things to do with kids in rhode island

WEEK OF JULY 20 - JULY 26, 2026

Name: Baking Camp for Children 8 – 14 Years Old
Start: 2026-07-20T09:00
Location: Newport Cooks - Newport Cooks

From Thursdays in the Garden: Owl in Five Stories with Historic Music of Newport at Green Animals Topiary Garden to Salt & Pepper Caddy with Elwood Donnelly at Bristol Art Museum and Wilbor House Tours at Little Compton Historical Society.

MONDAY - 7/20

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol

1:00pm, 3:30pm — Acrylic Painting with Kathy Thomas - Session III ♡ register session iii
1:00pm, 3:30pm — Acrylic Painting with Kathy Thomas - Session IV ♡ register session iv

Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth

10:30am - 11:15am — Summer Break Pokemon Club: Grades K-5 ♡ pokemon club
9:30am - 10:15am — Summer Yoga with Miss Jenny ♡ summer yoga

TUESDAY - 7/21

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — Proper Pruning with Arborist Paul Fletcher at 10:00am ♡ explore nature

Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton

10:30am — Baby and Toddler Playtime! ♡ playtime
1:00pm — Big Bubble Fun Tuesday ♡ bubble fun

Jane Pickens Theater, Newport

- name: Stand By Me 40th Anniversary — TBA ♡ summer of 86
- name: Top Gun (40th Anniversary) — TBA ♡ summer of 86
- name: Young Washington — TBA ♡ untold story

The Sailing Museum, Newport

10:00am — Sensory Friendly Hour at The Sailing Museum ♡ sensory hour
10:00am — Local Tuesdays at The Sailing Museum ♡ local tuesdays

WEDNESDAY - 7/22

Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Creative Collaging for Tweens and Teens at 10:00am ♡ create

Jane Pickens Theater, Newport

- name: Back To School — TBA ♡ summer of 86
- name: Jurassic Park — TBA ♡ dinosaur exhibits

Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown

3:30pm - 4:15pm — Free Wednesday Nature Walk ♡ explore nature
5:00pm - 7:00pm — Beach Bash ♡ join in

The Sailing Museum, Newport

11:00am — Story Hour Wednesdays at The Sailing Museum ♡ story hour
12:30pm — Rain Gutter Regattas at The Sailing Museum ♡ rain gutter regattas

historic vineyard, Tiverton — RADFIT Workout and Wine at 5:30pm ♡ workout and wine

THURSDAY - 7/23

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol

11:00am — Champion Tree Walk ♡ explore trees
5:00pm — Blithewold Annual Family Clambake ♡ family fun

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol

1:00pm, 3:30pm — Watercolor for Beginners (& up) with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Mini Landscapes ♡ register class
1:00pm, 4:00pm — Drawing without Drama with Rogeria Christmas ♡ register class

Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Constructing with Squigz & Joinks! at 10:30am ♡ build

Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth

10:30am — Time Traveling Tuesdays & Thursdays in the Garden ♡ explore garden
10:30am — Thursdays in the Garden: Owl in Five Stories with Historic Music of Newport ♡ music fun
10:30am — Thursdays in the Garden: Enchanted Gardens ♡ find fairies
10:30am — Thursdays in the Garden: Plants Dance! ♡ dance party
10:30am — Thursdays in the Garden: Fluttery Friends ♡ butterfly fun
10:30am — Thursdays in the Garden: Sense-sational Art ♡ create art

Jane Pickens Theater, Newport

- name: Brazil (Director's Cut) — TBA ♡ retro-future world
- name: Critters — TBA ♡ summer of 86
- name: O Brother, Where Art Thou? w/ Live Folk Concert by Princess June! — TBA ♡ live folk concert

Marble House, Newport — Time Traveling Tuesdays & Thursdays in the Garden at 10:30am ♡ time travel

The Sailing Museum, Newport — Family Movie Nights at The Sailing Museum at 5:00pm ♡ family movie nights

FRIDAY - 7/24

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Salt & Pepper Caddy with Elwood Donnelly at 12:00pm, 4:00pm ♡ register class

Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Cultural Survival Art Bazaar at 10:00am, 6:00pm ♡ view event

Jane Pickens Theater, Newport — TBA at - name: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey ♡ perilous journey

Little Compton Historical Society, Little Compton — Tavern Night! at 5:00pm - 8:00pm ♡ tavern night

SATURDAY - 7/25

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol

12:00pm, 3:00pm — Illustrated Storybooks with Emily Johnson ♡ register class
12:00pm, 3:00pm — Frame by Frame Animation with Emily Johnson ♡ register class
1:00pm, 2:30pm — Introduction to Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs ♡ register class
1:00pm, 4:00pm — Introduction to Pastels with Maureen Kennedy-Antonellis ♡ register class

Little Compton Historical Society, Little Compton

11:00am - 12:00pm — Native Led Tours of Awashonks’ Garden ♡ awashonks garden tours
2:00pm - 4:00pm — Wilbor House Tours ♡ wilbor house tours

Marble House, Newport — Drop-In Art Making at 11:00am ♡ art making

Prescott Farm, Middletown — Storytime at Rough Point: The Outermost Mouse at 10:30am - 11:30am ♡ storytime

Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren

10:00am — Family Reunion ♡ family reunion
10:00am — Warren Youth Mentor Program GYM GAMES ♡ gym games
12:00pm — Family picnic ♡ family picnic
2:00pm — East Bay Community Family Day ♡ family day

historic vineyard, Tiverton — UnWINEd Yoga with Danielle at 10:00am ♡ yoga with danielle

SUNDAY - 7/26

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — Bonsai Essentials 2: Workshop with Peter Olsen at 10:00am ♡ learn gardening

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Open Studio Time at 1:00pm, 3:30pm ♡ open studio

Jane Pickens Theater, Newport — TBA at - name: CatVideoFest 2026 ♡ cat videos

Newport Cooks - Newport Cooks, Newport — Baking Camp for Children 8 – 14 Years Old at 9:00am ♡ bake camp

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