We made these well-known “beanbags” out of cloth and red beans. It was the first time some of the kids had held a needle! They sewed diligently, and were excited at the prospect of introducing their beanbag to the world.Japanese Preschool Seattle WashingtonMegumi Preschool

We are on track.Everyone has hammered nails into the boards they designed and created last Wednesday.It was difficult trying to strike the nail in straight right away, but it was hard when the kid hammered patiently. Hang in there, almost done!Japanese Preschool Seattle WashingtonMegumi Preschool

This week’s theme is playing.We are making a pachinko machine by carpentry.On the first day we cut the initial frame.We used a saw to cut it and we sa...

We have just released our new site to enhance the user experience on mobile devices. You can now easily browse our clocks from any device.We have also changed the HTML5 World and Random Timezone Clocks. North Korea is now using GMT +8:30 per its official change on August 15th.As always, thank you fo...

In Summer Camp this week our project was to emulate Edo period dining by using what is termed “Ozen”, like a mini dining tray. Today’s lunch was served Ozen style. There were kids whose legs ached because they weren’t used to sitting in seiza (sitting atop their own legs), but ultimately the childre...

Summer School had their fieldtrip yesterday. To reiterate the theme this week, children visited JCCCW and the Seattle Buddhist Church to learn more ab...

The summer camp’s theme this week is about the history of people with Japanese descent. We will learn the history of the hardships and troubles people...

We finished making the refrigerator that we started making in the beginning of the week. We put ice on the top shelf, and on the bottom we put jelly. Everyone was surprised that the jelly was able to harden. Japanese Preschool Seattle WashingtonMegumi Preschool

We had Instructor Tanaka sensei visit Summer Camp and lead an activity in flower arranging. Using small pebbles and glass marbles, they created fantas...

It’s become so hot this summer it’s refreshing to eat cold things! Without a refrigerator the summer is just unbearable.So, this week we decided to tr...