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Report on first annual Fall Children's Festival
Topics: kimono kite, How to spend your inservice training weekend, Idaho State Kite Festival
Posted by Kiter Fri Sep 21, 2007 08:33:20 MDT
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9-20-2007

 

Twin Falls area kids flocked to the first annual Fall Children’s Festival Wednesday afternoon as though a Pied Piper played on the CSI campus.  Held by the Asian Students Organization of CSI, in collaboration with the Idaho State Kite Festival volunteers, the Fall Festival attracted children with parents, clubs with their leaders, and scout troops.

 

Part of this Festival was a pre-event kite workshop for the Idaho State Kite Festival (iskf) in Pocatello (www.myspace.com/iskf) scheduled October 5 and 6 during state inservice training weekend.  Children in the “Kites at the Speed of Light” workshop decorated, assembled and flew 112 kites, and were invited to bring them to the Pocatello festival as well.  Micki Kawakami and Patty Watanabe of  Pocatello, aided by members of ASO, guided children thru the five steps of a simple Japanese kimono kite.  (This workshop will be offered also in Pocatello - see iskf event calendar or Portneuf Library Daddy and me program.)

 

At other tables children made dramatic face masks, learned to spin Korean tops, folded origami figures, and created gyotaku (fish print) with black liquid painted on a fish then pressed onto paper.  ASO students from many countries as well as the US worked tirelessly to keep the crowds busy.

 

The Asian Students Organization under advisor John Boling also presents CSI’s Lunar New Year celebration during the winter term.

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Comment From: MAXINE

WOW! Sounds like an amazing event. I think it is very cool the Micki and Patty decided to bring this event to the Pocatello area! Hope everyone will plan to attend and will help support this community festival. It will become a wonderful local event - it is both family friendly and FREE, too! Hats off to the great sponsors that have lined up to help bring another fantastic project to Pocatello/Chubbuck Market area! Hip, Hip HooRay! 

Weather permitting on Saturday Maxine will be there to paint hands, legs and faces!  Wonder if we should bring some Bubble Fun,  too?   Hugs to all - Maxine