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A Winter Luau
Go Tropical this Season By Kendeyl Johansen
Island Fish-Shaped Pizzas
1 can refrigerated pizza crust (make crust yourself if you have time)
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1 cup shredded cheese
1 cup fresh pineapple, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 cup ham, cut into bite-sized chunks
Unroll dough and place onto a greased cookie sheet. Cut the dough into sections to divide among your kids. Using butter knives, help your child cut each section into a fish shape (an oblong shape with an attached triangle for the tail).
Help your toddler spread the pizza sauce onto the fish. Then, let him top with cheese, ham and pineapple chunks. Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes or until cheese melts.
Maui Wowie Coolers
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 small package Kool-Aid (blue or orange for a tropical look)
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Ice cubes
Strawberries (for garnish)
Add pineapple chunks to blender and blend for 30 seconds. Add Kool-Aid, sugar, water and ice cubes. Blend until smooth. Garnish edge of glasses with a strawberry.
Learn to Hula
Hula dancers tell stories of love, power and the environment. Tell a tale with your own dance. Start by cranking up your hula music and waving your arms in the air, maybe portraying palm trees in a storm. Rotate hips as if using a Hula Hoop. Here are some basic movements:
Easy Kaholo: Slide feet from side to side or front to back. For example: Left foot takes a small step to the left. Slide right foot to meet left. Repeat.
Tide rolling in: Roll hands over each other to symbolize the tide rolling in.
'ili 'ili: Hold smooth stones in your hands and click them together.
Say "maika 'I" (fine, good) to congratulate your dancers on their performance.
