KidsWannaGo — Things to Do with Kids in Rhode Island

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Updated Tue 10/13/2026

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 07 - SEPTEMBER 13, 2026

From Pancakes and Pajamas at East Smithfield Public Library to Storytime for ages 2-5 @ Conimicut Branch at Warwick Public Library and Roger Williams Park Urban Naturalist Hikes with the Museum of Natural History at Providence Community Events.

MONDAY - 9/7

Coventry Parks & Recreation, Coventry
Cumberland Public Library, Cumberland
  • 10:00am — Mondays with Molly info
  • 10:00am — Homeschool Hub: How to Make a Fairy Tale info
  • 10:00am — Homeschool Hub: How to BREAK a Fairy Tale info
  • 5:30pm — Halloween Costume Swap info
  • 6:00pm — Library Chef: Spooky Flatbread Pizza Fun (Virtual Class) info
  • 6:00pm — Love, Laugh, and Hug with Lucy Lu! info
Davisville Free Library, North Kingstown
East Smithfield Public Library, Smithfield — Cardboard Creations with the Chomp Saw at 3:30pm info
Harmony Library, Glocester
  • 4:30pm — Books with Moose Session 1 info
  • 4:50pm — Books with Moose Session 2 info
  • 5:10pm — Books with Moose Session 3 info
Hope Library, Scituate
John Brown House Museum, Providence — Museum of Work & Culture’s Labor Day Open House at 10:00am open house
Louttit Library, West Greenwich — TBA at - name: Storytime join us
Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, Johnston
  • 10:00am — Drop-in Toddler Storytime (no sign-ups needed) info
  • 10:00am — Turtle Time Story Time info
  • 10:30am — Baby Time info
  • 3:45pm — Family Favorites Book Club info
  • 4:00pm — STEAM (ages 6-9) info
  • 4:30pm — Chess Club (Ages 8 - 14) info
  • 6:00pm — American Girl Book Club info
  • 6:00pm — Tween Scene: Paper Squishies (Grades 4-6) info
Museum of Work & Culture, Woonsocket — Museum of Work & Culture’s Labor Day Open House at 10:00am labor day
North Kingstown Free Library, North Kingstown
  • - name: Registration Opens September 14th for the first Fall Storytime Session! — TBA storytime
  • 10:00am — Mother Goose Story Time mother goose
  • 1:30pm — Preschool Math (afternoon) preschool math
Providence Community Events, Providence — Drawing Wild at the Museum of Natural History at 1:00pm drawing wild
Rocky Point Farm, Warwick — Pawpaw Fruit Stand at 5:00pm more info here
Warwick Public Library, Warwick
  • 3:30pm — Reading with Paws from the Heart- For kids who are practicing reading info
  • 5:00pm — Children's Drop-In Craft @ Apponaug Branch info
Woonsocket Harris Public Library, Woonsocket — Monday Sensory Play at 10:00am sensory play

TUESDAY - 9/8

Art Studio - Art Box Studio & Retail Gallery - Burrillville, Burrillville
Barrington Books, Barrington — DOG MAN Meet & Greet at 03:30pm meet and greet
Coventry Parks & Recreation, Coventry — Youth Instructional Pickleball at 5:00pm youth pickleball
Cumberland Public Library, Cumberland
  • 10:00am — A Very Merry Unbirthday Party info
  • 10:00am — Babies and Books in the Community Room info
  • 6:30pm — Chess for Kids info
East Smithfield Public Library, Smithfield
  • 10:30am — September Tiny Tots Story Time info
  • 3:30pm — Snap Circuit Sounds info
  • 3:30pm — Snap Circuit Lights info
  • 3:30pm — Escape the Library info
  • 3:30pm — Bloxels — Build Your Own Games, info
  • 3:30pm — It's Alive! Robot Hand info
  • 3:30pm — Agamographs info
  • 3:30pm — Marble Maze info
  • 4:00pm — Ping Pong info
Harmony Library, Glocester
  • 5:00pm — Science with Ms. Jen: Graffiti Robots info
  • 5:00pm — Pokemon Lantern info
Hope Library, Scituate — POKÉMON TRAINER TUESDAYS at 5:30pm pokemon trainer
Louttit Library, West Greenwich — TBA at - name: STEAM: Periscopes explore steam
Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, Johnston
  • 10:30am — Toddler Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Halloween Storytime for Toddlers info
  • 3:00pm — Tech Tuesday with Tyler info
  • 4:00pm — Back to School Craft info
  • 6:00pm — Book Club for Kids: I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis info
  • 6:00pm — Pop Up Art: Felted Pumpkin Hoops info
  • 9:00am — United Way Outreach Van info
North Kingstown Free Library, North Kingstown
Warwick Public Library, Warwick
  • 10:30am — Storytime for ages 2-5 @ Conimicut Branch info
  • 10:30am — Baby Storytime Newborn to 24 Months info
  • 2:30pm — Pumpkin Creation info
  • 3:30pm — Storytime for ages 2-5 @ Norwood Branch info
  • 6:00pm — Warwick Library Scouts- A New Monthly Club for Curious Kids info
  • 9:00am — Weekly Drop-in Craft @ Norwood Branch info

