FREE ALL DAY!

Celebrate International Children’s Day at JANM! Fun crafts, readings, performances and food tastings for the whole family!

ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES:

Create a fun and festive tanabata decoration using a variety of materials.

Maneki neko is a Japanese beckoning cat that is considered to be a lucky charm in Japan. Make one of your own to bring you good luck.

Design your own koi nobori (Japanese fish kite) to celebrate Children's Day

Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Create your own Mother’s Day card!

SCHEDULE:
11 to 2 PM – Spring has sprung and Kidding Around the Kitchen is here to show you how to make kid friendly fruit kebobs with yogurt dipping sauce

1 PM – Try traditional Japanese Children's Day sweets from Fugetsu-do Sweet Shop!

2 PM – Come see the special shadow puppet show, “Urashima Taro,” and hear, The Last Kappa of Old Japan, book reading with Sunny Seki.

3 PM – Listen to the award-winning writer Naomi Hirahara read from her newest book Blood Hina (available to purchase through the Museum Store )

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

For more info, visit: http://www.janm.org/events/2010/05/#08