The Monday of March Break, the girls and I participated in the Nikkei Kids day at the JCCC (Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre). They organized a series of activities for kids. There were origami and odori stations and info tables from different prefectures (areas) of Japan. We met some members of the Shiga-ken club, which is our family's home prefecture in Japan. The girls and I were also helping out at the taiko station. Kids would visit our station to learn about taiko and try playing the miya and kodaiko.
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| Yonsei and Gosei banners in the entrance hall of JCCC. |
Alia, Kyra and Kai (another Yakudo jr. member) had a chance to visit all the stations and collect stamps in their 'passports'. After all the stamps were collected, the kids could claim their prize and snack.
They learned odori. "Dig to the right. Dig to the left. Over the shoulder. Over the shoulder. Wipe your brow. Wipe your brow. Push your cart. Push your cart. Empty your cart. Clap. Clap." (If I knew which song this was, I would tell you. But I don't but I will try to find out!)
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