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Keiki Craft: Decorative Clothespins

Supplies: • Four clothespins • Heavy cardstock or chipboard (for clothespin holder) • Decorative cardstock • Ribbon (3/8-inches or same size as the width of the clothespin) • Merikan double-sided tape • Magnet strips (self-adhesive) • Scissors Directions: Making the…

Cover Kids Search 2012 Event Schedule

  FINAL EVENT!  16 Cover Kid winners will be announced. Fun begins promptly at noon. Lots of free giveaways. Bounce house fun for little ones. Dads can enjoy a cool car show. Moms can enjoy some holiday shopping. Please park…

The Smurfs in 3D

The Smurfs is a trip down memory lane, with the all the familiar characters – Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Gargamel and even his kitty sidekick Azrael, to name a few. The little blue creatures even sing the same tune we all…

Giving the Gift of Life

What if your baby could save a life the day he or she is born? Your donation to the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank can make this happen.The Hawaii Cord Blood Bank is an independent, non-profit, community service organization whose mission…

How a Sense of Time Develops

How a sense of time develops0 to 2 “I GO NOW!” Be Consistent For the first six months or so, consistent, responsive interactions with parents help babies make order out of chaos and organize themselves. Reading and responding to babies'…

Learning, Play & Your 4- to 7- Month-Old

Learning, Play & Your 4- to 7- Month-Old What Babies Are Learning By 4 months old, your baby has learned to recognize you and familiar caregivers, focus and pay attention to things, and actively engage your attention. Your infant will…

After-School Fun & Enrichment

after-school programs After-School Programs What are your kids doing after the school bell rings? For working parents, figuring out where kids go after school can be a challenge. Depending on a child's age and maturity, you may need to arrange…

Back-to-School Readiness

Battling the Butterflies As with any new or potentially unsettling situation—like starting school for the first time or entering a new grade or new school—allow kids time to adjust. Remind them that everyone feels a little nervous about the first…

Editor’s Page: Going, Going Gone

Helen and her girls It seems that summer is slipping away too fast. My daughters are enjoying the challenges of two great summer-school courses—Techno Scribes, a writing class that aims to ignite creativity through the use of technology, and Reading…

Keiki Craft: Summer Pin

Summery Pin Supplies: • Paper flowers (different sizes) • ½-inch or ¾-inch Pom Pom (color of your choice) • Two 10 mm moving eyes • Stamen • Pin backing • Craft glueSummer PinDirections: 1. Stack and glue the paper flowers on top of each other…

July 2011 Kids' Club Giveaways

Dog Days of Summer Dog Days of Summer Join Clifford on fun-filled adventures and learn valuable lessons about friendship and loyalty in Clifford the Big Red Dog: Dog Days of Summer ($14.98, Lionsgate Home Entertainment). In these five playful stories,…

One-Stop Shopping Ease

Back to School Shopping As a kid, the new school year was always marked with fun back-to-school shopping with my parents. It was thrilling to get new school supplies—notebooks, pencils, folders, rulers, glue, etc.—even a brand-new backpack and shiny new…

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