Art Explorium

At the Art Explorium, kids are always
hard at work having fun.

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Join us in-person at Family Sunday this weekend! We are thrilled to announce a return to in-person activities at the museum on July 18, designed for keiki of all ages and families to enjoy. Museum admission is free for kama‘āina from 10am–6pm. ⁠
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Check out this month's museum-wide Gallery Hunt, enjoy the courtyards and outdoor spaces, and participate in our monthly drawing contest! At 11am and noon, join us for an outdoor Storytime reading of "Beyond `Ohi`a Valley: Adventures in a Hawaiian Rainforest" by Lisa Matsumoto in the museum's Chinese Courtyard. (Arrive early to reserve your spot.) ⁠
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Book advance museum admission at our link in bio.⁠

🇺🇸 Happy July 4th from Art Explorium! We jus

🇺🇸 Happy July 4th from Art Explorium! We just love this awesome keiki art piece shared with us by art teacher @mrs.kaki.artists! 🎇

#keikiart #july4th #independenceday #happy4thofjuly

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This month, Family Sunday falls on Father’s Day, and museum admission is free for kama‘āina from 10am–6pm. Families are welcome to participate in a self-guided gallery hunt, which can be done safely using a mobile device as an interface.⁠
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HoMA is also offering virtual activities online that provide lots of fun ways for families to spend time together, including artmaking and livestream Storytime and workshops. Don’t miss the creative tube knitting activity that can be made with materials you have at home.⁠
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Check out the HoMA Family Sunday webpage this weekend for handmade fun for all ages!⁠
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Art Workshop Alert: Art Explorium isn't offering a

Art Workshop Alert: Art Explorium isn't offering art workshops right now but our friends at @fishcakehawaii are! And some of our pals are instructors there like the awesome Ms. April from @ashamprints! Check out their workshops for both keiki and adults. https://www.fishcake.us/collections/fishschool

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☀️📚 Here is a simple yet adorable project to get you set for reading this summer! DIY bookmarks are the best! Make some for you and your friends and family. All you need is paper, scissors, markers or crayons, and yarn. A hole punch is handy too.

Also be sure to sign up for the @hsplshigov Summer Reading Program which just started yesterday! www.librarieshawaii.org/summerreading

#read #readeveryday #summerreading #happysummer #diy #bookmarks #keikiart

Happy Memorial Day! We are reposting this DIY lant

Happy Memorial Day! We are reposting this DIY lantern project from last year in honor of @shinnyolanternfloatinghawaii. ❤️ Create your own lantern at home to honor a loved one who has passed.

Supplies: a clear container (plastic or glass), a piece of paper cut to fit into the container, crayons, permanent markers if you want to color directly onto the container, a small battery powered light.

Color your paper and put inside your container and/or color directly on the container with permanent markers. As you color, think about the person you are honoring... what did she or he like? What colors remind you of him or her?
Then put your flashlight or battery candle inside to bring some light to your beautiful lantern. (Our battery died so we put this on an outdoor light.) Happy Memorial Day! ✨🌺✨🌺 #memorialdayhawaii #memorialday #happymemorialday #lanternfloatinghawaii #lanternfloatinghawaii2021 #keikiart #covidcreativity #throwback

Make Media that Matters! @hawaiiwomeninfilm is off

Make Media that Matters! @hawaiiwomeninfilm is offering summer camps with an Environmental Justice focus. For all cis, trans girls, gender-expansive, and non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that centers the experiences of girls/women. Ages 12-19. www.hawaiiwomeninfilmmaking.org/register

Coming up this weekend! Don't miss Family Sunday a

Coming up this weekend! Don't miss Family Sunday at @honolulumuseum where it will be All About the Pua! They will feature a virtual Paper Flowers workshop at 11am and storytime at 1pm. https://honolulumuseum.org/family-sunday/family-sunday-all-about-the-pua/

Doesn’t this little Hawaiian trio make you smile

Doesn’t this little Hawaiian trio make you smile? 😀 Toilet paper roll people are such a fun project and kids love to play with their little buddies after they make them. Create a story or play about them, build a house or job site for them, and more!

Materials:
✔️ Toilet paper rolls
✔️ Scissors
✔️ Markers
✔️ Glue
✔️Assorted scraps like paper, fabrics, yarn and ribbon, etc.

Then simply decide on your characters and have fun making them!

