Only in Japan: the Tokorozawa Santa parade
Five years ago when I wrote about the unusual “only in Japan” places you could meet Santa, there were really only three. One of which was the “Find Santa” event… Read more »
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Places to bring children to visit animals in Tokyo | GREATER TOKYO AREA
2017 version. This is a master list of the zoos, farms, aquariums and other places with animals in the Tokyo area that are suited to children. You will also find… Read more »
Cardboard Art Exhibition / Play attractions at Sayama Municipal Museum
Sayama Municipal Museum, Saitama, is currently holding a “Cardboard Art” 「ダンボールアート] exhibition, until the end of August 2014. Children under 15 years old are free in. High school and university… Read more »
Saitama’s #1 free children’s centre? Kodomo No Shiro | AGEO
Kodomo no Shiro Ageo – Saitama has a large number of superb free children’s (community/ play) centres, called jidokan or jido centre “jidose” (児童館・児童センター）. Many mothers agree that Ageo’s kodomo-no-shiro,… Read more »
Playground at Ichigo no Sato | Yoshimi
Ichigo no Sato is a “roadside station” in the prefecture of Saitama, North west of Tokyo. A roadside station is a type of rest and service area with a large… Read more »
Catching up
I had to forego blogging for the past few weeks due to travel, unexpected visitors and general hecticness in our lives. I have missed it! This is just a quick… Read more »
Hina Matsuri Activity – make your own jigsaw
My hits this week from the search terms “Hina Matsuri Crafts” has encouraged me to showcase some more of our Hina Matsuri activities. This activity can actually be used for… Read more »
Flying with small children; the hand luggage
{For THEE most impressive and detailed advice for travelling with kids, there are two blogs I can’t recommend enough. Please see Tips for travelling with kids (journeysofthefabulist.wordpress.com) and Travel (freebutfun.wordpress.com)} As I struggled up… Read more »
6 easy activities with Valentine’s Origami hearts for preschoolers
Reposting from last year as it has proved very popular both with my own kids and as a blog post. 🙂 These simple origami hearts, suited to young children and… Read more »
Easy Hina Matsuri Origami Dolls
This is a really easy origami craft that preschoolers and origami beginners can enjoy. All you need is the free A4 printables available on HappyLilac.net. You don’t need to be able to… Read more »