Kids Creative Lab: Registration for January–March Programs Now Open for Both In-Person and Online Sessions!

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/

“Autumn Camp 2021 STEAM Workshop: Bring Your Dreams to Life! Fantasy Photo Party” Registration Now Open! Imagine who you want to be, create your own costumes and backdrops, and take photos! Then, use programming to animate your transformed self and create your own artwork!

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ autumncamp2021_steam.php

Registration is now open for the “Gururi Kids Workshop,” where we’ll use the Edo period as inspiration to imagine the future we want to live in!

https://canvas.ws/workshop/26180

The Rough & Peace Mother Online Classroom is planning a variety of programs, including “multi-session courses” where you can “study one theme thoroughly and in depth,” as well as “WARAI MIRAI FES,” where you can learn alongside popular comedians—including some who are already in middle school!

https://classroom.lnp-mother.com/

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The Kids Creative Lab is a huge hit! Participants engage in philosophical discussions, draw snowflakes, and try their hand at robot programming. …I wonder how everyone’s discoveries and flashes of inspiration will spread throughout the lab?

Preschoolers: https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ takeshiba4th_y.php

Elementary School Students　 https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ takeshiba4th_s.php

The Kids Creative Lab presents the online “Secret Hideout in Our Home” 3-month series! We’ll think about heat, stack sticks, and even try some science experiments in the kitchen?! The setting for “Secret Hideout at Home” is right where you are right now. We’ll create things using everyday objects, move our bodies, and conduct experiments. Our goal is to enrich everyone’s daily lives through these workshops and through your own “exploration.”

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ online2021_4th.php

Just as you measure length and weight, have you ever measured electricity? Let’s take a close look at what invisible electricity is like using a digital multimeter (tester). You might discover how electricity works and find it fascinating! This session focuses on LEDs. Let’s create your own artwork using the LED you lit up yourself, along with the materials and tools available at the venue.

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ galaxcity_steam01.php

“What kind of person do you want to be?” “Where do you want to go?” We’ll do crafts, strike poses, and try our hand at programming. Let’s create the world’s most creative commemorative photo! At the end of the workshop, we’ll all have a fantasy photo party together! Day 1: “Transform into the person you want to be! Setting off on a virtual trip?!” Day 2: “Bring Your Dreams to Life! Try Your Hand at Programming!”

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ autumncamp2021_steam.php

Children are artists. Using the various materials and tools displayed at the “Museum Just for Kids,” they’ll create freely. Artworks, materials in the making, the passage of time, and the movements that emerge—these are the essence of this museum. What will they discover today? What will they be able to do…? No matter when or how often they visit, this is a space for play and learning that always sparks that sense of excitement. *We are implementing strict COVID-19 prevention measures, such as limiting capacity to about half the usual number. Please check the website below for details.

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ galaxcitymuse.php

How can we live in a way that’s good for the environment and makes everyone happy? Drawing inspiration from life in the Edo period, children will use their flexible thinking and creativity to envision the future they want to live in and present their ideas.

https://canvas.ws/workshop/26180

A “Mineral Doctor” and elementary school student CEO will guide you through the mysterious world of minerals. Experience the beautiful and fascinating world of minerals created by nature, and make your very own amulet that brings out their charm. Encase a stone of your choice in resin… to make a charm that will help make your dreams for next year come true!?

https://canvas.ws/workshop/26452

“Workshop Collection,” a nationwide workshop expo for children, is coming to Yamaguchi Prefecture! Two days dedicated to supporting the diverse creative endeavors of children who will shape the future. Advance registration is now open! *Limited to residents of Yamaguchi Prefecture or those who commute to work or school there

https://wsc-yamaguchi.jp/

Popular comedians such as “Mou Chugakusei” and “Bambino” are scheduled to participate as instructors! We’ll be offering classes in a variety of genres, including cardboard art and programming.

https://wmf-toshima.yoshimoto.co.jp/program/workshop.html

The GREEN WORKSHOP uses the lush natural surroundings of Ark Garden as its setting.Co-supervision is provided by Akemi Sugii, Ark Garden’s full-time gardener, and CANVAS, the program fosters children’s vibrant senses, creativity, and rich sensibilities through activities that involve playing with, learning from, and nurturing nature throughout the four seasons. *We are
currently accepting registrations for the waiting list.

https://canvas.ws/workshop/25264

The International Digital Ehon Fair at the Kadokawa Musashino Museum, which has been running since last year, will feature an exhibition of app-based works—with a focus on the winning entries from the “Digital Ehon Award 2020”—starting August 4.

https://canvas.ws/workshop/25895

We are pleased to welcome Mr. Kazutoshi Nukata, CEO of e-Craft Co., Ltd., the developer of “embot,” a programming educational tool that teaches the basics of electronics and making.

https://lot.or.jp/report/5860/

Dr. Toru Yoshikawa, a child psychiatrist and author of *Children Who Can’t Break Away from the World of Games and the Internet* (Godō Shuppan)—who describes himself as having “grown up completely immersed in the world of the internet and games”—will speak about what precautions to take to maintain a healthy relationship with the internet and games.

https://lot.or.jp/report/6034/