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Pop-up Card with Christmas Tree

December 21, 2024
I casually made a three-dimensional origami fir tree. While I was thinking about whether to use it as a decoration…

Pop-up Card with Christmas Tree

December 21, 2024
何気なくつくった立体的な折り紙のもみの木。デコレーションに使うかどうしようか考えていたら、横で見ていた娘がすかさず、カードにしたら？…

Hand Stitched Holiday Card

December 16, 2024
Throughout the year, there are many occasions when we write cards to express our gratitude or to celebrate a birthday.…

Hand Stitched Holiday Card

December 16, 2024
一年を通して感謝の気持ちを伝えたり、誕生日のお祝いなど、カードを書く機会はたくさんあります。そういう時は私たちはできるだけまっさらな…

Waldorf String Art

December 5, 2024
At my daughter's school, instead of memorizing multiplication tables as they are, students learn the mathematical order…

Waldorf String Art

December 5, 2024
娘の通う学校では、掛け算を学ぶにあたり乗算表をそのまま暗記するのではなく、掛け算の輪（乗算円）を用いて数学的な…

Photo Advent Calendar

November 28, 2024
The holiday season is upon us. It's time to get the advent calendar ready. On the other side of the exciting mood, every year…

Photo Advent Calendar

November 28, 2024
ホリデーシーズンがやってきました。アドベントカレンダーの準備をするときです。わくわくとした気分の裏側で、私は毎年何を用意しようかと…

Accordion Pocket Photo Album

November 13, 2024
Next year is my daughter's 10th birthday. The photos I have taken of her are too numerous to count. Most of them are managed in data…

Accordion Pocket Photo Album

November 13, 2024
年が明けると娘は10歳になります。これまで撮った彼女の写真は数えきれないほど。そのほとんどはデータで管理していて、この10年間の膨大な写真…

TJ’s Fearless Flyer Paper Bag

November 7, 2024
A very eco-friendly and organic paper bag made only with newspaper and glue. This idea originated from SHIMANTO NEWSPAPER…

TJ’s Fearless Flyer Paper Bag

November 7, 2024
新聞紙と糊だけでできるとてもエコでオーガニックな紙袋。このアイデアの発端は、四万十しんぶんばっぐ。高知県の四万十川のほとりの小さな村で…

Origami Paper Lantern

November 2, 2024
November has arrived and it is time to get ready for winter. The Lantern Walk is held every year at this time. It is a traditional autumn…

Origami Paper Lantern

November 2, 2024
11月に入り冬を迎える準備をするときがやってきました。毎年この時期に行うランタンウォーク。日が短くなり夜が長くなる冬至へ向けて、暗闇に光…

Fallen Leaf Print

October 23, 2024
Summer has passed. We decided to take a short trip to the mountains over the weekend to feel the autumn season . The forests, where the…

Autumn Fallen Leaf Print

October 23, 2024
夏が過ぎ涼しい日も多くなりました。私たちは秋を探しに、週末に山の方へショートトリップへ出かけることにしました。紅葉が始まった森の中には…

Hand-Dyed Wooden Acorn

October 21, 2024
Naturally dyed wooden acorns. This is our annual gift to the children at the end of each school year. My daughter's school does not…

Hand-Dyed Wooden Acorn

October 21, 2024
天然染めの木製どんぐり。これは毎年、学年の終わりに恒例となっている子ども達への贈り物です。娘の学校は一年生から八年生までクラス替えはなく…

Fallen Leaves Pocket Journal

October 6, 2024
There is a Japanese children's song that I have been familiar with since I was a small child, “Chiisai aki mitsutte” (“I found a small...

Fallen Leaves Pocket Journal

October 6, 2024
「ちいさい秋みつけた」という、小さな頃から親しんだ日本の童謡があります。それは美しいメロディでいまでも秋になるとこの歌を思い出します…

Kumihimo Twisted Braid

September 24, 2024
Kumihimo, a traditional Japanese craft introduced in the last post. There are many variations in Kumihimo braid techniques.…

Kumihimo Twisted Braid

September 24, 2024
前回のポストでご紹介した日本の伝統工芸の組紐。組紐には組み方に様々なバリエーションがあります。今回は2色の紐を使ったツイスト…

Kumihimo Friendship Bracelet

September 23, 2024
Have you ever seen of Kumihimo? Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese handcraft in which several strands of threads are interlaced and braid….

