Join the Conversation!

Providence Children’s Museum is hosting two community conversations this fall to bring people together to talk about some of the issues affecting children’s opportunities for unstructured, self-directed play. The conversations are free and open to the public.

Making Places for Play
Thursday, November 5 • 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Join a discussion about how to build community, engage families and inspire child-directed play through placemaking. Hear from local people who have strengthened their communities by creating playgrounds, parks and gardens – including representatives from Brown Street Park in Providence, the Children’s Garden Network, Learning Community Charter School in Central Falls, and Ponaganset Middle School in North Scituate – and share your ideas.

Building Community
Wednesday, December 2 • 7:00 - 8:30 PM

By fostering strong communities, together we can give children more freedom to play. Hear from individuals who have built and sustained community in their neighborhoods and beyond – by organizing a neighborhood block party in Barrington, community events and gardens through Southside Community Land Trust in Providence, and monthly hikes with Rhode Island Families in Nature – and share your thoughts and strategies.

The conversations will be held at
Providence Children's Museum
100 South Street • Providence, RI 02903

Please join us! RSVP to Megan Fischer at fischer@childrenmuseum.org.

These conversations were inspired by discussion topics on the Museum's listserv, “PlayWatch: Connecting the Community to Promote Children’s Play.” To read the PlayWatch archives or to join the list, visit www.playwatch.org.