WEDNESDAY - 9/9

Art Studio - Art Box Studio & Retail Gallery - Burrillville, Burrillville
Barrington Books, Barrington — Author Discussion with Doug Most at 06:00pm join us
Colaluca Family Campground, Foster — Corn Hole at 7pm play cornhole
Coventry Parks & Recreation, Coventry — Multi-Media Crafting at 5:00pm crafting
Cumberland Public Library, Cumberland
  • 10:00am — Yoga Storytime with Create Power Yoga info
  • 10:00am — Ballet Class with Heritage Ballet 10AM info
  • 11:00am — Ballet Class with Heritage Ballet 11AM info
  • 6:00pm — Library Chef: Chicken Salad Sandwich (Virtual Class) info
  • 6:00pm — Library Chef: Stir-Fry Honey Chicken and Veg (Virtual Class) info
  • 6:30pm — Comic Book Club for Kids info
  • 6:30pm — Community Craft Night info
  • 7:30pm — Library Chef: Sourdough Basics: Cheesy Biscuits (Virtual Class) info
  • 7:30pm — Library Chef: Asian Sticky Orange Chicken (Virtual Class) info
Davisville Free Library, North Kingstown
East Smithfield Public Library, Smithfield
  • 10:30am — September Preschool Story Time info
  • 3:30pm — 3D Doodler info
  • 3:30pm — Rolling Robots Obstacle Course info
  • 3:30pm — Lego Dream Playground info
  • 3:30pm — Spooky Collage Silhouette info
  • 3:30pm — Kinex info
  • 4:00pm — Polymer Clay Play info
  • 6:00pm — Meet our New 3D Printer, the PRUSA Core One L info
Harmony Library, Glocester — Preschool Storytime at 11:00am info
Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, Johnston
  • 10:00am — Drop-in Baby & Toddler Playtime info
  • 10:30am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Halloween Storytime for Preschoolers info
  • 4:00pm — Art Smart (ages 8-12) info
  • 4:00pm — Art Show Art Smart (ages 8-12) info
  • 6:00pm — Drop-in Style Pajama Storytime for Kids info
  • 9:30am — Drop-in Baby Storytime (no sign ups needed) info
North Kingstown Free Library, North Kingstown
Providence Community Events, Providence — Wee-One Wednesdays at 9:00am wee ones
Warwick Public Library, Warwick
  • 10:00am — No School Day Craft info
  • 10:00am — Preschool Storytime - Ages 3-5 info
  • 10:00am — Halloween Preschool Storytime - Ages 3-5 info
  • 9:30am — Caregiver & Baby Play Date @ Conimicut Branch info
Woonsocket Harris Public Library, Woonsocket — Linda Brunetti Autism Project Table at 10:00am autism project

