FREE ALL DAY!

Celebrate shared traditions and family fun within the Asian American community. December’s theme is festivals!

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

All Day Craft Activities:

Add sparkle to the winter season with a beaded pipe cleaner snowflake.

That's a wrap! Design your own wrapping paper.

Lovely leftovers! Help us with end-of-the-year clean up by making an ornament using a variety of materials.

Origami Corner: Create your own decorative origami ornament!

*Special Toy Drive: Bring a new, unwrapped toy to the National Museum and we’ll donate it to the Children’s Hospital of L.A.

Schedule:
11:00 AM: Doors open.

1:00 PM: Improv troupe, Cold Tofu, returns to the National Museum for an uproarious improvised holiday show for the whole family.

1:00 – 4:00 PM: Kidding Around the Kitchen will make a homemade edible menorah or Christmas tree. Good enough to eat but perfect to decorate holiday table or mantle.

2:00 - 3:00 PM: You better watch out, better not cry, better not pout, I’m telling you why... a Japanese American Santa Claus is coming to JANM!

3:00 PM: A special one-day Alice's Jive Bomber Concert.

4:00 PM – Doors close

About Our Friends:
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL:
Helping a child "just be a kid" while in the hospital can be crucial to the recovery process. Through the generosity of our community supporters, approximately 500 toys per week are given to patients, based on the guidelines below: *One toy per week that a patient is in the hospital *One toy for a procedure or surgery *One toy for a birthday *Additional toys may be given if children cannot bring toys from home

Please help the Children’s Hospital by bringing a toy to the National Museum. Toys have to be new, and wrapped. New books are acceptable too. For more information please call (323.361.2371) or visit: www.childrenshospitalla.org.

COLD TOFU
Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and performance.

For more information about Cold Tofu visit: www.coldtofu.com/.

KIDDING AROUND THE KITCHEN
It is such a common problem in today's world that families rarely get to eat together anymore.

Kidding Around The Kitchen shows that families can make and eat food together without a lot of fuss or a huge time commitment. The family food demo helps families with tips on smarter shopping, fun recipe ideas, advice on how to incorporate healthier choices when possible and advice on how to delegate tasks in an age-appropriate way. This family food demo is a “how to” get everyone involved in the family meal.

Kidding Around The Kitchen is for families that have full plates in life as well as wanting a full plate of food to enjoy together. It's about time well spent. You'll see your kids get a we did it attitude!! This family food demo works on the try it premises all while empowering the kids and family. If we can do it, so can you!!

Kidding Around The Kitchen is an adventure in fun, food and family. We are not only making food, we are making memories.

For more information on Kidding Around The Kitchen visit: www.kiddingaroundthekitchen.com.

JIVE BOMBER
Written by Saachiko and Dom Magwili, based on the musical “A Jive Bomber’s Christmas”
This critically acclaimed musical is the story of a group of Japanese Americans who attempt to celebrate the Christmas holidays despite being behind barbed wire.

For more information on the musical, visit: www.traaxproduction.com/html/jive_bomber.html .


2010 TARGET FAMILY FREE SATURDAY SCHEDULE
February – Valentine's Day!

March – Wear This!

May 8: Theme Children's Day
"Kids' Day"

June 12: Theme: Exploring your Roots
"Uniquely You!"

July 10: Theme Travel
"On the Go"

Oct 9: Theme Martial Arts:
"Just for Kicks"

Nov 13: Theme Fall
"Fall into Fall”

Dec 11: Theme: Origami
“Fold, Crease, and Crinkle”

OTHER FAMILY EVENTS AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM
January 3: Oshogatsu Family Festival!

January 23: Kidding Around in the Kitchen Family Cooking Adventure: Wok & Roll Cooking Workshop