Planning to visit Oahu with kids? There's lots to do here! In bustling Honolulu, your kids will enjoy the beach, a wide variety of restaurants, and cultural activities and museums. Further afield, the Oahu's northshore is the place to spend a relaxed day. Ko'Olina, about 20 minutes north of the airport is a popular resort area with many family focused activities.
The playground sandboxes that were ubiquitous in my childhood aren't as common here in Seattle, and in dreary weather they aren't much fun to play in. So, even though it makes me feel like a bad parent to acknowledge it, Eilan didn't have a recent memory of ...
For Eilan, one of the fun things at Aulani Resort in Hawaii was discovering hidden formations in non-obvious locations. I just loved this secret hermit crab peeking out from under one of the manmade lava rocks at Menehune Bridge
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Visiting a new place is tricky - pack too much, and you're ready to swear off all vacations before you even reach the hotel, pack too little and you'll spend a big part of your vacation budget buying what you should have brought from home. So, what should you ...
It's amazing how kids can sometimes be tuned into the smallest detail, and other times be oblivious to everything around them. When I attended the Grand Opening Celebration for Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawaii a few weeks ago, Eilan was perfectly happy to play in the sand as ...
I got more questions from readers and friends from this trip Disney's new Aulani Resort on Oahu than I have for any other trip. This is a new type of Disney experience, so it makes sense that we'd all be curious exactly how things work. Here are the ...
After 5 days at Aulani Resort, Disney's new Hotel on Oahu, with Eilan (now just over 2 years old), here are my best tips for enjoying Aulani with a toddler.
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My son loved exploring the resort grounds, splashing in the pools and running his fingers through the sand ...
If packing a bulky costume in my carry-on bag was silly, bringing a costume that was clearly designed for trick or treating in a cold climate in October to warm and sunny Hawaii was even sillier. I pretty quickly realized that even an early morning jaunt with the costume would ...
Earlier this week I posted some Early pictures from Aulani's Grand Opening. Now that we've had a little more time to explore, I wanted to post some more!
Eilan woke up bright and early every morning with cries of "Go Out, Go See." I've never seen him ...
There's something endearing about Micky and Minnie in Hawaiian garb, isn't there?
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You may or may not have heard that Disney's newest resort, a Hawaiian Hotel on Oahu is opening this week. We were lucky to be invited, and while it was too close to the beginning of the school year for me to feel comfortable bringing Everest and Darya along ...
You'd never know that this shot was taken inside the tchotchke filled International Marketplace in Waikiki. If you work your way past the racks of shell lei, pineapple barrettes and refrigerator magnets you'll find a shady center courtyard, a koi pond, and the trunk of the huge banyan ...
Last week as we drove to school, Everest piped up in the back seat "Rain, Rain, Rain, mommy I'm tired of rain when will it be summertime?" Not for for a while, I said, but we do have spring break coming up, where would you like to go? That ...
This trip was sponsored by the Hawaii Convention and Visitor's Bureau who generously covered our accommodations, a portion of our transportation, and some meals.
I'm always on the lookout for local foods with kid-appeal. It's not only fun in the moment, but also a great way to ...
This trip was sponsored by the Hawaii Convention and Visitor's Bureau who generously covered our accommodations, a portion of our transportation, and some meals.
Crowded sidewalks, bustling stores, goods of all kinds excaping out of the stores and onto the surrounding sidewalks. Growing up in San Francisco, this is ...
This trip was sponsored by the Hawaii Convention and Visitor's Bureau who generously paid many of our expenses on this trip
Every parent knows the feeling. You've been on vacation with the kids for a few days, and you are desperately in need of an evening that feels ...
This trip was sponsored by the Hawaii Convention and Visitor's Bureau who generously covered our admissions and a tour of the Bishop Museum
Last week I wrote about our family visit to the Bishop Museum's Hawaiian Hall. At the end of the story, the kids were stretching their ...
This trip was sponsored by the Hawaii Convention and Visitor's Bureau who generously covered our admissions and a tour of the Bishop Museum
Some parents would balk at the idea of taking time out from their sun-and-sand filled Hawaiian vacation to take the kids to a museum. Most kids ...
We were invited guests of the Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach Walk on this trip. The hotel did not require that I express a particular point of view, and I always strive to present a fair and balanced review regardless of who is paying the bill.
When I heard that we ...
The things that kids pick up from their parents are (almost) always cute, and Everest and Darya have really gotten into the idea that it is their "job" to find out whether the hotels we stay in are "good for kids."
Here are Everest's notes about the Embassy Suites ...
Everyone I talk to seems to have fond memories of a trip to Hawaii or dream of making the trip themselves. Yet, they often worry about the expense. I was surprised at how much more affordable Hawaii was on this trip than it was when I last visited (6 years ...
Yep, you're right, this is a fake. But it's cute anyway, right?
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Whenever I arrive in a new place, I Iike to get the "lay of the land," so we spent the bulk of our first day in Hawaii exploring Waikiki. I've never been here before, and though I had a vague image of skyscrapers, high end shopping, aloha shirts and ...
Being on vacation means easing into a new routine that works wherever you are. On this trip, we fell into a routine of taking the kids to the beach after dinner. The beach was much quieter than it is during the day and I didn't need to be overly ...
Hawaii is sort of a fantasy world. That's especially true here in Seattle where fall can last from September until July. I don't need to tell you what the fantasy is about, do I? It's about long lazy days on the beach, tropical drinks, and smiling happy ...
The kids are back in school this week, but we ended our summer with a week in Hawaii. One of my favorite memories is this sunset evening on the beach - I'll tell you more about it next week.
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