THURSDAY - 9/10

Ballet RI (Festival Ballet Providence), Providence — The Nutcracker at 10:00am - Discover Dance showtimes info
Barrington Books, Barrington — STORYTIME at 10:00am join in
Colaluca Family Campground, Foster
Coventry Parks & Recreation, Coventry
Cumberland Public Library, Cumberland
  • 10:00am — Family Storytime info
  • 7:00pm — Where the Paletero Man Goes: A Journey of Neighborhood, Music, and Art with Lucky Diaz info
  • 8:00pm — Paletero Man: un viaje por el barrio, la música y el arte con Lucky Diaz info
East Smithfield Public Library, Smithfield
  • 12:00pm — Watercolor Fun info
  • 6:00pm — Tabletop Game Night info
  • 6:00pm — Pancakes and Pajamas info
  • 6:00pm — Kindergarten Countdown info
FUNdamentals, LLC - play center - East Providence, RI, USA, East Providence — Hand Embroidery Workshop at 6:00pm embroidery workshop
Harmony Library, Glocester
  • 10:30am — Play Doh Pals info
  • 11:15am — Get Ready for Kindergarten! info
  • 5:00pm — Hayride Storytime info
Louttit Library, West Greenwich — TBA at - name: Lego Club build creations
Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, Johnston
  • - name: United Van visit moved to 9/29 — TBA info
  • 10:00am — Early Years Playgroup info
  • 10:30am — Preschool Storytime (FULL) info
  • 10:30am — Preschool Storyhour info
  • 5:00pm — Halloween Boo Bash & Trick or Treating at the Library (for Kids & Families) info
North Kingstown Free Library, North Kingstown — Teen Drop-In Gaming at 3:00pm teen gaming
The Arctic Playhouse, West Warwick — Little Women at 7:30pm buy tickets
Warwick Public Library, Warwick
  • 10:00am — Learning Spanish Storytime With Solé For Babies to Preschool info
  • 2:00pm — Lego Club @ Apponaug Branch info
  • 5:30pm — The Great Pumpkin Walk info

FRIDAY - 9/11

Ballet RI (Festival Ballet Providence), Providence — In Motion at 7:00pm showtimes info
Colaluca Family Campground, Foster
Community Players, Pawtucket — Bye Bye Birdie at 7:30pm buy tickets
Coventry Parks & Recreation, Coventry — Kids' Club at 6:00pm kids club
Cumberland Public Library, Cumberland — Homeschool Hub: Frankenstein a Fairy Tale at 10:00am info
Davisville Free Library, North Kingstown
East End Theatre & Performing Arts, East Providence — Junior Stage: Beetlejuice Jr at 7:00pm junior stage
East Smithfield Public Library, Smithfield
  • 1:00pm — FOL Used Book and Indoor Yard Sale info
  • 3:00pm — Handicraft Club info
FUNdamentals, LLC - play center - East Providence, RI, USA, East Providence — TBA at - name: Music Together® at Fundamentals music together
Harmony Library, Glocester — Toddler Storytime at 10:30am info
Hope Library, Scituate
Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, Johnston
  • 10:00am — Free Play Friday info
  • 11:00am — Preschool Science info
  • 6:00pm — Glow in the Dark Halloween Mini Golf info
  • 9:30am — Fine Motor Friday for ages 3-5 info
Providence Community Events, Providence — Betsey Williams Cottage Open Houses at 10:00am open houses
Warwick Public Library, Warwick
  • 10:00am — Preschool Storytime- Ages 3-5 @Apponaug info
  • 3:00pm — Building Club @ Norwood Branch info
Woonsocket Harris Public Library, Woonsocket — Tunes & Tales for Tots at 11:00am tunes tales tots

