Make your guests feel special at Thanksgiving with cute, keiki-created place cards. Materials Small pumpkins and gourds Googly eyes Yellow and red felt Hot glue gun Toothpicks Index cards Instructions Write each guest's name on an index card. Attach…
Who doesn't love the cute little Minions from Despicable Me? Here's a Valentine idea suitable for girls and boys of all ages.
Upcycle holiday cards, wrapping and illustrations into a box to hold all your wishes for a new year.
Make fun memories with this simple craft that turns your child’s handprint into a festive keepsake.
Capture your child’s signature in an ornament you’ll keep on your tree for years to come.
Bats, Mummies, Frankensteins? Oh my!
Make marble eggs with just two ingredients and seven messy but fun steps.
Do you have a color printer, some lined-paper and some tape? Then you and your child can make a simple Christmas Countdown Calendar. It's also a good way for little ones to practice their cutting skills! Directions 1. We Googled “Santa Face”…
As keiki eagerly anticipate Christmas, make counting down the days a fun event for whole family. Photo: Michele AucelloThe elves often arrive to help with our Christmas traditions. Hang an Ornament Each Day We have a little wooden advent calendar…
When it comes to the holidays, my family hits the ground running. As soon as Halloween is over, we start thinking about Thanksgiving. The Thankful Tree is a good way to channel creative energy and reminds us all of the…
Every year, between Halloween and Thanksgiving, we write down what we are thankful for. We usually post our notes on a Thankful tree. This year we will try something different—we will hide our notes and try to guess who wrote…
Photo: Samaritanspurse.orgChildren receiving shoeboxes. Editorʻs Note: This blog was updated for 2020. Operation Christmas Child is run by a humanitarian organization called Samaritan’s Purse. Participants fill a shoebox with gifts for a girl or a boy in another country, wrap it…
Looking for more healthy Halloween treats? Try cheese witches brooms and 5 other neat ideas to dress up everything from your pizza to fruit cups.
Photo: Michele Aucello Here's an easy craft you can do with your child. Make an extra one for a for a spooky bestie necklace. Materials White glue Wax paper Permanent marker String Scissors Small beads (optional) Photo: Michele Aucello Directions…
My kids are still filling and hiding plastic eggs for each other, even though Easter is clearly over. I've seen a few make-your-own egg ideas on Pinterest that look fun, so I enlisted the kids to help make our own…
Try something new this spring. Use colorful Washi tape to cover your Easter eggs.
Turn orphaned socks into cute, snuggly Easter decorations.
We saw some Minion Easter eggs on Pinterest and had to give them a try.
Courtesy: Punahou School On O‘ahu, the first weekend in February usually brings a town tradition of O-shaped malassadas, Portuguese bean soup, rides and shopping. The Punahou Carnival is Feb. 7 and Feb. 8 this year with the theme "Music Through…
Photo: Michele Aucello With Halloween just around the corner, the kids might be clamoring to carve pumpkins. Dig out your pumpkin carving tools and let them have a go with an apple. The bonus? Some shrunken heads that can be…
Photo: Michele Aucello Materials A branch from a tree Black paint Rocks A shallow basket Ornament hooks or paper clips Pumpkin foam shapes. Sharpie marker Glue gun Clay Directions Paint the tree branch black using poster paints. Once it is…
Local kids are learning from local businesses with exciting partnerships and projects.
Photo: Punahou School "The Greatest Show on Earth" is the theme of this year's Punahou Carnival, happening Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1 and 2. Get ready for thrill rides, games and chewy malassadas all weekend! If you haven't been to this popular…
I never thought I would be a rookie parent. As the youngest children in the family, my husband and I had 10 nieces and nephews to practice on for years. Before I was pregnant I had already changed innumerable diapers,…
