Family Calendar
The • indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Only O'ahu events are listed. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounted (or free) admission for students, seniors, military, members and/or children. Call the venue for details.
TODAY
Behind the Scenes at Honolulu Zoo, includes breakfast, 7:30-9:30 a.m.; $20*. Reservations required: 926-3191.
• Pearlridge Express, an in-mall locomotive that will take keiki through an ice tunnel, past snow-capped trees and a winter wonderland, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Dec. 31, Pearlridge Center Uptown; $3. 488-0981.
Hawaiian Railway Society Train Rides, along the historic track of the Oahu Railway and Land Co., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Hawaiian Railway Society 'Ewa Station; $8*. 681-5461.
Stream Sensations, for ages 6-10; design a boat and sail it down the Makiki rapids, and create jewelry and art from nature, 1:30-3:30 p.m.; presented by Hawai'i Nature Center; children must be accompanied by an adult; for fee information or to register: 955-0100.
• "Androcles and the Lion," for kindergarten through fourth grade; a comic tale adapted from a classic Italian children's story, presented by the Kamehameha Schools Drama Club, 2 p.m., Ke'elikolani Theatre at Kamehameha Schools; $5. 842-8356 or 842-8496.
"Wanted: A Princess," an original fairy tale presented by the Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center, 3 p.m., Kaimuki High School Theater; $6*. 733-4913.
WEEKDAYS
• Preschool Puzzletime and Storytime, 10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through Dec. 5, Pearl City Public Library; free. 453-6566.
• Keiki Monday, with a clown show, magic show, balloons, storytelling, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, Town Center of Mililani; free. 625-5233.
• Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Borders, Waikele; repeats 11 a.m. Saturdays; free. 676-6699.
• Keiki Tuesday, with games, activities, 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Uptown; free. 488-0981.
• Chess Class, 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Uptown; free. 488-0981.
Vacation Adventures, for ages 5-12; an all-day camp with crafts, games and a chance to go behind the scenes, feed the animals and meet zookeepers, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. or 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday, Honolulu Zoo; half-day rate: $40*, full-day rate: $45*. Reservations required: 926-3191.
• Yo-yo class, for all ages, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays, Town Center of Mililani; free. 625-5233.
NEXT WEEKEND
Going Coconuts, for ages 3 and up; discover some of the many uses of this popular fruit and make coconut crafts, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday; presented by Hawai'i Nature Center; children must be accompanied by an adult; for fee information or to register: 955-0100.
• Children's Storytime at Unity Church, 10-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Unity Church of Hawaii Bookstore; free. 735-4436, Ext. 310.
• Children's Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m. Saturdays, Edna Allyn Room for Children, Hawai'i State Library; free. 586-3510.
• Keiki Storytime and Kids Kraft Korner, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders, Ward Centre; free. 591-8995.
• Aunty Pua's Keiki Kanikapila, with singing and storytelling, 11 a.m.-noon Saturdays, Native Books & Beautiful Things, Ward Warehouse; free. 845-8949.
• Here Comes Santa, get treats and take a photo with Santa Claus, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., $3; also, balloon creations, free, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday, Town Center of Mililani; free. 625-5233.
Keiki Zookeeper, for ages 6-10; meet the animals and their keepers, and help make treats for and feed the animals, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Honolulu Zoo; $35* per class. Register: 926-3191.
COMING UP
"Santa's Christmas Journey," a production by Puppets Unlimited, with breakfast or lunch; breakfast: 9 a.m., $6.50; lunch: noon, $7.50; Nov. 26-Dec. 22, Liberty House/Macy's Ala Moana, Special Events Room, third floor. 945-6427.
"Exploring the Reef at Night," for ages 5 and up; explore a near-shore reef flat, 7:30-10 p.m. Nov. 30; $10*. Register: Waikiki Aquarium education department, 923-9741.
