Did you know that Japan celebrates Children's Day on May 5th? We've got arts, crafts and cultural ideas to share with your family.
On May 5th, it's Children's Day in Japan. It is deeply connected to Shinto and traditional custom wishing for a good health and happiness for children.
May 5 is Japanese Children’s Day, a holiday during which Japanese families celebrate the health and well-being of their children. As part of the celebration, families fly carp wind socks, or …
Did you know that Japan celebrates Children's Day on May 5th? We've got arts, crafts and cultural ideas to share with your family.
Everything you need to know about Japan's Children's Day (Kodomo no Hi).
Children's Day is a day to celebrate children. In Japan, there are interesting items and way to use them to celebrate children. These have been used since
On Children's Day, every May 5th, the Japanese decorate their house and eat special foods wishing for children's health and happiness.
Did you know that Japan celebrates Children's Day on May 5th? We've got arts, crafts and cultural ideas to share with your family.
Did you know that Japan celebrates Children's Day on May 5th? We've got arts, crafts and cultural ideas to share with your family.
Japan's Colored Tents Festival to wish that the children grow up strong and healthy
With a history of almost 1300 years in Japan, we explore the origins of Children’s Day, its connections to China, and some of its most revered traditions.
Are ya'll familiar with the Japanese holiday called Children's Day? I think sometimes my students are convinced that everyday is Children's Day which is why nearly every night is Grape-Flavored Grown-Up Drink Day for this art teacher. But I digress. The real Children's Day is celebrated in Japan on the 5th day of May which, in case you didn't know, is the 5th month. It's a day set aside to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness. Which, seriously, that part should be everyday in an art room, don't you think? On this day, all children fly a carp kite called a koinobori on a flag pole, along with the koinobori of those in their family. The father's koinobori is usually at the top, followed by the mother with the children's kites, from oldest to youngest, flown below. I had big visions of flying the kids' koinobori outside of our school for the occasion and for our upcoming art show (which is in 10 days, people! Not that I'm freaking out at all). However, we had some pretty Big, Bad and Ugly weather at the start of last week that lead me to believe that keeping these lovelies inside would be a better bet. The last time I hung something in these windows, it was a pretty big hit so I thought I'd do it again with our koinobori. Along with a sign, of course. Otherwise everyone just thought they were super cool fish kites. Which they are but there's also a super cool story behind them as well. So just how did my friends in First Grade Land create these awesome koinobori? Dude, it was so super easy and, like, the World's Fastest Art Project (which for me is a total rarity). Here's a list of the supplies we used: Roylco's Japanese Carp Wind Sock Kit For about $8, you can get your kitten mittens on a set of 24 die-cut fish with tag board strips that get glued into the mouths (if you look at the orange fish above, you'll see the tag board propping open the mouth.) Sharpies. This is optional. I had the kids use these to add details that they wanted to remain permanent. Watercolor Paint. Boy, talk about an End-of-the-School-Year-We-Are-Almost-Outta-Supplies Limited Palette, ya'll. But, we're artists, kids! We can make do! Or something like that. A Spray Bottle Full of Water. Yarn. Hole Punch. How the lesson went down: My kids have been learning about Asia, with an emphasis on Japan, all year. In fact, we'd just finished off this sushi lesson not long ago and had just completed making a ceramic koi fish. I needed a short and quick tie-in lesson while our clay projects dried and fired. These koinobori were just the perfect thing. After chatting about Children's Day, the kids were given a tray of warm and cold colored Sharpie markers. We chatted about the parts of a fish (fins, gills, scales, tail, etc.) and how we might emphasize those with either warm or cool colored Sharpies. That took up our first 30 minute session. For the next 30 minute session, we reviewed correct use of water color paint (which obviously doesn't include cleaning the tray, ew!). I also told the kids that they were again to use warm or cool colors but that they didn't have to stick with the same color family as they used last art class. Once the kids had collected their supplies (a paint brush and two ziplock bags -- the two things I forgot to mention in that above supply list, doh!), they were to raise their hand and I came over and squirted their fish with water. Because the paper is made from the same stuff as coffee filters, a wee spritz of water really helps the water color paint to spread out. The kids thought that was pretty rad. Once the kids had painted their entire fish, they were given the option of splatter painting. I don't think a single kid opted out of that one. To dry, the kids gingerly carried their zip locked fish to the floor. The reason I kept the bags on the bottom was that I found that the color will often run off the paper and on to the surface that it is sitting on. However, if the paper is allowed to "sit in it's own juices" so to speak, it dries much more vibrant. Now, normally, I woulda had the kids add the tag board and attempt to tie the string. But I was in a bit of a time crunch. So I set aside about 15 minutes every afternoon to hot glue the tag board at the top, hot glue it into a tube, hole punch the top and add the yarn. By the end of the week, I had all of my classes finished. To hang, I bent a paper clip so that it looked like some sort of scary prison shank and stuck it into the foamy ceiling tie. I added the top fish to that paper clip. Then I hole punched the bottom of that fish and added a bent paper clip to that hole where I attached the second fish. If I'm not making any sense it's because I'm deep into that aforementioned Grape-Flavored Grown-Up Drink Day and I simply cannot be held accountable for my incoherentness. I managed to get 'em all up and ready for Monday, May 5th on Friday. I can't wait for the kids (and the grown kids) to see them and celebrate all things children -- especially during our standardized testing week! Until next time, enjoy Children's Day! Or Grape-Flavored Grown-Up Drink Day. Your choice.
