Celebrate Earth Activities

April 16, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Celebrate Earth during School Vacation
Monday, April 15-Friday, April 19, 2019

Before Earth Day, visit the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium for Earth Week! Explore what makes our planet so special with activity tables, demonstrations, crafts and daily planetarium shows at 2 PM. From the ground under your feet to the sky above, come celebrate planet Earth.

Questions about this event? Contact the Museum at (401) 680-7221 or email [email protected].

Special Earth Week Happenings

10 AM-4 PM: Earth Family Fun
Cost: Free with museum admission (admission is $2 per person; free ages 3 and younger)
Activities include: explore seeds on the move, learn about climate science, make a windsock, Celebrate Earth museum quest and more.

1 PM-2 PM: Dynamic Earth Activity Table
Cost: Free with museum admission
Join the museum’s educators to explore Earth science with your family. Have fun with hands-on activities and demonstrations.

2 PM: Earth’s Changing Climate (NEW Full Dome Planetarium Show)
Cost: $3.00 per person (includes museum admission). Children must be age 4 and older to enter the planetarium.
Discover how our planet’s climate affects–and is affected by–the sky, land, ice, sea, life and the people on Earth. The program will be followed by a brief tour of the night sky, using the planetarium’s Zeiss star projector. (General Audience)

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Calling all beginning and aspiring photographers: join us for a fun and informative fall foliage mobile photography workshop, where Roger Williams Park will be your subject! 

Local photographer and RWPC Program Manager José Ramirez (@jram9808) will offer his expertise and instruction before encouraging participants to explore and apply newly learned techniques to capture the beauty of the Park during the fall season! All you need is the camera on your phone.

This workshop is open to ages 10+, and those under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. This limited-capacity event is capped at 15 people, so RSVP to reserve your ticket before they run out (link in bio)!

📷  This Saturday, October 10 
🍂 10 AM – 12 PM
🍁 Meet outside the Clark Dalrymple Boathouse
Tomorrow is the official start of WALKtober at Roger Williams Park! 

All month long, every step counts toward your chance to win fun prizes! Keep track of your steps using the free STRAVA app (or method of your choice), and submit your MILEstone achievements of 6, 13.1, and 26.2 miles for a chance to win free tickets to the @rwpbotanicalcenter, @rwpzoo Holiday Lights, a seasonal Family Skating pass at the @providencerink, or park swag.

Hit the RWP trails for your daily walk, and get extra steps in by signing up for these events with @rwpmuseum, @stormwaterinnovationcenter, and our Friday Partner Peace Walks with @nonviolenceinstitute! Learn more and sign up by following the link in bio.

We're excited to present Walktober in partnership with @pvdparks and AARP Rhode Island.
Head over to the Temple to Music next Wednesday, September 30, from 12-2 PM to make art inspired by the beauty of the park! Julie Gearan hosts a free art activity, Slow Looking in Color and Line, with all the supplies provided. All experience levels are welcome!

Thank you to @risca1967 for helping make this event possible!
In August, we took a tour of the Roger Williams Park Produce Donation Garden with garden leaders Kim and Deb to see what they were harvesting! Sponsored by the @rwpbotanicalcenter and run by volunteer @urimastergardeners, this flourishing vegetable garden feeds the community by growing and donating fresh, organic produce to local food banks and kitchens, and serves as public education. 

They’re on track to grow over 3,500 pounds of food this year! 🍅🫑

The resourceful team of volunteers relies on help from the community. Visit the link in bio to learn more and see their wishlist of items ranging from lumber and hardware cloth to tools and supplies.

Stay tuned for part 2! 🌱
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