Kumihimo Friendship Bracelet

September 23, 2024
組紐をご存知ですか？ 日本伝統の工芸品で何本もの糸を合わせて交差させながら紐を編む技法です。その歴史はとても古く、武具の一部や…

Upcycle: Cardboard Frame

September 7, 2024
When I bought the shelves, thick, elongated cardboard boxes were used as packing material. It was 2 cm thick and about 6 cm wide.…

Upcycle: Cardboard Frame

September 7, 2024
棚を買ったら分厚くて細長い段ボールが梱包材として使われていました。厚みは2cm、幅は6cmほど。断面は波打つ様な独特なテクスチャー…

Wooden Doll on Paper

August 26, 2024
This is a project we worked on four years ago, when my daughter F was five years old, for the joy of observing and expressing. Alexander.…

Wooden Doll on Paper

August 26, 2024
これは観察し表現することを楽しむために、いまから４年前、娘が5歳の時に取り組んだプロジェクトです。アメリカを中心としたミッドセンチュリー…

A Miniature Treehouse

August 18, 2024
This is a record of a school assignment my daughter worked on at the end of third grade. It was a traditional assignment at the end of 3rd…

A Miniature Treehouse

August 18, 2024
これは娘が3年生の終わりに取り組んだ学校の課題の記録です。娘の通うシュタイナー学校で3年生の終わりに行う伝統的な課題であり子どもたちに…

Upcycled Matchbook Notepads

July 10, 2024
This is an organic, perfectly upcycled item. Extra scraps of paper from crafts, packaging, and other sample production. I have been.…

Upcycled Matchbook Notepads

July 10, 2024
オーガニックで完璧なアップサイクル品。クラフトやパッケージなどのサンプル制作で出た余分な紙の切れ端はありませんか？ 取って置いた…

Squeegee Painting

June 3, 2024
Unpredictable, bold and colorful. Very experimental and intuitive. We were fascinated and engaged in this unique and.…

Squeegee Painting

June 3, 2024
予測不能で、大胆でカラフル。とても実験的で感覚的。私たちはこれまでにないユニークなペイントに魅了され、夢中になった。このスキージアートは…

Pressed Flower Card

May 21, 2024
It’s May, which means it's time to start seeing violas in gardens and at farmer’s markets, and we've been getting to know violas on.…

Pressed Flower Card

May 21, 2024
５月に入り、庭先やファーマーズマーケットでビオラの花を見かける時期になりました。ARUHIのブログではこれまでに、Edible Sugared…

Valentine’s Day Heart Basket

February 12, 2024
Julehjerter, a traditional Danish paper-cut craft, meaning "heart of Christmas," is a traditional Danish Christmas decoration. There are.…

Valentine's Day Heart Basket

February 12, 2024
デンマークの伝統的な切り紙細工、Julehjerter。クリスマスのハートという意味を持つこの紙細工は、デンマークの伝統的なクリスマス…

Monkiri Paper Cut-Outs  |  Colors

February 8, 2024
Monkiri is a meditation-like paper cut-out play using paper and scissors. The “Hatsuyuki -first snow" was introduced in the last…

Monkiri Paper Cut-Outs | Colors

February 8, 2024
紋切り、それは紙とハサミで行うまるでメディテーションのような切り紙遊び。前回ご紹介した「初雪」。他にもいくつかの型を…

Monkiri Paper Cut-Outs  |  Hatsuyuki

January 8, 2024
At the beginning of a new year, I like to make Monkiri. A meditation-like paper cut-out play using paper and scissors. When paper.…

Monkiri Paper Cut-Outs | Hatsuyuki

January 8, 2024
新しい年の始まりに。紙とハサミでつくり出す、まるでメディテーションのような切り紙遊び。紋切り−−− 紙を折り、型を合わせて…

Gingerbread Advent House

December 20, 2023
My daughter was born in winter, and her birthday is coming up soon. Our family's holiday season begins with Thanksgiving .…

Gingerbread Advent House

December 20, 2023
冬生まれの彼女の誕生日はもう間もなく。我が家のホリデーシーズンは、サンクスギビングから始まり、クリスマス、年末、正月と …

Pop-up Card with Paper Wreath Pt.2

December 15, 2023
Related to the pop-up card with paper wreath I introduced in last blog post, here is an easier pattern that you can enjoy with your.…

Pop-up Card with Paper Wreath Pt.2

December 15, 2023
前回の記事でご紹介したペーパーリースのポップアップカード。お子さんと楽しめる、より簡単なパターンをご用意しました。私も娘と …

Pop-up Card with Paper Wreath

December 13, 2023
The holiday season has begun and it's time to show our appreciation to our friends, school teachers, and those who have helped us …

Pop-up Card with Paper Wreath

December 13, 2023
ホリデーシーズンが始まり、友人や学校の先生、お世話になった方々に感謝の気持ちを表す時がやってきました。感謝の気持ちを伝える …

Swag with Advent Calendar

December 8, 2023
December is here and the holiday season is finally coming. For children, the holiday season all starts with the advent calendar…

Swag with Advent Calendar

December 8, 2023
12月に入り、いよいよホリデーシーズンの到来です。子どもたちにとってのその始まりはなんといってもアドヴェントカレンダー。この時期 …

