Tomorrow is Easter, so today we dye the eggs. Lots and lots of eggs.
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| Gregory Yamamoto • The Honolulu Advertiser |
And how do you display those colorful eggs? Here's an easy craft project for kids and adults alike that's similar to those egg holders found in dyeing kits: Advertiser graphic artist Martha P. Hernandez has drawn up a Hawai'i-inspired pair of bunnies to get you started.
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• Scissors (parental guidance needed for the very young)
• Tape or glue
• Those cardboard tubes from toilet paper or paper-towel rolls (or heavy construction paper will do)
• Coloring pencils or crayonsBut don't limit yourself to this pattern. How about creating your own design, with a big egg as the main illustration? Or a chick, a dog or cat, or even a gecko? Or a coconut tree?
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How to do it
Color in the patterns (downloads as a pdf file — using Adobe Acrobat), then cut them out.
Cut a 1-inch ring from the cardboard tube or construction paper. Wrap the colored pattern around the ring; tape or glue to hold. This strengthens the back of the holder. Place egg inside the ring.
But don't limit yourself to this pattern. How about creating your own design, with a big egg as the main illustration? Or a chick, a dog or cat, or even a gecko? Or a coconut tree?
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Go paranormal at Brew Moon with Noory
George Noory, host of the late-night "Coast To Coast AM," heard on KHVH News Radio 830 AM, is in town for an afternoon event at Brew Moon at the Ward Centre. Noory, who specializes in topics of the paranormal, will be interviewed by KHVH's Rick Hamada and take questions from the audience.
It all happens from 3 to 5 p.m. today. Tickets are $50, including pupu and two drinks. 550-9221.
Sample the good taste at Hongwanji
All are welcome to the annual A Taste of Hongwanji 2005, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway. Among the attractions: lots of comfort food, baked goods, a plant booth, fresh produce, rummage tables and a craft corner.
Admission is free. 536-7044.
Plant lovers! Your day has come
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| The Lyon Arboretum's annual plant sale at the Blaisdell Center offers a wide range of plants. Sandy and Mark Nakamura browsed the selection in 2003.
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Are you a plant lover? Then you'll love the Lyon Arboretum Association's annual Spring Plant Sale, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Blaisdell Center.
There'll be new-plant introductions, demonstrations, jams and jellies, fresh lei and more flora than you can shake a shovel at. Admission is free. Bring your own box.
Celebrate Prince Kuhio at Kapi'olani Park festival
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| Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole |
While you're in Waikiki today, head for Kapi'olani Park, where a tribute to Prince Kuhio continues from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. You'll find storytelling, kapa demonstrations, feather lei-making, arts and crafts and more.
There's a parade, too, beginning at 4:30 p.m. today at Saratoga Road, traveling along Kalakaua Avenue to Kapi'olani Park. Aaron Mahi is grand marshal.
'Mean Girls,' 'Neverland' on big screen at Sunset on the Beach
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| Johnny Depp, center, plays "Peter Pan" author J.M. Barrie in "Finding Neverland." Kate Winslet, right, co-stars.
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Lindsay Lohan stars in "Mean Girls," as the new girl at school confronted by the reigning clique.
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It's a Sunset on the Beach weekend in Waikiki, and that means food booths, entertainment and movies on that 30-foot screen at Queen's Surf Beach.
Tonight's movie is "Mean Girls," starring Lindsay Lohan as the new girl in town who goes up against the reigning clique at the high school. Tomorrow's movie is "Finding Neverland," the tale about J.M. Barrie, author of "Peter Pan" and played by Johnny Depp.
Sunset on the Beach events begin at 4 p.m.; the movies hit the screen at about 7. Admission is free. 923-1094. The next set of Sunsets is scheduled for April 1-2, in conjunction with the Hawaii International Film Festival's Spring Showcase.
And if you're concerned about where to park, check www.waikikiimprovement.com/holoholo.html for a list of sites that offer discount rates.
