Tanabata at St John's Wood Library - Photos

On Tuesday 6 August 2024, the Education Team hosted a small Tanabata Festival together with St John's Wood Library for small children and their friends and family.

The afternoon began with a wonderful and lively kamishibai performance of Milky Way by A Thousand Cranes. The children had the chance to learn about the story behind the Tanabata Festival as well as the traditional Japanese art of “paper theatre”. After the performance, everyone had a go at making origami animals and Tanabata decorations with the help of our staff and wonderful voluneers. The afternoon ended with some tanzaku wish writing for the Tanabata displays.

Despite the rain, many children in the local area came to the event and enjoyed participating and learning about this Japanese summer festival. We look forward to doing more activities with them soon!