The Sound ‘B’ Creatures

November 17, 2023
The exploring of The Letter B. When my daughter was in kindergarten, we were home schooled (because it was during Covid)…

The Sound 'B' Creatures

November 17, 2023
”The Letter B”の探求。娘が幼稚園の時に、毎週アルファベットを一文字ずつ取り上げて自宅学習をしていました。この時のお題は「B」…

Orizome with Food Color

September 22, 2023
Orizome, which folds and dyes paper is a very simple method of dyeing that even small children can enjoy. In the past, I have used…

Orizome with Food Color

September 22, 2023
紙を折って染める折り染め。小さな子も楽しめるとてもシンプルな染色のメソッドです。これまで私は染色の材料としてカラーインクを…

Fireworks Card

July 4, 2023
To welcome the arrival of summer aka the summer solstice, the card was made to look like firework bursts. This fun play utilizes…

Fireworks Card

July 4, 2023
夏の訪れを迎えるように、花火のようなカードが出来上がりました。これは、ペーパークロマトグラフィーの原理を生かした楽しい…

Paper Chromatography

June 21, 2023
This is a science experiment about color that we have been fascinated with. When you mix colors with colors, you create other colors…

Paper Chromatography

June 21, 2023
これは私たちが夢中になった色にまつわる科学実験です。色と色を混ぜると、他の色が生まれます。例えば、赤と青で紫、黄色と赤で…

Edible Sugared Violas

June 9, 2023
Viola, a pretty and fragile edible flower. I am completely fascinated by this flower that I came across at the farmer's market…

Edible Sugared Violas

June 9, 2023
可憐で儚いエディブルフラワーのビオラ。この季節にファーマーズマーケットで出会ったこの花にすっかり魅了されています。生花を…

Flower Stamps

May 22, 2023
There are many ways to capture flowers and plants as they are. “Pounding Flowers" is one of them. Literally, the plant is placed…

Flower Stamps

May 22, 2023
花や植物のそのままの姿を写す方法はいろいろあります。”たたき染め”もそのうちのひとつ。文字通り植物を布や紙の上に置いて…

Pop-up Flower Card

May 9, 2023
My daughter has loved paper and scissors since she was a little girl. If I keep a drawer full of colored paper, she will freely take it out…

Pop-up Flower Card

May 9, 2023
娘は小さな頃から紙とハサミが大好きでした。引き出しに色紙をたっぷりと入れておくと、自由に出してせっせと何かを作り始めるのです…

Coffee Filter Flowers

April 30, 2023
Flowers always cheer us up. Even the sight of falling petals is beautiful, perhaps the fragility of the petals attracts us. Handmade flowers…

Coffee Filter Flowers

April 30, 2023
花はいつだってわたしたちを元気にしてくれます。花びらが落ちるその姿さえも美しく思うのは、その儚さがわたしたちを惹きつけるから…

Flower Crown for Celebration

April 21, 2023
Flower crowns celebrate the arrival of a new season from spring to early summer. The summer solstice - when the daylight hours…

Flower Crown for Celebration

April 21, 2023
春から初夏にかけて新しい季節の訪れを祝うフラワークラウン。これから一年で一番昼間が長くなる夏至が訪れます。日照時間の少ない…

Growing Grass for Easter

March 28, 2023
Grow “Real Grass" in your basket for Easter. This is one of the easiest science experiments you can do indoors, and as "real grass,"…

Growing Grass for Easter

March 28, 2023
イースターに向けてバスケットに”本物の草”を生やしましょう。これは室内でできる最も簡単な理科の実験であり、”本物の草”として…

Honeycomb Beeswax Candles

March 21, 2023
Candle making is a handwork that can be enjoyed throughout the year. There are various ways to make candles, but using a silicone...

Honeycomb Beeswax Candles

March 21, 2023
キャンドルづくりは一年を通じて楽しめる手仕事のひとつです。つくり方には様々な方法がありますが、シリコンモールドを使えば簡単に…

Get “the Eternal Dandelion Fluff”

March 14, 2023
It's March and the spring-like days have arrived. If you find dandelion on your walk or in your garden, how about creating...

Get “the Eternal Dandelion Fluff”

March 14, 2023
3月になり、春らしい日々が訪れてきました。散歩や庭先でタンポポを見つけたら、こんなあそびはいかがでしょう。私たちの好きな春の…

Paper Sequin Necklace

March 6, 2023
This is a sequin necklace made of paper. You start by cutting out the paper one by one to create original sequins. The paper used is...

Paper Sequin Necklace

March 6, 2023
これは紙でつくったスパンコールのネックレス。紙をひとつひとつ切り出してオリジナルのスパンコールをつくることから始めます…

Pom-Pom Peace Dove

February 23, 2023
A fluffy pom-pom dove stuffed with plenty of yarn. Cut out a piece of cardboard in the shape of a dove and wrap the yarn around it...

