Our activity this week was to go to a Hakata Dolls shop and paint our own Hakata Doll.

We learnt the history of Hakata Dolls at school before we left for the shop.

That was really interesting. The shop was amazing and the dolls on display are real works of art.

We got to choose which doll shape we wanted to make, and then we sat down to paint them.

There was a huge selection of paint colors to choose from which was really great,but it was difficult to decide the best colors to use!

The painting was really enjoyable and relaxing – and it was great to get everyone else’s opinions if you were having trouble choosing a color or something.

Everyone’s finished dolls were really individual and it was great to have our very own doll to take home at the end of the session – a great reminder of a great day.