The Honolulu Museum of Art shuttle bus will offer free rides from Waikiki to the museum and Spalding House. The service will be offered through Nov. 27 (Tuesdays through Saturdays) with stops at the trolleys stops at The Modern Honolulu, the Trump International Hotel Waikiki and the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel. For more information, call 532-8700.
Month: October 2018
Harry Potter mania
Got a muggle at home? From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 12, Kaimuki Library is celebrating all things Harry Potter with a screening of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Then you can make a wand 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and play in a trivia game 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. There will also be photo ops and coloring sheets Visit https://www.librarieshawaii.
Grow a butterfly garden
Halawa Xeriscape Garden is giving out complimentary Purple Crown Flower seeds this month (available for pick up on Wednesdays and Saturdays). The flower is a favorite of the monarch butterfly. Visit the garden at 99-1268 Iwaena St. between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Details at www.facebook.com/BWSHXG
Go green
Greenpeace is giving free tours of their ship Arctic Sunrise from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13, 14, 27 and 28 at Pier 8 and 9. Show your kids what it takes to fight pollution and guard the planet. Visit greenpeace.org/usa/
Crafty Halloween
Ben Franklin Crafts Pearl City is holding its Halloween Bonanza 5 to 7 op.m. Oct. 12 with tons of crafts, games and a costume contest. Make a magic wand, a faerie crown, a frame, ghouly gak and more. Plus you can pose in the photo booth and make a creepy crawly snack. $25 per person. Call 455-1909. http://benfranklinhawaii.com/docs/Boonanza_2018_8.5×11.pdf
Celebrating our keiki in October
Head down to the State Capitol and the surrounding grounds Oct. 7 for Children and Youth Day 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., part of month-long Children and Youth activities. There will be food, bouncers, crafts, entertainment, costumed characters and so much more. Check out the full lineup at hawaiicyd.org
Good unclean fun
The Oh Baby Family Expo is back with a picture-perfect Group Keiki Cake Smash 3 p.m. Oct. 7 (limited to 60 toddlers) and the popular Baby & Toddler Speedway, where kiddos can take ride-on vehicles for a test drive. If your keiki loves it, the vehicles will be sold at the end of the show. The costumed cahracters and crawling contest and exhibitors and entertainment for all things, baby, family and party will be on hand at Oct. 6 and 7 at Blaisdell, too. More info at http://www.ohbabyfamilyexpo.com/
Dave and Busters Halloween breakfast
Dave and Busters is hosting a Spooky Breakfast 8 to 10:30 a.m. Oct. 27. After the breakfast buffet, kids can go trick or treating, have their face painted, get a balloon animal, watch magic tricks, participate in a costume contest, take a picture with Frankenstein, and play with their free Power Card. For tickets, click here.
Painting party
Party City’s Nimitz store is hosting free Halloween face-painting sessions for kids (14 and under): 2:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 7, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 12, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and 2:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 14. Party City is at 888 N. Nimitz Hwy, Suite 104. Call 599-7591.
Open your heart (and wallet) for art
The Art Explorium is looking to raise some funds to keep their creative programs going with the Art with heART fundraiser 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 14. Mini art workshops offered include canvas painting, screen-printed tote bag, succulent planter, Shippo charm and custom party hat. Plus there will be pupus and a raffle. Bring keiki ages 5 and older. $125 per ticket, but these workshops usually cost about $20 a piece. Visit https://artexplorium.org/art-with-heart/