Yokohama City Yoshinocho Citizen Plaza: Recruiting Participants for Summer Kids Art Workshop 'Create a Fairy Tale World with Small Wooden Balls!' on July 26 (Sun) (Application starts June 19 Fri)

Summer Kids Art Workshop 2026 Highlights Kaguya-hime (left) and Sleeping Beauty (right). Also pay attention to the cute partners next to the princesses. Decorate your room and transform it into a wonderful space! A fairy tale world made with small wooden balls Marutama craft is a craft art born in Yokohama. It was created by coloring small wooden balls to express fairy tales and seasonal stories. This workshop allows you to feel the story and create your own little world. The scene when the work is placed in a dark place. A fantastic world spreads out. You will create room planetarium domes of 'Kaguya-hime' and 'Sleeping Beauty'. When you turn off the lights in the room, a light shines inside the dome and the shape of the moon is projected on the ceiling. During the day, enjoy the cute fairy tale world; at night, enjoy the fantastic moonlight world. ◆ Choose from two types: Kaguya-hime and Sleeping Beauty. 1st session 10:00~ Kaguya-hime 2nd session 13:00~ Sleeping Beauty (Last year's scene) Since it is a delicate work using small wooden balls, carefully make it with tweezers. This workshop is for elementary school students and their guardians. Let's enjoy making works together as parent and child. The instructor will carefully teach you the points of making works, how to handle materials and tools. ◆ Participation fee: 1,500 yen per person (accompanying adults free) *Child only makes work: 1,500 yen *One guardian and one child, two people making works: 3,000 yen (Last year's scene) They are decorating the work by the window and checking the finish. It's lovely as is, but when you light it up, it has a different charm. You can participate empty-handed. All tools and materials will be provided at the workshop. Please feel free to join. Instructor Introduction ◆ Little Flower Garden Marutama Craft: Kumiko Takahata Representative of 'Little Flower Garden Marutama Craft'. She devised 'Marutama Craft', a unique craft art using small wooden balls to express fairy tales and seasonal landscapes. Based in Yokohama, she conducts workshops and exhibitions at cultural facilities, community halls, and culture classes. With the concept 'Fairy tales begin from your hands', she continues to create works that can be enjoyed by children and adults. [Name] Summer Kids Art Workshop 2026: Create a Fairy Tale World with Small Wooden Balls! ~Moonlit Kaguya-hime & Sleeping Beauty~ [Date] July 26, 2026 (Sunday) [Time] ① Morning session: 10:00-11:30 Kaguya-hime ② Afternoon session: 13:00-14:30 Sleeping Beauty [Fee] 1,500 yen per person (accompanying adults free) Example: Applying for parent and child: If only the child makes a work: 1,500 yen If one guardian and one child both make works: 3,000 yen [Target] Elementary school students and their guardians [Capacity] Both morning and afternoon sessions: 10 groups each (up to 3 people per group), 30 people in total (first-come-first-served) [Venue] Yoshinocho Citizen Plaza 3rd Floor Meeting Room [Instructor] Little Flower Garden Marutama Craft: Kumiko Takahata [What to bring] Nothing in particular. The tools used in the workshop will be provided here. [Application method] Visit the venue or use the application form on our website [Application start] June 19 (Fri) 14:00 [Organizer/Contact] Yokohama City Yoshinocho Citizen Plaza, 〒232-0014 Yokohama City Minami Ward Yoshinocho 5-26 TEL: 045-243-9261 FAX: 045-243-9263 Designated manager: Yoshinocho・Iwama Art & Media Partners [Access] 3 min walk from municipal subway 'Yoshinocho' station, 7 min walk from Keikyu Line 'Minamiota' station, 1 min walk from bus stop 'Osannomiya' ◆Inquiries Yokohama City Yoshinocho Citizen Plaza 〒232-0014 Yokohama City Minami Ward Yoshinocho 5-26 Phone 045-243-9261 E-mail yoshino_info@yoshinoplaza.jp https://yoshinoplaza.jp/ Designated Manager: Yoshinocho・Iwama Art & Media Partners (tvk Communications Co., Ltd., Yokohama City Arts and Culture Foundation, Seikosha Co., Ltd., Yokohama Media Ad Co., Ltd.) Yokohama City Yoshinocho Citizen Plaza A local cultural facility in Minami Ward, Yokohama, with rental facilities including a hall, gallery, meeting rooms, and three studios.