In Japan, we celebrate Children's Day on the 5th of May each year, and people display carp streamers "Koinobori" outside. This is the small paper version you can easily make with your kids. Koinobori displayed at a park near my hometown in Shizuoka. Photo by Megumi Watanabe KOINOBORI is carp streamers displayed outdoors around children's day on May 5th every year. Children's day was created in 1948 to "respect the individuality of children, strive for their happiness, and express gratitude to...

As most people know by now, 2026 is the year of the horse, and during the biggest school holiday in Australia (Dec~Jan), I did horse mask making workshops at local libraries for kids aged 5-12. This activity is fun to do even for adults, and very easy. Tools & Materials Foam Sheet A4 size for one mask Cardstock Paper for Printer A4 size Block Ink / Relief Print Ink (water based) *You can try with acrylic paint or poster paint but since the consistency of the paints differ depending on brand,...

Are you familiar with this awesome magazine collection? The Great Artists were weekly published magazines offered by subscription in the 1980's by Marshall Cavendish Partworks. From looking at the magazines, it seems they were offered in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and Malta. With the focus on major European artists, each magazine covers one artist, talking about their life, art, and background history of the time, with plenty of photos of not only the...