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Even if you're not in Japan, you can celebrate Kodomo no Hi, or Children's Day. Read all about this popular Japanese holiday, like the special foods and toys!
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Japan and South Korea celebrate Children’s Day on May 5, the fifth day of the fifth month. The day celebrates the health and happiness of all children.
Happy Children’s Day (こどもの日) in Japan! May 5th is a Japanese national holiday to celebrate children’s happiness. “Until recently, Tango no sekku was known as Boys' Day (also known as Feast of...
Learning about Japan? Try this FREE Japanese Carp Windsock Art Project with your kids! These Koinobori (carp streamers) are hung all over Japan in celebration of Children's Day! What a fantastic project to try with your students.
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Did you know that Japan celebrates Children's Day on May 5th? We've got arts, crafts and cultural ideas to share with your family.
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Did you know that Japan celebrates Children's Day on May 5th? We've got arts, crafts and cultural ideas to share with your family.
Did you know that Japan celebrates Children's Day on May 5th? We've got arts, crafts and cultural ideas to share with your family.
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Children's day crafts ⋆ Activities and Free resources for Kodomo no Hi, Children's day, an annual celebration in
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A reading comprehension booklet on Japanese Children's Day "Kodomo no Hi". Learn about how this day is celebrated in Japan, including some history, customs and special foods. This activity would work well as a cultural lesson in Japanese class, or looking at topics such as "Traditions" or "Festivals and Celebrations Around the World". There are 5 pages with pictures and illustrations that can be read as a class or individually, followed by 2 pages of comprehension questions, 1 page of a match the picture to the description activity and an origami samurai helmet page. Includes: Reading pages on: -Children's Day (explanation and history) -Story of "The Carp that Became a Dragon" related to the custom of flying carp streamers (koinobori) -Carp streamers (koinobori) -Samurai helmet (kabuto) displays -Special foods -2 pages of comprehension questions -Match the picture to the description activity with pictures of Children's Day items -Origami samurai helmet instructions 9 page PDF Terms of Use: -Free to copy and use for personal or educational purposes -Do not resell or otherwise redistribute -Do not claim work as your own
Before we move on to blog tour business, I would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day and bring you photos of my boys for a bit of Bloom-family Valentine foolishness... Shall we title this photo series, "I'm a sucker for you?" Perhaps "Sweethearts from Outerspace?" Or maybe, "Sweets for the Sweet..." dolls and photo by Becca: Chocolate Eyes Now, on to blog-tour business! Today Becca of the blog Chocolate Eyes is hosting... dolls and photo by Becca: Chocolate Eyes On her blog Becca writes about her family's Waldorf-inspired homeschooling journey. She also shares beautiful craft tutorials and some of the adventures she and her two young sons enjoy together. You can find links to Becca's posts about homeschooling here and links to her lovely craft tutorials here. dolls and photo by Becca: Chocolate Eyes In addition to this, Becca photographs images of her super sweet & truly lovely, one-of-a-kind dolls created from soft, upcycled/felted wool. She makes her dolls to celebrate each season and sells them in her etsy shop here. dolls and photo by Becca: Chocolate Eyes I hope you enjoy visiting Becca at Chocolate Eyes, and while you are there, please leave a comment under Becca's post if you would like to win a copy of Making Peg Dolls. Thank you, dear Becca, for hosting today!! Making Peg Dolls blog tour: February 4th: The Crafty Crow February 5th: The Magic Onions February 6th: The Toymaker February 7th: Clean February 8th: Anna Branford February 11th: Red Bird Crafts February 12th: Art is a Way February 13th: Softearth's World February 14th: Chocolate Eyes February 15th: Rhythm and Rhyme February 18th: Wild Faerie Caps February 19th: Sacred Dirt
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Explore a new culture with your kids! Learn all about Japan's children's day, or Kodomo no Hi, and how you can celebrate with your family by making a craft.
Have you ever heard of Kodomo no Hi - Japanese Children's Day? In this blogpost, you'll learn more about the origins of Kodomo no Hi (こどもの日).
Need something to celebrate? Here you'll find 5 fun ways to celebrate Children's Day. Children's day is celebrated in Japan on May 5.
Kodomo no Hi or Children’s Day in Japan, is a Japanese national holiday celebrated on 5 May. Families fly koinobori or carp streamers, place samurai helmets or samurali dolls at home, eat kashiwa mochi and chimaki, place iris flowers at home to ward off evil, and take a hot bath with iris leaves.
On Children's Day, every May 5th, the Japanese decorate their house and eat special foods wishing for children's health and happiness.
Despite the name, Children’s Day is usually considered as a festival of boys.
