The Day My Son Decided to Quit School
Two days ago, my son, who is a seventh grader at a local charter school here in Hawaii, sat my husband and me down just before dinner to discuss his future.
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13 Family-Friendly Travel Movies to Inspire Wanderlust
Now that we’re most likely self-isolating again due to Omicron, there’s never been a good time to binge-watch movies this weekend. Especially if you’re like me and itching to travel. I mean, eventually we’ll be able to visit Venice without a mask right? Choosing films to satisfy everyone in the household however might be a challenge, …
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Covid-19 in Hawaii: How to Manage Your Anxiety As Your Childs School Reopens
Hawaii – As students around the United States go back to class this month, the decision of “when its safe” to reopen Hawaii public and private schools has become a subject of ongoing confusion and causing stress for many parents island-wide. While we cannot predict what Hawaii’s fall weather may bring, it is almost certain …
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A Simple Homeschool Schedule for Parents Who Are Struggling
So… how was the first week of homeschooling? Are you feeling comfortable with your new role as a school teacher yet? As we move into our 2nd week of self-quarantine here in Hawaii, I know the majority of you are finding this “homeschooling thing” to be a daunting task, especially if you; 1) HAVE a …
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Fishing at Ali’i Agriculture Farms in Wahiawa
There’s nothing like spending theday fishing at Ali’i Agriculture Farms, a recreational fishing farm in Wahiawa. Ali’i Agriculture Farms Ali’i Agriculture Farms, located near Whitmore Village in Wahiawa, is a great destination to spend the day relaxing and fishing with the family. In fact, it’s a place both of my kids like to go just …
The Feeling Flower: Leah is Officially an Author!
Leah is officially an author of her first illustrated children’s book, The Feeling Flower. Read this post to find out where to purchase your own copy and support a Hawaiian worldschooler accomplish her writing dreams! Leah has been writing ever since we began our culinary worldschooling journey back in 2014. Keeping a journal has been …
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Celebrating King Kamehameha the Great
Each year on the 11th of June we honor Kamehameha the Great, the first monarch to establish the unified Kingdom of Hawaii (which includes Hawai’i, Niihau, O’ahu, Kaua’i, Niihau, Moloka’i, Lana’i and Kahoolawe), making him Hawai’i’s first King. The kids and I, when at home in Honolulu make our way to the King Kamehameha statue, …
The Lost Tribes Book Review
We love being part of Multicultural Children’s Book Day and are celebrating our third year of participation by reviewing a wonderful, fast-paced and incredibly diverse sci-fi book by C. Taylor-Butler. This post is all about Multicultural Children’s Book Day and features The Lost Tribes book review that Lou Lou helped write. Multicultural Children’s Book Day …
Our Favorite Kid-Friendly Travel Gear
Traveling with kids is an adventure and one my husband and I highly recommend doing. There’s no right age to travel with kids – we started when Lou Lou and Jaf were both babies, taking them along on work trips. It wasn’t until Lou Lou was 4 (and Jaf was 2) that we decided to …
Celebrating Children’s Book Week with Japanese Celebrations
I cannot believe it’s the first week of May! It feels like only yesterday we were ringing in the New Year in Hawaii…almost half the year has gone by, and we’ve ticked off a few more countries from our travel bucket list. A post shared by Wendy Awai-Dakroub (@pintsizegourmets) on May 3, 2017 at 1:41am …
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