More Museum of Aloha

The highly Instagrammable Museum of Aloha is at Ala Moana Center with it’s  colorful lei display, confetti volcano, a shark tank and black light forest interactive backdrops until Jan. 13. Admission is $15 adults and $10 kids. If you haven;t got your Christmas card picture chosen, it might make a good spot to gather the family for some colorful moments.  www.facebook.com/MuseumofAloha/

STEM opportunity

The University of Hawaii at Manoa is hosting its annual Department of Physics and Astronomy Open House 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 10 in Watanabe Hall. The free event is geared at high school students, teachers and adults and will have stations at eight locations in the building, plus lab tours and demonstrations. Visit http://natsci.manoa.hawaii.edu/physicsopenhouse/

 

 

Craft and children’s fair

Noelani School, 2655 Wooodlawn Drive in Manoa, is hosting a craft and children’s fall fair 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 10. Get a headstart on your Christmas shopping while the kids have fun playing games and thrilling on keiki rides. Funds raised benefit the PTA and school programs. Visit NoelaniPTA.org.

From the big screen to the small stage

Get ready for the new Mary Poppins movie by heading over to Sacred Hearts Academy to see “Mary Poppins Jr.” at t p.m. Nov. 9 and 10 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 10 and 11 at Dr. Richard T. Mamiya Theatre on the Saint Louis School campus. Tickets are $22 adults and $17 students, seniors and military. Visit www.sacredhearts.org/tickets

 

 

Discover STEM

The Leeward Discovery Fair has a plethora of opportunities for keiki to discover their love of science and tech. The free event features 50 hands-on stations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 3 at Leeward Community College, including rocket building, clay sculpting, slime and goo and the opportunity to freeze a flower with liquid nitrogen. Details at http://www.leeward.hawaii.edu/node/1389

It’s Novemberween

It’s November, so it must be time to celebrate Novemberween. Cornerstone Community Chiropractic is hosting a Novemberween Extravaganza 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 at Kapolei Regional Park. There will be a family picnic will free food for the first 200 people who register. Costumes are welcome (though not required). If the kiddos don’t want to dress up, they can still bounce in the bounce houses, run the obstacle courses, watch the magician, have their face painted or play games. Call 321-0253. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/novemberween-extravaganza-tickets-51258339072?aff=ebdssbdestsearch