[EVENT] Hodogaya International Festa 2016

IMCY will have a booth at Hodogaya International Festa 2016!

Date: November 20th (SUN)

*our stand opens at 11:00. Workshops closes at 14:45 and sales at 15:15.

4F Iwama Shimin Plaza (2min walk from Sotetsu Tennocho, 10min walk from JR Hodogaya).

Get more information and access at 

Hodogaya International Festa Official Page

We'll sell some handmade items and imported items as always.

This year, we'll have 1) Dcoupage bag workshop (you can make a bag decorated by decoupage*1) and 2) Aroma stone decoration workshop (you can decorate an aroma stone*2).

*1 Decoupage: you "decoupe (=cut)" paper napkins of your choice and paste it with special glue onto a bag. It takes 15-30 minutes to let it dry to take it home. Washable when it's completely dried. 

*2 Aroma stone: a small stone made of plaster. You can drip your favorite aroma oil and it can gently defuse the perfume for a couple of days.  Be careful not to let children play with it (or eat it!).

[ACTIVITY REPORT] Co-Events with Hello Kids International School Tsurumi

IMCY had two co-events with Hello Kids International School in Tsurumi, Yokohama, in 2016.
More than 30 families gathered to both events!

Icing Cookies and Uchiwa Craft 

July 9th (SAT), 2016
at Hello Kids International School, Tsurumi

Kids learned shapes and colors.

Icing cookies time! Children decorated the cookies in the shapes of summer stuff in white, blue, green, pink and yellow.

Uchiwa craft! Children made their own uchiwa fan with drawings and origami papers. 

Halloween Craft and Party

October 29th (SAT), 2016
at Hello Kids International School, Tsurumi

 

The school turned into a Halloween haunted house! 

While kids created their trick-or-treating bag with a spider motif, parents prepared a candy lei for their kids.  After the party, children enjoyed a Halloween maze and workshops. They looked all happy with a lot of treats they received!

[HEALTH] Immunization (Vaccination) Information in Yokohama

Here're some links to vaccination information by the city of Yokohama.

Health and Social Welfare Bureau of the city of Yokohama（横浜市保健所）

Vaccination info page (Chinese versions available from this page):
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kenko/hokenjo/genre/kansensyo/vaccination.html

Guide to Vaccinations for Children 

Vaccination medical questionnaire 

BCG Vaccination Questionnaire




FYI
Multilingual information of Immunization
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kenko/hokenjo/genre/kansensyo/language/language.html

*Unfortunately, the information in the link above has not been updated for a while (now children can get polio vaccination at local clinics, not at the Health and Social Welfare bureau).

[EVENT] Halloween Events in Yokohama 2016

Yamate Halloween Walk 2016

October 30th (SUN) 10:00-16:00
-You need to be in costume to participate.
-Free stamp rally sheet for first 6000 people.
-Start point: 7 Western Houses in Yamate, Yamate 68, YITC, Yamate Shiryokan, America Yama Park, Yokohama Doll Museum, Osaragi Jiro museum or Marine Tower.
-Goal: Bluff 18 or America Yama Park
-Small gift for those who collected 9 stamps or all the stamps
-There will also be kitchen trucks, face painting, open cafe, costume sales etc.

-Face painting at Berrick Hall (200 yen) 10:00-15:00
-Costume contest at America yama Park, first 60 groups sign up from 13:00

-Changing room (free) Ehrissman residence basement

http://www.hama-midorinokyokai.or.jp/yamate-seiyoukan/details/2016-10.php
(in Japanese)

Motomachi Halloween 2016

October 31st (MON)
Trick-or-treating at shops from 16:00
http://www.motomachi.or.jp/event/halloween2016.html

World Porters Halloween Magic 2016

http://www.yim.co.jp/16halloween/

Pumpkin curving on October 30th 13:00-, 14:00-, 15:00
Tickets distributed from 10:30, 500 yen

Hawaiian town Event information
http://www.vivre-shop.jp/vivre/pc/focused_list.php?SHOP=wp&FOCS=1119280

Minatomirai Halloween

http://www.minatomirai21.com/eng/topics/detail.html?navi=10&tab=36&lst=193&topicsno=12570

1) Queen's Square At 

http://www.at-yokohama.com/event/detail.php?id=151

2) Mark Is

http://www.mec-markis.jp/mm/campaign/kt0082hween2016s01.html

3) Landmark Plaza

http://www.yokohama-landmark.jp/page/event/

4) Queen's East

http://www.queens-east.co.jp/qe/event/detail.html/?id=125

Yokohama Bay Quarter Halloween

http://www.yokohama-bayquarter.com/page/event/#550
Stamp rally sign up already closed.
Parade registration by October 12th (the parade is on 29th)

Yokohama East Happy Halloween

http://www.yokohama-east.net/festa2016/index02.html
Sogo, Porta, Lumine, Yokohama Sky, Marui City, Bay Quarter, Kiyoken and Nissan HQ

Halloween parade registration is already closed. Photo contest on 23rd (the same day as the parade).