#keikiart #trashtotreasure #toiletpaperrollcrafts #hawaiian #kidsart

Don’t forget the one in the lower right corner!

Don’t forget the one in the lower right corner! Mother’s Day is coming up and mamas just love love LOVE handmade cards! And so do grandmas, aunties and, oh, just about everyone! Today is a great day to get started on these. 💕
#keikiart #mothersday #happymothersday #handmade

🎏 Happy Boys’ Day! All keiki love to make thi

🎏 Happy Boys’ Day! All keiki love to make this carp project to celebrate Boys’ Day or Childrens’ Day. 🎏

Materials:
✔️ Toilet paper roll
✔️ Markers
✔️ Glue or tape
✔️ Paper strips (magazine, newspaper, tissue, or other
✔️ Hole punch and string/yarn

Steps:
1) Use your markers to draw a fish on your toilet paper roll
2) Punch 2 holes on the top of your fish (the “mouth” end)
3) Tie your string/yarn to the holes to make a loop so you can hang up your fish
4) Glue or tape your paper to the inside bottom (“tail”) end of your toilet paper roll
5) Enjoy your Boys’ Day celebration!

#keikiart #boysday #happyboysday #creativekids

🌺 May Day is coming! Don’t forget we have an

🌺 May Day is coming! Don’t forget we have an awesome yarn lei tutorial online that you can use to help you celebrate. (Taught be the fantastic @katamotostudio!) Go to www.artexplorium.org/online-resources or find it on our Art Explorium YouTube page.
#mayday #happymayday #lei #yarnlei #maydayisleidayinhawaii #maydayisleiday

Monday morning reminder... ART IS FUN! And it is g

Monday morning reminder... ART IS FUN! And it is good for your brain, for developing important skills like hand-eye coordination and problem-solving, and so much more! So keep making art, no matter how old you are.
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💚🌎💙 Happy Earth Day from Art Explorium! T

💚🌎💙 Happy Earth Day from Art Explorium! This Earth Ornament is a super simple project that even the youngest keiki in your `ohana can enjoy. And older keiki can make this project more complicated by incorporating different types of materials, drawing, etc.

Materials:
✔️ A circular base (CD, yogurt container lid, cut up piece of cereal box, etc.)
✔️ Glue
✔️ Something to decorate with, preferably in greens and blues (we like using old tissue paper, magazines, calendars, or fabric scraps)
✔️ Something to hang your ornament with (yarn, ribbon, or string scrap)
✔️ Hole punch if you are using a cereal box or yogurt lid

Steps:
1) Punch a hole in your base.
2) Decorate your base by gluing materials on it. (Older keiki can actually draw a map of the earth while learning geography.)
3) Hang your Earth Ornament up with string and use it as a reminder of the simple things we can all do to care for our planet.

REFUSE 💙 REDUCE 💙 REUSE 💙 REPURPOSE 💙 RECYCLE

#keikiart #earthday #earthday2021 #refusereducereuserepurposerecycle #5rs #malamaaina #malamakekai #malamahonua

This is such a fun DIY project: make your own gift

This is such a fun DIY project: make your own gift bags out of bags from stores/restaurants! Decorate any way you like, but animal faces are definitely one of our faves.

Supplies needed:
Paper bag
Markers/pencils/pens
Glue
Paper scraps for making ears, nose, etc
If you have other items you can incorporate those as well (pompoms, yarn, leaves/flowers, bottle caps, etc.)

Have fun!
#keikiart #diy #trashtotreasure #creativekids #giftbags #animals

Awwww how cute are these guys with their homemade

Awwww how cute are these guys with their homemade t-shirt aprons? They recently made them using our DIY T-Shirt Apron Video Tutorial, which you can find on our IGTV page or two posts back from this one. Thank you to their mom Stacie for sending us photos of her keiki wearing their new aprons! Stacie said “We made our aprons this past weekend and used them for dying eggs. They were easy to make! I let my 6-year-old do his own cutting (with supervision).”

We love to share photos of #keikiart in action so feel free to send some our way!

What a fun idea! @honolulufamily is organizing a c

What a fun idea! @honolulufamily is organizing a chalk drawing event to spread aloha throughout our neighborhoods. They are holding a "Chalk Your Walk" contest from 3/22-3/28 and the winner will receive 10 passes to @wetnwildhawaii. https://honolulufamily.com/news/parent-parent/up-for-the-challenge-brighten-up-your-communities-with-chalk-your-walk-honolulu-Hawaii/

☀️ One of the all-time most popular projects w

☀️ One of the all-time most popular projects we do at Art Explorium: BINOCULARS! And as all this rain clears and the sun starts shining its beautiful light, this is a great time to go outside and start exploring.

