TANABATA FESTIVAL IS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE JAPANESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON AND JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY IN HOUSTON (JASH)

SPONSORED IN PART BY HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

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Welcome Area: Children will be informed about the Tanabata event, can have their photo taken as a Tanabata character, and will receive a “passport” to collect stamps from each table of the event.

When: From 9 am to 2 pm in New Kid's Hall

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Craft Tables:

Station 1: Kirigami: Children will use safety scissors to cut paper into a Tanabata decoration. They will hang the decorations from rope or bamboo.

Station 2: Tanzaku: Children will write a wish on a strip of paper and hang it from bamboo.

Station 3: Origami: Children will make an origami magpie as part of the Tanabata myth. They will then hang the magpie on a tapestry.

When: From 9 am to 2 pm in New Kid's Hall

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Kendama: Learn how play kendama, a traditional Japanese cup-and-ball toy. See a kendama expert perform amazing tricks!

When: At 10 am and noon in the Parent Resource Library

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"Star Festival" Storytimes: Join us for a special reading of The Star Festival, a story about family, wishes, and the legendary reunion of star-crossed lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi.

When: At 10:30 am, 12:30, and 2:30 pm in Kaleidoscope

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Japanese Storytelling: Enjoy Kamishiba: an interactive Japanese storytelling experience to learn the story of the Tanabata Festival!

When: At 11 am and 1 pm in the Parent Resource Library

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Tissue Paper Stars: Celebrate Tanabata, Japan's colorful festival of stars and wishes, by making a multicolored star and adding your own wish to the Wish Tree in honor of a celestial love story told for over 1,000 years.

When: All Day in Kaleidoscope