Discover Rhode Island, enjoy free summer activities, and win great prizes!
Date: May 22, 2011
Time: 11:00 am until 3:00 pm
- Free Health Screenings, Kid’s Obstacle Course and Appearances by Dr. Health
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- United Healthcare (Free Hasbro toy - to all registered children under age 18 who complete the screenings and obstacle course)
- Watchable Wildlife:
- Tree Identification:
- DEM Forestry Self-Guided Activity
- Healthy Kids Cooking Demonstration:
- Kids First RI sponsored by the DEM Division of Agriculture
- Naturalist Program:
- Kayaking:
- $10 per person/hour [Eastern Mountain Sports]
- Fishing and Fishing Lessons:
- DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Horseback Riding:
- $25 per person/hour, limited to the first 40 Pursuit registered riders; ticket required; minimum age is 8 years old
[Sunset Stables]
- Pony Rides:
- $3 per child and Equestrian Information [Sunset Stables]
- Trout Stocking Demonstration:
- DEM Division Fish & Wildlife (Kid’s can help stock the pond)
- Swimming:
- In Olney Pond Beach [Self-Guided Activity]
- Walking:
- Around the 2.5 mile loop around Olney Pond [Self-Guided Activity]
- Free Healthy Drink Samples:
- Free New England Clam Chowder:
- Blount Fine Foods (Registered families only—coupon required)
- John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Information Cart:
- Featuring National Parks Service and partners with putting activity
- Recreational Sport Fishing, Hunting and Shooting Information:
- Compliments of the Federated Rhode Island Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc. with raffles of fishing equipment
- Make & Take Arts and Crafts, Music and Tunes the Turtle:
- Radio Disney:
- 1:30 to 3:00 – Music Games and Prizes – Sponsored by WIC RI
- Big Sisters of Rhode Island Exhibit
- Appearance by PAWS, the Pawtucket Red Sox Mascot:
- Recycling Info and Appearances by MaxMan, the Recycling Super Hero:
- Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
- Martial Arts Demonstration:
- Conduct Forest Meteorology Experiments
- with the University of Connecticut
- Explore environmental and nature topics like insects, plants, water quality, and wind with
- Raffles: