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Tykes on the Town: 12/27 to 1/2

December 26, 2008

Happy New Year! Wondering what to do this weekend and beyond? I've done the hard work for you and compiled a list of events and activities offered around town specifically for our preschoolers. Twilight Tours at the Honolulu Zoo: Every Saturday evening. Ever wonder what the animals do after all the people go home? Take your child for a tour after hours to see. Read more...

Merry Christmas!

by Julie Yang

December 25, 2008

If after all the presents are opened, the feast is eaten and the new toys are played with, your family still needs more stuff to do, there's not much to head out to today. Christmas is one of those Holidays when most business close up to let their employees enjoy time with their families. But don't worry, there are still places to head out and about to. Just not many. Read more...

Making cookies for santa

by Julie Yang

December 24, 2008

This is the first year we plan to leave cookies out for Santa. Since it's the start of what will become a tradition, I want to start it out right and make our own cookies to leave out for the jolly guy. I decided to share the recipe I'm going to use with you. It's the best sugar cookie recipe I've tried so far. It's simple and rolls out just right. I've used it three years in a row now Read more...

Stroll through decorated neighborhoods.

by Julie Yang

December 23, 2008

My husband is from a small town in Northern California . A really small town. Though they don't have a club or a mall in that town, at Christmas they have Candy Cane Lane . It's a street in the middle of a neighborhood where all the houses on either side of the street have decorated the front of their houses and lawns to the hilt. Lights and ornaments and reindeer everywhere. The first Read more...

Tykes on the town: 12/20 to 12/26

by Julie Yang

December 19, 2008

Wondering what to do this weekend and beyond? I've done the hard work for you and compiled a list of events and activities offered around town specifically for our preschoolers. Twilight Tours at the Honolulu Zoo: Every Saturday evening. Ever wonder what the animals do after all the people go home? Take your child for a tour after hours to see. $12 for adults, $8 for Read more...

Movies to get you into the spirit

by Julie Yang

December 18, 2008

I love movies. It's probably the one part of my life I miss the most from my pre children life. I don't miss going out in the evening and having some drinks. I don't even miss using the bathroom whenever I want to, alone. But I miss going to the movies on a whim and sitting through one just to kill some time. I do try to take advantage of the Cry Baby Matinees available Read more...

Some Really Good (And One Dud) Kid Friendly Holiday Eateries

by Julie Yang

December 17, 2008

Another tradition in our family is to go eat a yummy breakfast brunch at a restaurant after we tear open all of our presents. It's a tradition I started mainly because I didn't want to cook and then do dishes Christmas morning the first Christmas with Noah, but it's something we've repeated every year because it's just a great idea. It's so much better than trying to contain the intense Read more...

A Great Gift for the Whole Family

by Julie Yang

December 16, 2008

I love giving things that the receiver will actually appreciate and use. Which means if I know you, I will never give you a knick knack (unless I know you actually collect them and would really like one.) After becoming a parent myself, I came upon a perfect gift to give to other young families. It's an especially good idea this year with the economy in such a bad state and families Read more...

Teaching Them to Give

by Julie Yang

December 15, 2008

I think I've mentioned it before, but I think it's worth mentioning again. I want to raise GOOD people. Yes, I think teaching them how to be green and to love books and all that is important. But more than anything I want them to be Good, Compassionate people who make life better for people around them, not worse. Being green and loving to find out about other people's lives will Read more...

Tykes on the town: 12/13 to 12/19

by Julie Yang

December 12, 2008

The Christmas season is in full swing. Wondering what to do this weekend and beyond? I've done the hard work for you and compiled a list of events and activities offered around town specifically for our preschoolers. Twilight Tours at the Honolulu Zoo: Every Saturday evening. Ever wonder what the animals do after all the people go home? Take your child for a tour after Read more...

Greening the Holidays

by Julie Yang

December 10, 2008

It's becoming more and more important to teach our children about living a green life. It will make the world better for them, and for generations to come. The more we work being eco-conscience into our daily lives now, being green will come naturally to our children when they are grown. That includes the holidays. Some ideas: Give reusable anything as gifts. Read more...

Holiday events and parties around town

by Julie Yang

December 09, 2008

In trying to compile a whole bunch of Christmas events and activities for you in one place, I've come to find that you really need to plan in Honolulu in order do these things. There are a bunch of breakfasts and events with Santa that could be really fun for our kids, but they get sold out in November. So it would do you no good if I were to list those events here. I know. I'm sad too Read more...

Honolulu City Lights

by Julie Yang

December 08, 2008

If you haven't seen this , it's definitely worth a gander. Your little one will be amazed, and you'll get a nice stroll around a part of our city you probably don't frequent. Our family usually took a trip the weekend before Christmas to get us into the spirit. What is it? It's a bunch of things actually. There are various light displays, and large statues, and an even Read more...

Tykes on the Town: 12/6 to 12/12

by Julie Yang

December 05, 2008

Christmas is definitely here! The rest of the world may beg to differ, but we know that the Winter season is definitely upon us. It's a little cooler in the evenings, so don't forget those jackets for the kids when you're leaving for something fun. Wondering what to do this weekend and beyond? I've done the hard work for you and compiled a list of events and activities offered around town Read more...

The Christmas Gift of Aloha 2008

by Julie Yang

December 04, 2008

Have I mentioned how much I like Lisa Matsumoto's work here before? Hee hee. I think I have. But it's true. And she loved our Keiki. So much that she was constantly thinking of ways to make issues and events relevant to them by speaking to them about it from an island view. This Christmas, like the past four Christmases, you will find a performance of The Christmas Gift Read more...

Christmas Trees

by Julie Yang

December 03, 2008

Christmas trees are almost a mandatory holiday tradition, don't you think? Whether fake or real, spruce or fir, families all over make room in their homes for what I call "the present catcher." And of course, we will have one too this year. My own childhood tradition is to get our tree from the lot that gets set up every year on the right side of Star Market near Puck's Read more...

Traditions for my Island Christmas

by Julie Yang

December 02, 2008

"It's tradition!" It's a line from "Ever After" (the movie starring Drew Barrymore that I should be embarrassed to admit I like, but I'm not) that I use whenever I want to do something that my husband from the mainland doesn't want to do with the family for the holidays. He's from a family that really didn't do much, so it' s a bit of a tug of war that gets revved up during the holidays, Read more...

Holidays, Island Style

by Julie Yang

December 01, 2008

The Holidays are really upon us. You can just tell by the way you have to cruise around the parking lot at Ala Moana for a bit before you find a spot. Mainlanders might not notice it, but it's definitely cooler and I find myself looking forward to all that will come in the next month. Like everything else, we do things a little different here in Honolulu compared to what we Read more...

Tykes on the Town: 11/29 to 12/5

by Julie Yang

November 28, 2008

The Shopping season is here, but Christmas activities doesnâ¿¿t seem to start until next week. But there's still a whole week of fun to plan for. I've done the hard work for you and compiled a list of events and activities offered around town specifically for our preschoolers. Twilight Tours at the Honolulu Zoo: Every Saturday evening. Ever wonder what the animals do Read more...

Tykes on the Town: 11/22 to 11/28

by Julie Yang

November 21, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving! Trying to figure out what to do with your preschooler this weekend and beyond? I've done the hard work for you and compiled a list of events and activities offered around town specifically for our preschoolers. Twilight Tours at the Honolulu Zoo: Every Saturday evening. Ever wonder what the animals do after all the people go home? Take your child for Read more...