Materials:
2 toilet paper rolls
2 small pieces of tape
Hole punch
Yarn or string
Glue
Stuff to decorate binoculars: markers, fabric scraps, sequins, paper (magazines, wrapping paper, etc.)... whatever you have around!

Steps:
1) Decide on your binoculars’ design. You may want to decorate your TP rolls before you attach them to each other or after, it depends on your vision. Whenever you decorate, have fun doing it!
2) When you are ready to attach, line up your TP rolls and use the tape to hold them together at the inside edge (top and bottom).
3) Punch a hole at the top (outside edge) of each TP roll. Tie your yarn or string through one hole then loop to the other hole. Make sure your string is long enough so you can wear your binoculars around your neck.

Happy exploring! 🎈

#keikiart #alohafriday #diy #kidsart #getoutside #littleexplorers #naturekids #naturekeiki

Students at Hanahauoli School used our Yarn Lei Tu

Students at Hanahauoli School used our Yarn Lei Tutorial video to make these adorable lei in school colors to celebrate their virtual fundraiser last night! 🧡🤍 🧡🤍 Find this and other keiki art tutorials at artexplorium.org/online-resources or on our Art Explorium YouTube page. 🎈@hanahauoli @katamotostudio

🌸 Happy Girls Day! These decorations are so fun

🌸 Happy Girls Day! These decorations are so fun and easy to make. 👘 All you need:
- toilet paper roll for body
- paper
- markers or crayons or pencils
- scissors (to cut the head and dress or kimono out of paper)
- glue or tape to attach the kimono/dress and the head to the body

We also used stamps and ink pads to decorate the kimono so use those if you have!

#keikiart #girlsday #hinamatsuri #happygirlsday

Flying into the weekend like 🐝🐝🐝... Make

Flying into the weekend like 🐝🐝🐝... Make some busy buzzy bees out of toilet paper rolls and scrap paper that you have around your house. And Happy Aloha Friday! Share a picture of your favorite toilet paper roll creation so we can share online! 🎈
#keikiart #trashtotreasure #bzzz #busybees #toiletpaperrollart #toiletpaperrollcrafts #creativekids #alohafriday #noworktillmonday

✨ Did you know that today is Random Acts of Kind

✨ Did you know that today is Random Acts of Kindness Day? So here’s an idea: make handmade cards for some of the people in your life thanking them or telling them you love them or just saying hi. We promise, you will definitely brighten their day! ✨🎈Visit randomactsofkindness.org for more ideas.
#keikiart #bekind #makekindnessthenorm #creativekids #handmade

🐞 Happy Valentine’s Day from Art Explorium!

🐞 Happy Valentine’s Day from Art Explorium! Here is a fun and easy love bug project for you to try at home.

Supplies:
❤️ Bottle caps (larger ones like from a peanut jar are preferred)
❤️ Permanent markers (make sure parents are ok with this)
❤️ White paint or whiteout (just a touch for the eyes; this is optional)

Draw your love bugs on your bottle caps and use them to decorate your house and yard.

Have a wonderful day. We heART you! 💕

#keikiart #valentinesart #happyvalentinesday #diy #trashtotreasure #lovebug #lovebugs

`Ohana Day is coming up on Saturday, February 13!

`Ohana Day is coming up on Saturday, February 13! A collaboration between @hawaiistateartmuseum and @hawaiicontemporary, this event features FREE workshops for keiki and families (make a zine and a toy!), a family-friendly cooking demonstration with local chefs, and more! Register for the Hawaii Contemporary Art Summit to participate in these awesome events. https://hawaiicontemporary.org/art-summit

Reposted from @sheonthetipofhertongue: May we rai

Reposted from @sheonthetipofhertongue:

May we raise children
who love the unloved
things - the dandelion, the
worms & spiderlings.
Children who sense
the rose needs the thorn

& run into rainswept days
the same way they
turn towards sun...

And when they're grown &
someone has to speak for those
who have no voice

may they draw upon that
wilder bond, those days of
tending tender things

and be the ones.

~ Nicolette Sowder
wilderchild.com

Art by Lucy Campbell
lupiart.com