Let’s make a baby bib for a special occasion!

Let’s make a one-of-a-kind baby bib to color your child’s celebration, anniversary, or any other special occasion.

We will combine fabrics and ribbons of your choice and sew them together with a sewing machine.
Beginners are also welcome.

Adding a handmade item to your daily life will make your memories even more precious.

The bib can be used from 0 to around 2 years old. (neck circumference: approx. 28 cm)

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Date and Time | 9/4 (Sun) 14:00-16:30
Target | For parents only
Seating capacity | 6 pairs
Participation fee |¥1,000/ pair
Things to bring | A set of familiar sewing tools (if you have them)
Fabrics, ribbons, laces, etc. you would like to use (if available)
Fabric size: 5cm or more in length and 20cm or more in width
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Application period | 8/1(Mon)11:00~8/15(Mon)17:00
Results notification |We’ll notify you by email by August 25.

A Small Tour – Stories of the Earth Beginning at the River

Stones of various colors and shapes are lying in Yokose River in Chichibu.
When were these stones formed and how did they come here?

Each stone, even an ordinary one, has its own history and story. Let’s look for various kinds of pebble stones on the banks of Yokose River where you can find many kinds of pebble stones!
Look at them, touch them, classify them, and make specimens.

Let’s spread our wings of imagination to the time when the earth was formed and the universe while listening to a lecture by a lecturer who has studied about the earth and the universe. Let the pebbles speak eloquently about the origins of Chichibu and the Japanese archipelago and the dynamic nature of the earth.

Let’s eat a delicious bento lunch together using ingredients from Yokose!

●Time schedule on the day of the tour
8:30 Depart from Ikebukuro Station (Express La View Chichibu No. 7)
9:47 Arrive at Yokose Station
10:00 Arrival at Naze Lab Talk
10:30 Arrive at Water Park Shirayama (5 min. walk)
River play, fieldwork (60-90 min.)
12:00 Lunch using ingredients from Yokose
12:45 making stone specimens and talk at Naze Lab
13:45 End
*If you come by car, you can use the free parking lot of the town hall behind NazeLab.
*Please feel free to explore Yokose Town before and after the excursion.
Meet at NazeLabo, a place of learning in Yokose, in Saitama Prefecture, and disperse there.
In case of rain, the workshop will be held in the facility.

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Date and Time | 8/21 (Sun) 10:00-14:00 *Rain or shine
Target | Parents and children of elementary school age and older
Seating capacity | 6 to 8 groups (up to 20 people)
Participation fee |¥ 1000 per person
＊Insurance and lunch are included.
Things to bring | Comfortable clothes
Hat
Drink
Water shoes or other shoes that are hard to remove
Change of clothes
Clothes that can get wet
Bath towel
Leisure sheet
(if necessary)Bucket or insect basket
(if it rains)Rain Gear,umbrella
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Application period | 7/1(Fri)11:00~7/15(Fri)19:00
Results notification |We’ll notify you by email by July 24.

Two consecutive workshops
Portraits made of Stone and Clay

What kind of personality does he/she have, what does he/she like to do, and how does he/she live?　Please enjoy looking at the portraits while imagining the stories of their personalities, likes, and lives.

This is a two-part workshop: the first session will be molding, and the second session will be coloring and finishing.
Please make sure to attend both sessions.

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Date and Time | 8/20・27 (Sat) 14:00-16:00
Target | 3rd grade elementary school students and up
＊Participation by one person is also possible.
Seating capacity | 6 groups
Participation fee |￥1000 per person
Things to bring | Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
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Application period | 7/1(Fri)11:00~7/15(Fri)19:00
Results notification |We’ll notify you by email by July 24.

Let’s Make “Back Guard”

Demons creep up from the back – that is what our ancestors thought.
Therefore, to protect their children’s souls, mothers sewed small charms on the backs of their kimonos to ward off evil spirits.

The sewn “eyes” glare at the demons and drive them away. This is “Back Guard” .

In the olden days, schoolgirls practiced sewing the design of “Back Guard” on thick paper with a needle and thread.

Let us follow their example and make our own back guards. The designs have various meanings.

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Date and Time | 8/6 (Sat) 14:00-16:00
Target | Parents and children of elementary school age and older
Seating capacity | 6 groups
Participation fee |￥500 per person
Things to bring | Please bring a photo of you and your child when you were little.
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Application period | 7/1(Fri)11:00~7/15(Fri)19:00
Results notification |We’ll notify you by email by July 24.