Whether your child is starting a new school, entering a new grade, or you just want to get more involved the year, these tips will help you and your child feel like part of the school family in no time.
Color us happy. Eight of our beloved local creatives offer Hawai‘i-inspired sketches and doodles that kids can customize at home.
Before you start writing your child’s name on all 64 crayons, see these six hacks from local parents for this back-to-school headache.
Art, music, math or sports. No matter what your child loves how can you be the best inspiration on the sidelines?
Make your life easier with drip-free ice pops, no-mess bacon, perfect-peel eggs and more.
Join our #ChalkYourWalkHI challenge this spring to spread aloha in your neighborhoods.
Recording family history can be a fun and fascinating project for keiki and kūpuna. Here are tips for how to start, what to ask and how to turn storytime into history time.
An O‘ahu dad has words of wisdom for his only child who will start college on the Mainland during the coronavirus pandemic.
Photo: Courtesy of Laura Dornbush You have worn many hats during the COVID-19 pandemic—parent, teacher, concierge, short- order cook, to name a few—but I bet you never thought hairstylist would be one of them. Of course, if you are like…
Photo: Hawaiʻi Department of Education (Updated May 28, 2020) Although public schools in Hawaiʻi officially end Thursday, May 28, keiki will continue receiving free meals at select locations through Friday, July 17, as part of the Seamless Summer Option, a meal distribution program…
How do adults teach keiki in Hawai‘i to have social emotional skills? Plus, advice from a mom whose child died in the Sandy Hook School shooting.
Art by James Nakamura While the world is coming together to fight the mother of all viruses, I—a mother—am fighting the urge to not lose my **** with my teenage daughter. My angry adolescent somehow blames me, not her dad, for ruining…
Springtime parties and bunny sightings may have been canceled due to the lockdown, but that shouldn’t stop your keiki from having fun this Easter. Join HONOLULU Family as we roll out a Virtual Easter Egg Hunt! Every day this week, at least one post on HONOLULU…
Social distancing. Dance parties. Yard workouts. Gaming with grandma. Here’s how kids stay entertained while parents stay sane.
Photos: Christi YoungMy home office is now in the kitchen. My view is a messy bulletin board, oven and counters I need to clean. Editor's Note: Wednesday, March 18, the state Department of Education announced that public schools will remain…
Photos by Cathy Cruz-George Every year, my art-obsessed daughter gets excited when the Pow! Wow! Hawaiʻi street festival comes to town. Dozens of artists from the state and across the globe come together for one week to create wall-sized murals in Kakaʻako—which happens to be our…
She’s the 2020 champion of the Children’s Miracle Network for Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children.
Photo: Courtesy of Hawaiʻi Children's Discovery Center UPDATE on Monday, Feb. 24: The Hawaiʻi Children's Discovery Center's leaders have informed HONOLULU Family that the City and County of Honolulu will allow them to continue hosting Keiki Swap Meets in Kaka'ako Park. Children no…
Photo: Courtesy of Girl Scouts of Hawaii Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi is getting ready to hit up your local neighborhood and grocery stores with Girl Scout Cookie sales. This year, the cookie program has a new flavor and bold, new packaging. The new flavor? Lemon-Ups, a crispy, lemony confection baked with inspirational…
Photo: Getty Images Do your children attend public or charter schools? The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) wants to know how satisfied you are with the school system. Over the next few weeks, students in grades 3-12 will get hard copies of the School…
The no-screen experiment.
Photo: Courtesy of Keiki KaukauMore Keiki Kaukau set, $35 Infusing more local love into our keiki’s playtime is one of those resolutions we try to work on all year round. So, we were thrilled to hear that O‘ahu mom and…
Illustration: Getty Images Is your home filled with holiday décor, half-opened gifts and school papers from last semester? Now is a great time to declutter! For tips, we turned to Nancy Nino, owner of Aloha Organizers: 1. Dig Deep. Decluttering…
Photo: Getty Images My 3-year-old son, Duke, is asking Santa for a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Action Figure and Daniel Tiger Trolley this year. Of course, I know he’ll play with the toys for two weeks and then they will…