Tressa Yokohama 

http://www.tressa-yokohama.jp/shop/eventnews.jsp
Decorations, Photo spot and Trick-or-treating at some shops.

Kawasaki Halloween 2016

October 29th
-Halloween Kids Parade (registration required, free of charge)

October 30th

-Halloween Parade (ticket required ¥1000, 2500 people, elementary school and up, 13:30-14:45)
and more!

http://lacittadella.co.jp/halloween/

[PLAYGROUP] IMCY Chat Cafe October -December 2016

Thank you for coming to our playgroup in September! We had a good time.

There was a gift from the center. Some older kids loved it!

Here are our next IMCY Chat Cafe schedule:

October 25th (TUE) 10:30-12:30

*Attention! In the morning
You can bring and have lunch there.
For this event, we don't have enough staff. The event may be canceled if we can't find some more volunteer staff.

November 21st (MON) 15:00-16:30

December 19th (MON) 15:00-16:30

Always at the Multi-purpose room, 3F First Place Yokohama, 2-7-1 Takashima, Nishi ward, Yokohama. About 5 min walk from Yokohama station East gate.

For first comers, it would be great if you can send us e-mail before coming to Chat Cafe. For Facebook users, please join our FB group and find an event page for each Chat Cafe.
More details may be updated later.

[PLAYGROUP] IMCY Chat Cafe September 2016

We had a great time again at our last Chat Cafe on July 18th. 

This time, we had a guest from Cookpad international team who presented their new project on "Washoku (Japanese cuisine)" community. That was interesting!

(https://cookpad.com/us)

We also had a Uchiwa fan making workshop for kids.

Carrot cupcakes and brown sugar cookies:-) Yum!

The next IMCY Chat Cafe is :

Friday, September 30th, 2016, 15:00-16:30

*Attention! Friday afternoon this time!

Fukushia Multipurpose room, 3F First Place Yokohama, 2-7-1 Takashima, Nisei-Ward

(5min walk from Yokohama station East gate)

ORGANIZING VOLUNTEERS

*Your help is always appreciated! If you can come a bit earlier (10:15-10:20), please help us organize the room (hold and push out the tables and chairs to the walls to make a free space for young kids, take out joint mats etc.)

GIVE AWAY TABLE
*Please bring baby or kids stuff in good condition that you wish to give away. If these items can''t find the second owner by the end of the playgroup, please bring them back with you.

SNACKS
*Some volunteer members will prepare cookies and cakes. If you would like some, we ask for the cost (usually 100yen per serving). Please put the money in the donation bag.

BOOK TIME VOLUNTEERS
*Please feel free to bring children's books to read at the playgroup. Any language is okay (if you can read).

*There is no changing table at Fukushia but you can change diapers using your changing mat on the floor.

*There is no nursing room either. You can feed your baby in the storage room or by using your cape in the room.

*This playgroup is run by on-time mothers of young children. There might be some inconvenience for you. We appreciate your kind understanding!

We are looking forward to seeing you again!

[LEISURE] Swimming Pools in Prefectural Parks

There are three Kanazawa prefectural parks which have outdoor swimming pools.

Mitsuike Park  (Tsunami)

http://www.kanagawaparks.com/mitsuike/play/
9:00-17:00 (entry by 16:30)
From the 2nd Saturday of July to the end of August.

1 y-old to elementary school student: 110 yen/person
Junior high school student and up: 310 yen/person

*No swimming diaper allowed. Children must be potty trained.
*Preschool children must be accompanied by a person over 16 years old.
*There may be temporary closure due to water change. Please confirm the park center.

Hodogaya Park (Hodogaya)

http://www.kanagawa-park.or.jp/hodogaya/pool.html
(blog with latest news: http://hodogaya-info.blogspot.jp/2016/07/blog-post.html)

9:00-17:00 (entry by 16:30)
From the 2nd Saturday of July to the end of August.

1 y-old to elementary school student: 110 yen/person
Junior high school student and up: 310 yen/person

*No swimming diaper allowed. Children must be potty trained.
*Preschool children must be accompanied by a person over 16 years old.

Tsujido Kaihin Park (Tsujido)

http://www.kanagawa-park.or.jp/tujidou/pool.html

9:00-18:00 (entry by 17:00)
From July 9th to September 11th (2016)

Elementary school student and younger: 210 yen/person
Junior high school student: 520 yen/person
High school student and up: 830 yen/person
*For high school and up, 520 yen after 15:30.
*Carnet tickets available.

*Children who haven't finished potty training can play ONLY in the "Kujira-no-umi (Whale Sea)" area with swimming diaper on.