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We're a creative hub based in Auckland.

Driven by the motto
"Little Crafters, Big Learners"
we aim to cultivate a love of both crafting and language in a supportive,professional environment🥳
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15/09/2026

🦁 Zoo Field Trip in August🐯

This time, we took our Japanese learners out of the classroom for a special field trip to the zoo on Teacher Only Day!

We had such a lovely day walking around, playing, chatting and enjoying the animals together. It was a great chance to use Japanese naturally while having fun and spending time together outside the classroom.

And what makes a zoo trip even better? Of course, ice cream!

One of the highlights was seeing the tigers so close. We could really see just how HUGE their paws are! They looked almost like a giant cat… just MUCH bigger! 😄

A fun day full of learning, exploring and lots of happy memories.

10/09/2026

🌷🦋 Flutter into spring! 🦋🌷

Make your very own Butterfly Wand at the Eden Garden Tulip Festival this weekend!

Choose your colours, create your butterfly, and turn it into a little spring wand to carry with you as you explore the beautiful gardens. 🌸

It’s a simple, creative activity for kids and families and you can take your finished Butterfly Wand with you as you wander through the tulips!

🌷 12 & 13 September 2026
🌷 9am–3pm
🌷 Eden Garden, 24 Omana Avenue, Auckland

The Tulip Festival will also feature over 15,000 flowering bulbs, live music, market stalls, food, face painting and lots of family activities.

I’m unfortunately away this year, but I’m very happy to have my Butterfly Wand activity joining the festival!

Buy your tickets in advance through Eden Garden’s website to avoid the queues. Previous Tulip Festivals have sold out!
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/annual-tulip-festival-2026/auckland/epsom

Come along, get creative and flutter into spring!

06/09/2026

🌷Come prep and sneak peek with me🌷

After a long cold winter.....then comes spring🌸🌷🪻🌱

Love Tulips?!🌷🌷🌷
Come visit

🌷12th & 13th September
🌷9am-3pm
🌷Eden garden(24 Omana avenue, Epsom)

Buy tickets to avoid queues as the previous year's events sold out!

10market stalls, Live music, Kids activities, Face painting, Coffee cart, Sausage sizzle, Cafe on site, Lovely garden to explore, Food truck and food stalls.

Im organising a craft booth for kids on the day and will post the details soon so stay in tune😘🌷🌷

04/09/2026

Level 2 Class Japanese Study group recap-Sayonara 2026🎓

And that’s a wrap for our Level 2 Japanese class for 2026!

We started our final class with something very practical such as writing down our favourite Japanese foods in Japanese! 🍣🍜🍙

The idea? When they visit Japan one day, they’ll be able to recognise the words on menus, spot their favourite food in a shop, or proudly say, “I know what that says!” 😆🇯🇵

Then we took a little trip down memory lane and reviewed everything we’ve learnt so far this year, including some of our favourite vocabulary and phrases. 📝✨

It was so lovely to see how much they have grown throughout this session. Watching them remember things, understand new words and become more confident in Japanese is honestly one of the things that keeps me motivated to teach. 💛

I really enjoy learning alongside these clever little learners, and I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to connect with them, support them and watch their progress. 🌱🇯🇵

Thank you, parents, for giving me the opportunity to teach your wonderful children and for trusting me with their Japanese learning journey. 🥰

I’m going to miss them while I’m away, but I’m already looking forward to seeing what they can do next year!

More Japanese, more learning, more fun… and hopefully lots of Japanese food along the way! 🍣😂

ありがとうございました❤️

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Wednesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉

#日本語 #総まとめ　 #テスト　 #最終日

03/09/2026

Level 1 Class Japanese Study group recap-🎓2026 FINAL CLASS! 🇯🇵🎓

And just like that… our final Level 1 Japanese class for 2026 is done! 🥹✨
No more classes until next year!

For our last class, we went on a little memory-lane run with a mini end-of-term review! 📝🏃‍♀️💨 We looked back at all the things we’ve learnt this year — and WOW, these little Japanese learners have come a long way! 🇯🇵👏

We started with the basics…

🌞 Ohayō! — Good morning
🌙 Konbanwa! — Good evening
🙇‍♀️ Gomen ne! — Sorry
✋ And of course… Onegaishimasu! — the magic phrase when you want something!

