Want to snap a photo of your a four-legged fur child with Santa? He will be sitting for pet photos 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 1-2 at the Lau Hala shops, 573 Kailua Road. Presale tickets are $25, $30 at the door. Learn more about Pictures with Santa Paws and purchase tickets here. Call 356-2247 or email giving@hawaiianhumane.
Santa is already popping up at island malls. Get your tickets now for Dave and Buster’s Breakfast with Santa 8-10:30 a.m. Dec. 15 and 16. There will be a buffet, balloon animals, face painting and everyone gets a free Power Card to play in the arcade. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/db-honolulu-2018-breakfast-with-santa-tickets-50141976000?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Black Friday has started early at Sea Life Park. Ohana Tickets are only $11.99 when you buy now, a 70 percent discount on line-purchased tickets. Tickets must be redemmed by May 31. Visit https://www.sealifeparkhawaii.com/plan-a-visit/events.
Student parents at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the UH-Manoa Children’s Center are hosting a night of free entertainment 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 21 featuring Uncle Wayne and the Howling Dog Band in the Hemenway Hall Courtyard. www.hawaii.edu/calendar/manoa/2018/11/06/33612.html?ed_id=44273
Through mid December, parents and kids can stop by the Lego store to build a small “ornament” to place on the Lego Build to Give display. For every creation built, Lego will donate one Lego set to a kid in need, with a goal of donating 500,000 sets. So have some fun and help another. https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/help/fun-for-fans/lego-events-tours/build-to-give-holiday-campaign-408100000015718
On Nov. 16, Honolulu Museum of Art will give free admission to Hawaii residents in honor of King Kalakaua birthday. Check out the art, a passion of the king who would have turned 182 if he were alive today, and check out the exhibit Ho‘oulu Hawai‘i: The King Kalakaua Era. http://honolulumuseum.org/
Tickets are on sale and going fast for the trolley to take your family to see the Honolulu City Lights. Rides are Dec. 2 to 30 for $8 per person. Buy online at https://www.holidaylightstour.com/
Head over to Microsoft’s Ala Moana store on Friday evening for Fortnite Fridays. Kids can partner up and play the popular video game for prizes and bragging rights while crowds watch. New to the game? Check out Fortnite Shenanigans on Monday nights. Details at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/locations/hi/honolulu/ala-moana-center/store-39
Student parents on the UH campus can gather on Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for lunch at Queen Liliuokalani Center for Student Service room 412. Meet other parents and exchange stories and strategies.
