Homegrown Science: Make Your Own Foam Rainbow
Simple kitchen ingredients create an interactive, colorful bubbling introduction to gas.
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Homegrown Science: Make a Pizza Box Solar Oven
Capture the power of the sun to make an afternoon snack or camp-worthy dessert.
Education Cheat Sheet: What is a Makerspace?
It’s not just arts and crafts. This is what maker-centered learning really teaches your keiki.
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.…
We Tried It! The Home Depot Kids Workshops
Photo: By Laura Dornbush Where: The Home Depot Kids Workshop, Honolulu location. Who: A mom and her 2-year-old son. When: The first saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon. I first heard about The Home Depot Kids Workshops from a friend…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-April 24, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Hawaiʻi Bicycling League Facebook pageDon your helmets! The kid-friendly Haleʻiwa Aloha Fun Ride is this Sunday on the North Shore. YMCA Community Birthday Parties Here’s a new vocabulary word for your kids: sesquicentennial. It means “150th anniversary,”…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Aug. 29, 2018
Photo: Courtesy of Okinawan FestivalAt the Okinawan Festival this weekend, keiki can take pictures wearing traditional kimono while holding paranku hand drums. Okinawan Festival You won’t need sunscreen and bug repellant at this year’s Okinawan Festival. The popular event has…
Our Guide: Bishop Museum
Photo: By Tina YuenAt the Science Adventure Center, kids learn about snails, insects and other creatures. Where: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Who: A mom and dad; their 6-year-old girl and twin boys, 4. When: A weekday morning. Allow for at…
We Tried It: UH Institute for Astronomy Open House
Photo: Jennifer Carlile Dalgamouni What: Institute for Astronomy Open House Where: UH Institute for Astronomy in Mānoa, 2680 Woodlawn Drive. When: 1 to 3 p.m. at last year's event in 2017. Who: Mom, Dad, 4- and 6-year-old boys, joined by two…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-March 14, 2018
Photo: Bishop Museum Fall in Love with Science Preregister now to visit Bishop Museum for free and try out dozens of hands-on activities this Sunday. We tried it last year and our boys had a blast going from booth to…
We Tried It: "Expedition: Dinosaur"
Photo: Jennifer Carlile DalgamouniClimb inside a T-rex's mouth at Bishop Museum's new exhibit. What: Expedition: Dinosaur Where: Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St. Who: Two adults, 7-year-old and 5-year-old boys and a 10-year-old girl When: Friday evening, 4 to 6:30 p.m.,…
Make It: Science Party Fun Slime Experiments
Decorations are just half of the party. Mix up some slime (and explain how it works) for messy, educational fun!
Make It: Science Party Fun With Dry Ice
Nothing puts the "oooo" into a science-themed party than the sizzle and smoke-like vapors of dry ice. Here are three ways to have fun with this dramatic ingredient.