March 3 is Doll Festival Day!
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Doll Display (Hina Dan) |
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Leading up to the Japanese Doll Festival (or Girl's Day), platforms covered with a red carpet with rainbow stripes at the bottom are used to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians. Make a tiered platform using bins, benches, or whatever you can find around the house. Cover the platform with red material (towel, sheet, blanket, etc.) and let your child display their favorite dolls or stuffed animals! | |||
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1. Place the cloth over the stool, table or bench. |
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Origami |
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Introduce your child to origami, the beautiful art of paper folding. This link goes to Nick Jr.'s Ni Hao, Kai-lan, with very basic origami, perfect for little hands! | |||
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http://www.nickjr.com/crafts/kai-lan-paper-origami.jhtml |
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Orange Rice Cake |
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This isn't a traditional Japanese Rice Cake (Mochi), but it is probably something you'll have the ingredients for! If you want to try making traditional Japanese Rice Cakes, search 'Mochi' on a website such as allrecipes.com. (You'll need ingredients such as rice flour and potato starch). | |||
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a cupcake tin with paper or foil liners to make mini-cakes. |
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Links |
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Kids Web Japan http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/cool/13-02-18/index.html This is an awesome website that helps children learn about Japan! This link starts out on the Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival) page, but be sure to explore the other links where you can listen to Japanese, learn how Japanese writing is formed, view a map of Japan, watch Japanese children, and much more! |
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