× Expand Photo: Courtesy of Kristi Yamaguchi's Golden Moment Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-September 7 Kristi Yamaguchi stars in Golden Moment at the Blaisdell Arena.

Kristi Yamaguchi's Golden Moment

The Blaisdell Arena has been turned into a big ice rink for this Olympic star-studded show created by Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream Foundation. Families can watch Yamaguchi and other artists, including pairs gold medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Daisuke Takahashi, glide across the ice. Tony-award-winning singer Lea Salonga will perform at the concert on ice, co-hosted by Brian Boitano (Saturday), Billy V. (Sunday) and local girl and Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba. The event is a fundraiser for childhood literacy in Hawai‘i.

All ages

Tickets start at $40. Enter code AIO for 10 percent off. Kids 3 years and younger are free but must sit in a paying adult's lap.

Saturday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 10 at 4 p.m.

Blaisdell Arena, 777 Ward Ave.

(808) 768-5400, blaisdellcenter.com.

Keiki Discovery Day: Gyotaku T-shirts

The monthly kids event at Ka Makana Ali‘i comes with crafts and a sweet treat this weekend. Bring a T-shirt to do a Gyotaku printing (a fish or sea life printing), stretch out with keiki yoga, stop in at the photo booth and visit the Kroc Center’s table for a ticket good for a free keiki scoop of ice cream at Magnolia Ice Cream & Treats. Heading to the mall? Read HONOLULU Magazine’s style team’s picks of where to shop and eat at Ka Makana Ali‘i.

All ages

Free. T-shirts are available for purchase for $10.

Saturday, Sept. 9, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Ka Makana Ali‘i Center Court, 91-5431 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei

(808) 628-4800, kamakanaalii.com

Greenroom Festival Beach Clean Up-Volunteer Opportunity

Start your Saturday cleaning up a beach in town. Sustainable Coastlines Hawai‘i, Surfrider Foundation and Kokua Hawai‘i Foundation are part of the Greenroom Festival’s volunteer event at Magic Island. Sign up at 8:45 a.m., clear debris, join in for the complimentary lunch of pizza and musubi, then finish off your day cruising at the beach. The Greenroom Festival continues through the weekend with concerts and a market at Waikīkī Shell.

All ages

Free

Saturday, Sept. 9. Sign up starts at 8:45 a.m., cleanup is from 9 to 11:30 a.m. with lunch to follow.

Magic Island, at Ala Moana Beach Park

Read more about the cleanup on the Greenroom Festival’s Facebook page.

Grandparent's Day Deals: Wet 'n' Wild and Sea Life Park

Sunday is National Grandparent's Day. Two family-favorite places are offering special deals so you can spend a day with your extended ‘ohana. Wet 'n' Wild is letting seniors in free on Sunday, with a discount for up to four family members. Sea Life Park is reducing admission through next weekend.

Sea Life Park : $12.50 admission per person when group includes a grandparent and grandchild. Kids 2 years and younger are free.

: $12.50 admission per person when group includes a grandparent and grandchild. Kids 2 years and younger are free. Saturday, Sept. 9 through Sunday, Sept. 17

41-202 Kalani‘anaole Highway, Waimānalo

(808) 259-2500, sealifeparkhawaii.com

Wet 'n' Wild: Seniors (65 years and older) receive free admission and can purchase up to four $25 admissions.

Seniors (65 years and older) receive free admission and can purchase up to four $25 admissions. Sunday, Sept. 10

400 Farrington Highway, Kapolei

(808) 674-9283, wetnwildhawaii.com

Sand Paintings Workshop

Dig into sand to create colorful portraits at this weekend workshop at the Best of HONOLULU Family-winning Art Explorium. Kids can either create textured landscapes or abstract images using suspended sand.

5 years and older

$15 per child

Sunday, Sept. 10, 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Art Explorium, 1142 Koko Head Ave.

(808) 312-4316, artexplorium.org

Reserve: Hawai‘i Nature Center Weekend Workshops

The fall schedule has just been released and weekend workshops at this Best of HONOLULU Family-winning organization fill up quickly. First to go are usually the experiences for the youngest kids, 3 to 5 years. So, reserve your space for the holiday-themed “Spooky Spiders” (Oct. 29) or “Holiday Gifts from Nature“ (Dec. 3) now. But the “Night Insect Safari” also fills up months in advance, so if you want to attend any of these, don’t wait to save your space.

Starting at age 3. Age guidelines vary for each workshop.

$10 per person. Become a member for 50 percent off.

Most are on weekends, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The fall schedule begins with “Stream ‘Splorations” on Sunday, Sept. 24

Hawai‘i Nature Center, 2131 Makiki Heights Drive

(808) 955-0100, hawaiinaturecenter.org

Family Note: The Hawai‘i Childrenʻs Discovery Center is closed for annual maintenance. It will reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 12.

Looking for more events for adults? Check out HONOLULU Magazine's Weekend Picks on honolulumagazine.com.