opening, so we went this weekend to see the boys’ artwork. I thought it would be so exciting for them to see their work hanging on the … Continue reading →

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Field Trip: Metamorphosis

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

I decided the flu and the lingering coughs had taken too much of a toll on us all for us to travel to see Mo Willems at the Carle Museum last weekend. Instead, we stayed a bit closer to home … Continue reading →

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