"Kodomo no Hi" (Children's Day) at Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington in Seattle - Sunday, May 6th 2012 from 11am-5pm

Image courtesy of JCCCW

JCCCW is hosting the annual "Kodomo no Hi" event at the Cultural Center.  "Kodomo no Hi" will feature children’s games, activities, singing, dancing, crafts, demos, coloring contest, scavenger hunt, storytelling, and displays  as well as cultural performances and exhibitions such as Taiko and Karate. This is a fun and popular event!

Here is the schedule for the day: 

 

11:30am   Seattle Seido Karate 

11:30am   Kamishibai 

11:45am   Karen Akada (Children’s songs)

12:00pm   Calligraphy by Midori Thiel

12:40pm   Kaze Daiko 

  1:00pm    Budokan Judo Club

  1:30pm  Kamishibai by Fumi Groves

  2:00pm  Kimochi Band (Music)

  3:00pm Kamishibai by Fumi Groves

  3:15pm  The Minyo Dancers (Folk song) 

  4:15pm  Okinawa Kenjinkai Taiko

All-day Activities:

■Manju Sale(Umai-do)

■Kanji Name Tag Making (Japanese Language School) 

■Fish with Streamer Making

■Koinobori & Kabuto Origami

■Koinobori Hat Making

■Manga Workshop  

■Koinobori Windsock Making

■Kokeshi Doll Making

■Kendama Demo, Making & Game

■Kanzashi Making

■Musha Ningyo & Ohinasama Coloring Contest

■LaQ

■Happi & Yukata Try-on (Hyogo Business & Cultural Center) 

■Paper Sumo Making & Matches

■Kokeshi & Samurai Cutouts

■Water Yoyo

■Scavenger Hunt

■Japanese Consulate Information & Paper Kabuto Making

■Yoroi & Ohinasama Display & Yoroi Try-on 

■Yoroi Factory

■Northwest Nikkei Museum - Art Behind Barbed Wire exhibit

■ Nikkei Bunko (Library)

■ Hosekibako (Resale Shop)

For more info. go here and here.