Halloween Crafts for Families: Skeleton Hands
Hide these simple-to-make hands around the house for a scary surprise.
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Halloween Crafts for Honolulu Families: Cheesecloth Ghosts
Drape, spray and dry your way to these standout spooky ghosts.
Make It: Three Halloween Decorations Using Toilet Paper Tubes
Bats, Mummies, Frankensteins? Oh my!
5 Inspiring Places for Family Art Adventures in Honolulu
Amp up the excitement for art appreciation with these hands-on, larger-than-life outings across O‘ahu.
Local Artists Share 38 Printable Coloring Sheets That Are Fun, Fabulous and Free!
Color us happy. Eight of our beloved local creatives offer Hawai‘i-inspired sketches and doodles that kids can customize at home.
Keiki Artists Invited To Enter AlohaCare's 19th Annual Statewide Art Contest
Calling all keiki to enter their artwork expressing how they stay healthy in this year’s statewide art contest by AlohaCare.
Learn How to Make Your Own Lei Po‘o for Lei Day
May Day is Lei Day in Hawai‘i. Find out how to make a lei po‘o, also known as a haku lei, with tips from the team at Paiko and flowers from Cindy’s Lei and Flower Shoppe.
Make It: Marble Easter Eggs
Photo: David Croxford This three-step Easter egg coloring process is good for all ages. We suggest doing it in a ventilated area, nail polish fumes can be fairly strong. Materials Eggs. Use hard-boiled or plastic decorative eggs Nail polish, at…
Make It: Shaving or Whipped Cream Eggs
Photo: Janelle Kalawe-Ching Do your kids love making a mess? If so, they are sure to love this unconventional way to color Easter eggs using shaving or whipped cream and food coloring. Materials Shaving or whipped cream Gel food coloring…
Homegrown Science: Make Your Own Foam Rainbow
Simple kitchen ingredients create an interactive, colorful bubbling introduction to gas.
Homegrown Science: Make a Pizza Box Solar Oven
Capture the power of the sun to make an afternoon snack or camp-worthy dessert.
Make It with the Family: Play Snow for Building Snowmen in Hawai‘i
Pack away the Play Doh for the winter. This moldable snow smells great and is so simple kids can mix it up by themselves.
Make It: Shave Ice Pom Pom Ornament
Have an icy-cool yule with this merry and bright ornament.
Make It: Pineapple Syrup and Wrapping
Dress up a simple-to-make pineapple syrup in elegant, edible style with a covering of chocolate treats.
5 Easy and Fun Handmade Holiday Gifts
From peppermint-chocolate popcorn to fizzing sidewalk chalk, five budget-friendly and fun gift ideas for everyone on your list.
Make It: Fall Paper Pumpkin Patch
An autumn craft you can make in just minutes out of materials you may already have at home.
Halloween Crafts for Honolulu Families: Make a Muslin Mummy
Strike a spooky pose with a mummy you can wrap up in just four steps.
Art Class Made Easy: Fun and Easy Hawaiʻi Drawing Tutorials Keiki Will Love
Hawai‘i artist Karen Obuhanych teaches kids how to draw adorable lions, tiger and unicorns, oh my!
Make It: Let It Snow Photo Backdrop
Sew your own “snow scene” for a fun and playful Christmas photo op.
Halloween Crafts for Honolulu Families: 6 Pumpkin Carving Tips from a Master
We ask a master pumpkin carver how to make your jack-‘o-lantern last longer, fix a broken tooth in your design and the number one mistake most rookies make.
Halloween Crafts for Honolulu Families: How to Keep a Carved Pumpkin Fresh
5 ways to slow down pumpkin decay before Halloween.
Party Planning Guide: No-Slumber Sleep Under
Set up pillows, plush toys and pancakes for a pajama party under the (cut-out) stars.
Homegrown Science: Rock Candy Geodes
The Science Excessive amounts of sugar mixed with water create a supersaturated solution. When heated, molecules in the solution collide and stick to one another. This crystallization process is called nucleation.…
Party Idea: Sleepover Camp
Photos: Karen DB Photography Décor Set up brightly colored tents and a picnic table full of outdoor snacks, and ask happy campers to pack their own sleeping bags and favorite stuffed animals. Our keiki had a great time at a local…
