Holiday Crafts and Recipes to Try with Your Family This Year
Activities to keep keiki busy all season long.
The holidays are a time for giving and spending time with loved ones. But how to fill that time? We’ve rounded up tons of holiday crafts and recipes to keep kids who are out of school busy with activities.
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SEE ALSO: The Ultimate Guide to Holiday Happenings on O‘ahu
Thanksgiving
Crafts
Photo: Michelle Aucello
- Make It: Turkey Place Cards
- Make It: Thankful Tree and Turkey
- Make It: Fall Paper Pumpkin Patch
- Turkey Favor
Recipes
Photo: Michelle Aucello
Christmas
Crafts
Photo: Karen DB Photography
- Make It With the Family: Christmas Crackers
- Make It With the Family: Let It Snow Photo Backdrop
- Make It With the Family: Play Snow for Building Snowmen in Hawai‘i
- Make It With the Family: Holiday Fluffy Slime
- Make It With the Family: Holiday Window Clings
- Make It With the Family: Festive Felt Garland
- Make It With the Family: Shaka Wreath
- Make It with the Family: Fern-Printed Wrapping Paper
- Make It with the Family: Balsa Wood Tabletop Christmas Trees
- Make It With the Family: Signature Ornament
- Make It With the Family: 3D Paper Holiday Ornaments
- Make It With the Family: Snowman Handprint Holiday Ornaments
- Make It: Shaka Felt Ornament
- Make It: Shave Ice Pom Pom Ornament
- Make It: Pineapple Pine Cone Ornaments
- Make It: Glass Glitter Ball Ornaments
- Keiki Craft: Santa Countdown Calendar
- 5 Easy and Fun Handmade Holiday Gifts
- 28 Fun Elf on the Shelf Ideas
- 4 Fun Ways to Countdown to Christmas
Recipes
Photo: David Croxford
- Honolulu Keiki Treat: Try This Family Recipe for Frozen Hot Chocolate
- HONOLULU Family Recipe Corner: Snowmen Marshmallows Perfect for the Holidays
- HONOLULU Family Recipe Corner: Snowball Cookies Perfect for the Holidays
- Keiki Snack: Try This Holiday Recipe for Crispy Christmas Trees
- Make It: Pistachio and Cranberry Holiday Biscotti
- 5 Family Tips for Making Your Gingerbread Houses Last in Hawai‘i
New Year’s
Crafts
Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino
Recipes
