Lollipop Candied ApplesA Miniature Twist on a Sweet ClassicIngredients: (Unit) 4-inch lollipop sticks (Unit) Melon-ball scooper (Unit) Granny Smith apples (one apple makes about 8 mini apples) (Unit) Chocolate/vanilla/caramel meltable chips (microwavable chips) (Unit) Chopped macadamia nuts or peanuts and…
Mini Pineapple Upside-Down CakesThe perfect cakes for grazing at a partyIngredients:1 (Unit) box yellow cake mix 1 (Unit) light or dark brown sugar 1 (Unit) sticks butter (melted) 1 (Unit) cans crushed pineapple (drain juice and put to the side)…
Congratulations to the following kids who entered our January 2011 e-newsletter giveaway! Each won a $100 gift certificate from Quick Stars Tutoring! Xander Xander Isaac Isaac Riley Riley Ryen Ryen
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Bath & Body Works Hawaii Jennifer Thomas Ala Moana CenterHawaii’s Bath & Body Works countdown began on Sunday, May 1, with a store blessing that brought tears to the eyes of the management staff. Special guests, including VIP family and…
Bunny Bop!From the award-winning creator of The Big Comfy Couch comes a whimsical Web series featuring kids in bunny suits: Bunny Bop! Aimed at preschool-age toddlers, the five-minute episodes each tell a "Bunny Tale" and feature Buddy Bunny and his…
Photo Gallery: My Island Family and Me April 2011
Biz Kid$Biz Kid$ teaches children how to make and manage money. Produced by the creators of the Emy Award-winning series Bill Nye the Science Guy, Biz Kid$ stresses the importance of saving, budgeting, investing and giving back to the community.…
Movement & Coordination The reflexes they had just after birth start to disappear as babies this age gain more control over their movements and interact more with the people and things around them. What Can My Baby Do? During…
Home Economics There may be nothing as overwhelming as organizing your family finances. With childcare costs, mortgages, credit-card debt, college tuition, savings, investments … it's hard to know where to begin. But gaining control of your fiscal future now is…
A mere 7.3 percent of the state's public kindergarten classrooms had a majority of their students fully engaged and ready to learn on the first day of school, according to the 2010-2011 Hawaii State School Readiness Assessment. “Before age…
Womb to World For nine months, your baby was nurtured in the ideal sensory world of the womb. From this calm environment, your baby emerged into our busy, sensory world. At birth, human babies are less mature than almost any…
The Building Blocks for Early Learning Visit any toy store and you'll find rows upon rows of “educational” products with electronic lights and sounds, yet the humble building block can be just as entertaining and teach children many valuable lessons.…
Ivy Loves to Give, by Freya Blackwood Princess Says Goodnight, by Naomi Howland, illustrated by David Small Pirate Mom, by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Stephen Gilpin The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, by Barbara O’Connor NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and…