There will be a free Hour of Code Minecraft workshop 3:30 to 5 pm. Jan. 23 at the Ala Moana Center Microsoft Store. Students can learn coding and use the new Minecraft Voyage Aquatic tutorial to discover hidden treasure. For ages 8 and older. No Minecraft or coding experience is required. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digital-skills/hour-of-code
Month: January 2019
Remembering MLK
Take part in the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Rally to celebrate the great man’s vision of peace and equality. The parade starts at 9 a.m. at Magic Island and runs through Waikiki, culminating in a rally at the Kapiolani Park bandstand at 11 a.m. Keiki activities to follow. http://mlk-hawaii.com
Stuffed animal sleepover
Find out what your stuffed friend would do in the library overnight without you. Drop off your stuffed animal at the Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library by Jan. 23. (If you attend storytime at the library at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, you can also make a sleep mask for your stuffed animal. Return a week later on Jan. 30 to watch a slide show of your animal’s adventures at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Make sure your child is willing to be without their little stuffed loved ones for a week. https://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/stuffed-animal-sleepover-camp-part-i/
Get fit
Head to Kapolei Commons for a fitness event for the whole family from 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 19, there will be an array for exercise classes designed to get everyone moving. The free Family Fit Fest will even have an obstacle course — so much fun the kids won’t realize they are exercising. http://www.thekapoleicommons.com/events/
One man’s trash…
Honolulu Theatre for Youth is touring its play “Trash & Treasure” through Hawaii libraries. The next showing is 10:30 a.m. Jan. 19 at the Hawaii State Library. For more showings, check https://www.librarieshawaii.org/events/
Learn Balinese dance
The whole ohana can take a Keiki and Family Balinese Music and Dance Jan. 20 to April 28. Male instruction is from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m., with female instruction 5 to 6:15 p.m. as part of the University of Hawaii’s Asia Pacific Dance Festival. The class is $80 per child. Details and registration at http://manoa.hawaii.edu/outreach/asiapacificdance/spring-2019-classes/
Overwatch Play Event
Find the sprays hidden in the Lego Store and turn in your checklist to get a free Ganymede model to build and take home on Jan/. 23. Sign up in store.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/stores/events/overwatch-play-details-bda84c531c8a44d39c8db25c950df12b
Third Fridays
Every third Friday of the month Kaimuki opens its businesses and welcomes families to Third Fridays Kaimuki. The next outing it 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 18. Check out the details at thirdfridayskaimuki.com.
An epic photo op
Epic Aloha, a social media-ready series of dazzling photo backdrops, is open at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. See details at epicaloha.com. Check Groupon for discounts before you go!
Piggie power
Patient kids can embrace their love of the cute at the Art Explorium’s Chinese New Year Felted Pigs and Boars workshop 2:30 to 4 p.m. Jan. 26. Details at https://artexplorium.org/events/event/