FREE ALL DAY!

Enjoy a day of family fun and crafts. July’s theme is travel! Keep checking back for more information.

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:

Make a travel bag for your summer adventures

Decorate a journal to capture travel memories

Ruthie’s Origami Corner: origami jet plane

*SPECIAL! Fill out our family survey and get a free Metro token for your family! (While supplies last)

SCHEDULE:
11am – Doors open

11am-4pm: Hale'iwa Shave Ice will be giving out child-size shave ice (while supplies last, for children only)

11:15am – 12:15pm: Family Little Tokyo Walking Tour (10 people max)

11:30am • 12:30pm • 1:30pm • 2:30pm • 3:30pm
30-minute kid-friendly Japanese language classes by the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute (10 people max per class)

12pm: Asian-themed candy buffet by Sweetlips Design (while supplies last, for children only)

1pm – 4pm: Make your own version of Kidding around the Kitchen’s award-winning citrus sunshine faces

1pm – 4pm: Let Party Face airbrush your face! (for children only)

2:30pm – 5:30pm: Special Free Family Little Tokyo Gastronomy Tour by Six Taste Tours(families only, 14 people max)

4pm – Doors close


ABOUT OUR FRIENDS:
Beverly Hills Lingual Institute
The BEVERLY HILLS LINGUAL INSTITUTE is a unique, unparalleled private language school offering high quality instruction in 25 languages. Well established and highly regarded, BHLI has an impressive student retention rate and is enthusiastically recommended by its own students as well as consulates, cultural institutions and area universities. During each eight week term, BHLI offers more than 180 classes at all levels, beginning through advanced, using high quality university textbooks and curricula. Small classes of no more than ten students meet once a week for 80 minutes and are taught by professional, native speaker instructors, many of whom are also teaching at local universities and colleges.

For more information about the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute, visit www.bhlingual.com/index.html.

Sweetlips Design
Sweetlips Design is the chocolate-dipped and candy-coated lovechild of April Castelo-Canlas' formal education in fine art and design, her background in retail visual merchandising, and a career in fashion licensing-- All sprinkled generously with her natural knack for event planning and keen eye for detail.

Fueled by a fiercely creative imagination and driven by intuitive artistic and technical skills, April creates a multitude of memorable, one-of-a-kind event experiences as individual and unique as each of her clients. No two projects are ever exactly the same.

Always experimenting with new ideas, she cites "love, art, childhood memories, nature, family and friends" as her main sources of inspiration.

April lives in Los Angeles with her fiancé Nickolaus. She enjoys painting, sports, cooking, hiking, and of course, entertaining for family and friends.

For more information on Sweetlips Design, visit: www.sweetlipsdesign.com

Kidding Around The Kitchen
Kidding Around the Kitchen (KATK) brings a “hands on” cooking experience and lesson in which the kids actively participate in the preparation of recipes. The result of their cutting, measuring, cooking, and then eating their creations is more than simply a lesson in health. They get to see, touch, smell, and taste the fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, eggs, meats, and other ingredients that they may never have previously seen in their raw form.

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

Party Faces
Party Faces brings an exciting, and colorful contribution to any event. For more information about Party Faces, visit www.partyfaces.com.

Six Taste's Little Tokyo Food Tour
Little Tokyo is home to several restaurants, bakeries, and other historical eating establishments. Its 100-plus years of history provide some fascinating stories. Six Taste's Little Tokyo Tour will take you throughout Little Tokyo, from Fugetsu-Do, a confectionary shop and the oldest building in Little Tokyo to Chado Tea Room, where you'll get to taste some authentic Japanese tea, to several other restaurants and other eateries.

Six Taste's food tours are more than just walking and eating. They hope to provide you with an entertaining, educational, and exciting experience. You'll learn about Japanese culture, the history of Little Tokyo, the art and science of tasting, and have great conversations over great food.

The "Gastronaut Tour" includes a balance of history, culture, and delicious food. You'll stop at some of the most fascinating historical locations in Little Tokyo, meet owners of some of the longest running stores in Little Tokyo, try amazing food at seven different locations, and learn about Japanese culture and culinary customs. This tour is perfect for tourists or LA natives that have never ventured into Little Tokyo before.

For more information about Six Taste and it’s other tours, visit www.sixtaste.com.

Hale'iwa Shave Ice
Hale'iwa Shave Ice is a food truck that serves authentic Hawaiian shave ice. For more information about Hale'iwa Shave Ice, visit http://haleiwashaveice.com/index.html.

OTHER FAMILY EVENTS
14th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard: Japanese American Olympics