Target Free Family Saturday: Wear This!

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street, Los Angeles, 90012; (213) 625-0414
Saturday, March 13, 2010
11 a.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE (all day)
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Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. .

With additional support provided by the Mitsubishi International Corporation

ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES:

Take a close look and explore the beautiful textiles in Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawai’i with a scavenger hunt through the exhibition galleries

Make a sock puppet and fun clothes for it to wear

Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Make an origami happi coat

Bring an old t-shirt and alter it to transform it into something new and fun!

SPECIAL: KIDS CLOTHING SWAP PARTY! Bring any size/age children’s clothing in good condition and exchange it for something else

SCHEDULE:

11 AM – Doors open

11:30 – 1:30 PM – Shibori* workshop for kids with Shibori Girl (limit 20 students, minimum age 9 years old)

1 – 4 PM – Kidding Around the Kitchen will show you the way to stylishly dress yummy healthy fillings for a quick lunch or snack on the go

1 – 4 PM – Dress your skin with a fun and temporary henna tattoo by LA Henna

1 – 4 PM – Put on a costume and smile for the camera! Have a fun photo taken with LA Photo Party – a photo booth without the photo booth!

4 PM – Doors close

*a Japanese term for several methods of dyeing cloth