SATURDAY - 9/12

Art Studio - Art Box Studio & Retail Gallery - Burrillville, Burrillville
Artists' Exchange, Cranston
  • - name: ROOTSTOCK — TBA tickets
  • 11:00am — CYANOTYPE PRINTS sign up
  • 11:00am — UPCYCLED WEARABLES sign up
  • 1:30pm — AFRO-LATIN DANCE WORKSHOP sign up
Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum, Warwick — Who Dunnit? at 5:00pm join in
Colaluca Family Campground, Foster
Coventry Parks & Recreation, Coventry
Cumberland Parks & Recreation, Cumberland
  • 10:00am — Radical Robots (Mad Science) explore robots
  • 10:00am — Fall 2026 Historic Cemetery Cleanup - Week 1 cleanup week 1
  • 10:00am — Fall 2026 Historic Cemetery Cleanup - Week 2 cleanup week 2
  • 10:00am — Fall 2026 Historic Cemetery Cleanup - Week 3 cleanup week 3
Cumberland Public Library, Cumberland
  • 10:30am — Rock-A-Baby! info
  • 11:00am — Paws to Read info
  • 1:30pm — Crafternoon: Wooden Fall Frames info
East Smithfield Public Library, Smithfield
  • 10:30am — Jewelry Making Open Studio info
  • 11:00am — LEGO Party info
  • 12:00pm — Friendship Bracelets info
Franklin Farm, Cumberland — 11th Annual Harvest Festival & Tractor Show at 10:00am - 4:00pm harvest festival
Harmony Library, Glocester — Sea Glass Picture Frames at 10:30am info
John Brown House Museum, Providence
  • 10:00am — Our World: Worldwide Day of Play at the Museum at the John Brown House day of play
  • 10:00am — Our World: Worldwide Day of Play at the Museum of Work & Culture day of play
  • 10:30am — Roots of Revolution Walking Tour with Scott Alexander walking tour
  • 10:30am — Providence During the Revolutionary War Walking Tour with Scott Alexander walking tour
  • 11:00am — Family Ties and Industrial Bonds: A Walking Tour with NPS Park Ranger Allison Horricks walking tour
  • 11:00am — HerStory: Historic Women of the East Side Walking Tour walking tour
  • 1:00pm — Stitching Women’s History: An Art & History Workshop art workshop
Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, Johnston
  • 10:00am — Charles Whipple Greene Museum Open info
  • 10:00am — Pirate Storytime for Kids ages 4-10 (Registration required) info
  • 10:00am — Saturday Storytime for Littles (Drop-in style - no sign ups needed) info
  • 10:00am — Sensory Playtime for Kids info
  • 10:30am — Flutter, Grow, and Fly! info
  • 10:30am — Pirate Day for Kids & Families info
  • 10:30am — Drop-in Baby & Toddler Playtime: Saturday Edition info
  • 1:15pm — Lego Club for Kids info
  • 2:00pm — Art Smart Jr. (ages 7-8) info
  • 2:00pm — Art Show Art Smart Jr. (ages 7-8) info
  • 3:00pm — Wes' Comic Club info
  • 3:30pm — Art Smart Jr. (ages 5-6) info
  • 3:30pm — Art Show Art Smart Jr. (ages 5-6) info
  • 9:00am — Regular Saturday hours return. The library will be open 9 am to 4 pm on Saturdays. info
Museum of Work & Culture, Woonsocket
  • 10:00am — Our World: Worldwide Day of Play at the Museum at the John Brown House worldwide day
  • 10:00am — Our World: Worldwide Day of Play at the Museum of Work & Culture worldwide day
  • 11:00am — Family Ties and Industrial Bonds: A Walking Tour with NPS Park Ranger Allison Horricks family ties
  • 1:00pm — Stitching Women’s History: An Art & History Workshop stitching history
North Kingstown Free Library, North Kingstown
Pezza Farm, Johnston — Feed the Herd Hayrides at 11:00am feed the herd
Pontiac Free Library, Warwick — TBA at - name: Toddler Storytime and Craft! join in
Providence Community Events, Providence — Planetarium Show at the Museum of Natural History at 2:00pm planetarium show
Warwick Public Library, Warwick
  • 10:00am — URI Master Gardeners Free Soil Testing info
  • 10:00am — Saturday Sensory Play info
  • 10:30am — Saturday Baby Storytime info
  • 2:30pm — Saturday Baby Storytime TIME CHANGE 2:30 p.m. this day info
  • 9:00am — Friends of the Library Craft & Vendor Fair info
  • 9:00am — Friends of the Library Book Sale info

SUNDAY - 9/13

Coventry Parks & Recreation, Coventry — TBA at - name: Day trip to Salem! day trip
Franklin Farm, Cumberland — 11th Annual Harvest Festival & Tractor Show (Rain Date) at 10:00am - 4:00pm harvest festival
Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, Johnston — Sweet Harvest and Harmony at 2:00pm info
Providence Community Events, Providence — Roger Williams Park Urban Naturalist Hikes with the Museum of Natural History at 10:00am hikes
Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), Providence — TBA at - name: Wild Kratts LIVE! 2.0: Activate Creature Power! wild kratts
Stadium Theatre, Woonsocket — TBA at - name: Rosebud Reptiles: A Creepy Creature Experience creature experience

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