FREE ALL DAY!

Help us celebrate our new exhibition Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami with a day of origami for the whole family.

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.


ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES:

Origami crease patterns can be exciting too! See what unique designs emerge when you color in a sheet of crease pattern shapes.

Stop by our drop-in origami table to fold something fantastic and fun.

Help us make the longest paper chain ever made at JANM. Learn how to fold a link and watch the chain grow as visitors contribute throughout the day!

Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Sail on over to Ruthie’s corner to learn how to make an origami boat.

SCHEDULE:
11AM – Doors open

1 - 4 PM - Kidding Around the Kitchen is going to help our little friends learn how to make their own lunch time wraps.

1 – 4 PM – Be amazed by a wandering “dollar bill” origami expert

1 PM – Take a guided gallery tour of Folding Papers with curator Meher McArthur

2 PM – Author Takayuki Ishii will talk about his book One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue, an inspirational story of the Japanese national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue honoring Sadako and hundreds of other children who died as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima.
Purchase the book from the Museum Store >>

*Special! Help contribute to our 1000 Cranes for world peace by folding a crane

4PM – Doors close

ABOUT OUR FRIENDS:
Kidding Around The Kitchen
Kidding Around the Kitchen (KATK) brings a “hands on” cooking experience and lesson in which the kids actively participate in the preparation of recipes. The result of their cutting, measuring, cooking, and then eating their creations is more than simply a lesson in health. They get to see, touch, smell, and taste the fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, eggs, meats, and other ingredients that they may never have previously seen in their raw form.

For more information on Kidding Around the Kitchen, visit:www.kiddingaroundthekitchen.com.

One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue written by Pastor Takayuki Ishii
Ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Sadako Sasaki died as a result of atomic bomb disease. Sadako's determination to fold one thousand paper cranes and her courageous struggle with her illness inspired her classmates. After her death, they started a national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue to remember Sadako and the many other children who were victims of the Hiroshima bombing. On top of the statue is a girl holding a large crane in her outstretched arms. Today in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, this statue of Sadako is beautifully decorated with thousands of paper cranes given by people throughout the world.

2012 TARGET FAMILY FREE SATURDAY SCHEDULE
April 14: Monster Mash!

May 12: Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage
July 14: Faces + Places


OTHER FAMILY EVENTS
14th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard: Japanese American Olympics

FREE ALL DAY!

Enjoy a day of monster related fun and crafts for the whole family.

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.


ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES:

Add fun to your footsteps and terror to your trot by making monster feet.

Make a colorful zigzag monster puppet.

Help us with a little spring cleaning! Create a friendly or ferocious creature using a variety of fun supplies brought out from the Museum’s art supply closet!

Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Impress your friends with an origami monster.

SCHEDULE:
11AM – Doors open

1 - 4 PM - Join Kidding Around the Kitchen and come cut up some crazy ingredients to make your own Healthy Monster Mash Mix

1 – 4 PM – Get your face or hands monsterized by a professional face painter

1 – 4 PM – What would you look like as a monster? Get monster caricature by a professional artist

2 PM– Artist, toy designer, and unofficial Kaiju* Toy and Art Ambassador Mark Nagata will talk about Kaiju toys and how they are made.

4PM – Doors close

ABOUT OUR FRIENDS:
Kidding Around The Kitchen
Kidding Around the Kitchen (KATK) brings a “hands on” cooking experience and lesson in which the kids actively participate in the preparation of recipes. The result of their cutting, measuring, cooking, and then eating their creations is more than simply a lesson in health. They get to see, touch, smell, and taste the fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, eggs, meats, and other ingredients that they may never have previously seen in their raw form.

For more information on Kidding Around the Kitchen, visit:www.kiddingaroundthekitchen.com.

Mark Nagata
Ask anyone who knows Mark to describe him and the two things that will come up are toys and art.

After attending the Academy of Art College in San Francisco during the late 80's and picking up a New York artist's rep, Mark embarked on a 10-year plus journey as a freelance commercial illustrator. Over the years he's worked with a diverse client list which has included Scholastic Books, Bantam Books, Harper Collins, Becketts Publications, Schlage Locks, AMD, Genentech, IBM, Square Soft, Activision, DC Comics, Sony, Galoob Toys, Lucasfilms, Hasbro Toys and numerous Advertising and Design firms nationally and internationally. The highlight of this time included over 40 cover paintings for RL Stine's Goosbumps book series, Give Yourself Goosbumps.

Churning out hundreds of assignments over the years, coupled with deadlines from hell took a toll, both mentally and physically. "I had to reassess what was important in my life and refocus my abilities towards a new goal. " said Nagata.

"I'd been collecting Japanese toys all along, and suddenly realized it would be cool to have a magazine of some type devoted to them.

So it's no surprise that Mark ended up creating and publishing Super7 Magazine. After successfully building the Super7 brand for nearly 4 years , it was time to sell and move on."I wasn't able to paint as much as I wanted, and I realized that the part of Super7 I enjoyed the most was creating toys " reflects Nagata.

The end of Mark's involvement with Super7 is the beginning of his new venture called Max Toy Company. With a nod to the Golden Age of Japanese toys, Max Toy Co. will continue the tradition of offering classic Japanese character toys by all the best toy companies.

Max Toy Co. will be producing it's own exclusive toys, both licensed and original. A special Max Toy Club will be offered, allowing members exclusive toy variations and more !

"Max Toy Co. will allow me to produce original artwork, sculpt new toys, and work directly with a lot of my talented artist friends." Nagata says. Max Toy Co is a synthesis of toys and art ... both life long passions.

For more information, please visit www.marknagata.com/.

2012 TARGET FAMILY FREE SATURDAY SCHEDULE
May 12: Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage
July 14: Faces + Places


OTHER FAMILY EVENTS
14th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard: Japanese American Olympics

FREE ALL DAY!

May is Asian Pacific Heritage month. Celebrate with fun arts, crafts, and food for the whole family. Keep checking back for more information.

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.


2012 TARGET FAMILY FREE SATURDAY SCHEDULE
July 14: Faces + Places

OTHER FAMILY EVENTS
14th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard: Japanese American Olympics

FREE ALL DAY!

Enjoy a day of family fun and crafts. July’s theme is travel! Keep checking back for more information.

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.



OTHER FAMILY EVENTS
14th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard: Japanese American Olympics