Pom-Pom Peace Dove

February 23, 2023
たっぷりの毛糸をぎゅうぎゅうに詰め込んだふわふわのポンポン鳩。厚紙を鳩の形に切り抜き、毛糸を巻き付けてつくります。ぷっくりと…

You’re a Gem! Card

February 13, 2023
Children love the gems so much! And similar to children, stones have a mysterious power to attract people. Many are fascinated...

You’re a Gem! Card

February 13, 2023
子どもはgemが大好きです。子どもに限らず、石は不思議と人を惹きつける力があります。人々は美しく高価な宝石に魅了され、私は海や…

Heart Pop-up Cards

February 9, 2023
Valentine's Day is around the corner! Like many American schools, my daughter's school has a tradition of handmade cards for...

Heart Pop-up Cards

February 9, 2023
もうすぐバレンタイン。多くのアメリカの学校がそうであるように、娘の学校でも、バレンタインにクラスのみんなに手作りのカードを配る習慣が…

Hand-rolled Beeswax Candle

December 31, 2022
Handmade candles made by rolling up of beeswax sheets. Every year, it has become our tradition to give these candles along...

Hand-rolled Beeswax Candle

December 31, 2022
蜜蝋シートを巻いてつくる手作りのキャンドル。毎年、この時期にお世話になった方々や学校のお友達へ、ホリデーカードと共に贈る...

Wrapping Ideas with Orizome

December 14, 2022
Orizome is a project that I introduced before. This time I would like to introduce some ideas for using the Orizome dyed paper...

Wrapping Ideas with Orizome

December 14, 2022
以前にご紹介した折り染め。今回は染めた紙を使ったいくつかのアイデアをご紹介したいと思います。包装紙としてはもちろん、私は...

Gnome in Treasure Bag

December 7, 2022
My daughter's school holds a Winter Fair every December. It is an annual event held by the entire school, and parents...

Gnome in Treasure Bag

December 7, 2022
娘の通う学校では、毎年12月にWinter Fairが開催されます。学校全体で行う年に一度のイベントで、クラフト体験や、ベイクショップ...

A Little Box of Advent Calendar

December 1, 2022
It's that time of year, the season of Advent. I have made a homemade Advent calendar every year so far. For the past few years...

A Little Box of Advent Calendar

December 1, 2022
今年もアドべントの楽しい季節がやってきました。私はこれまでに毎年手作りのアドべントカレンダーを作ってきました。ここ数年は...

Orizome, Japanese Fold Dyeing

November 28, 2022
December is just around the corner, and the holiday season has finally begun. We would like to introduce "Orizome -Fold Dyeing"...

Orizome, Japanese Fold Dyeing

November 28, 2022
12月が目前に迫り、いよいよホリデーシーズンがはじまりました。この季節にぴったりの”折り染め”をご紹介します。折り染めとは...

Hand Rolled Paper Beads

November 18, 2022
The beads are made of colorfully dyed paper, created by wrapping long, thin strips of paper around a bamboo strip. The paper used...

Hand Rolled Paper Beads

November 18, 2022
色とりどりに染めた紙でつくるビーズ。細長く切った紙をくるくると竹ひごに巻き付けてつくります。染色に使う紙はコーヒーフィルター...

Stitched on Fallen Leaves

November 14, 2022
This is a perfect way to introduce sewing to children for the first time. Dolphin stitches, back stitches, blanket stitches...

Stitched on Fallen Leaves

November 14, 2022
子どもにとってのはじめての裁縫にぴったりな方法です。ドルフィンステッチ、バックステッチ、ブランケットステッチ…刺繍で葉っぱを...

Paper Lanterns for Lantern Walk

November 9, 2022
As we head toward the winter solstice, the days gradually get shorter and shorter in November. Finally, winter has begun...

Paper Lanterns for Lantern Walk

November 9, 2022
冬至へ向かい、だんだんと日が短くなっていく11月。いよいよ冬のはじまりです。娘が通うウォルドルフスクールでは、毎年伝統的な行事として...

Origami Fallen Leaves

November 4, 2022
Origami is a traditional playtime activity that is loved by all Japanese children. It is a wonderful craft that provides exercise...

Origami Fallen Leaves

November 4, 2022
折り紙は、日本の子どもたちみんなが好きな伝統的な遊びです。それは細かい指先の運動であり、集中力を鍛え、根気良く続けた先には達成感を...

Paper Mushrooms

November 1, 2022
Mushrooms are a food that are familiar to everyone. The world of mushrooms is deep and full of mysteries...

Paper Mushrooms

November 1, 2022
身近な食材のきのこ。きのこの世界は奥深く不思議がいっぱい。世界中には何百万もの種類のきのこがあるって知っていましたか? よく観...