🖊️ Pen, onegaishimasu!
🧽 Eraser, onegaishimasu!
😂 They definitely know how to ask for things in Japanese now!

We also learnt あります / います (Arimasu / Imasu), and even tackled directions:

⬆️ Kita — North
⬇️ Minami — South
⬅️ Nishi — West
➡️ Higashi — East

Then came the VERY important part of our final class… 🏅✨

🎉 A little graduation ceremony!
Everyone received a little treat AND their very own gold medal! 🥇🍬

I’m so proud of how much they’ve learnt this year, and I’m going to miss every single one of them while I’m away. 💛

Before we said goodbye, everyone also received a Japanese book to take home 📖🇯🇵 — their little homework challenge is to see how much they can read (and figure out how to read it!) before I come back! 😆

I hope they keep using their Japanese, remember all those little phrases, and maybe surprise me with how much they’ve learnt when we meet again next year! 🥰

みんな、よくがんばりました！
また来年会いましょう！ ❤️

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Tuesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉

#日本語 #総まとめ　 #テスト　 #最終日

29/08/2026

Level 2 Class Japanese Study group recap-Story Time to Rice Ball Ideas!

おむすびころりん」(Omusubi Kororin) lesson with our Level 2 students too!

After enjoying the classic Japanese folktale, we reviewed useful Japanese words and phrases from the story and practised writing them down. It was a great way to learn Japanese in context rather than just memorising vocabulary! 📖✏️

We also talked about the difference between おにぎり (onigiri) and おむすび (omusubi). They both mean rice ball, but omusubi can give a more traditional or nostalgic feeling, which fits this old Japanese story perfectly. 🇯🇵

And then came the BIG question… 🍙🤔

"What should we put inside our rice balls for our future Rice Ball Workshop?!"

🐟 Salmon
🍗 Teriyaki chicken
🥑 Avocado
🐟 Tuna mayo
🍫 Chocolate?!
🇳🇿 Vegemite?!

Some ideas were definitely more adventurous than others! 😂

This lesson was a lovely opportunity to combine Japanese language + culture + creativity. The students practised listening, speaking, reading and writing, while also learning about traditional Japanese food, storytelling and the values behind the story.

Most importantly, they were able to connect what they learned in the classroom with something they can make, taste and enjoy in real life. 🍙❤️

Now… which filling should make it onto the workshop menu? 👀
Salmon? Tuna mayo? Or are we brave enough for Vegemite?! 😂🇳🇿🍙

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Wednesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉

#日本語 #ストーリータイム　 #昔話　 #おむすびころりん

26/08/2026

Level 1 Class Japanese Study group recap-🍙📖 Story Time: Omusubi Kororin!

Everyone sat so nicely in front of the screen and was completely ready for story time! 👀✨

🍙 A little language & culture note🍙
We all know "onigiri" means rice ball, but did you know "omusubi" means exactly the same thing?
「おにぎり」 is the word we commonly hear today, while 「おむすび」 has a more traditional, old-fashioned or nostalgic feeling so it’s a perfect word for this classic story!

📖 The story in a nutshell
An old man, Ojiisan, is working in the mountains when his rice ball accidentally rolls into a hole. He follows it and discovers a group of friendly mice! 🐭🍙 The mice are delighted with the rice ball and welcome him kindly. But when a greedy old man hears about the mice and tries to copy him, things don’t go quite as well…

After watching the story, we reviewed some useful Japanese words and phrases from the story and practised writing them down.
One of our favourites was

👉 「まって！」(Matte!) “Wait!”
The word Ojiisan uses as he follows his rolling omusubi! 😂🍙💨

It was such a fun Japanese cultural day and learning not only Japanese words, but also about traditional food, everyday life, storytelling, and the message behind the story. 🇯🇵❤️

And of course… we had to find out what happened to that little rolling omusubi! 🍙🐭✨

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Tuesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉

#日本語 #ストーリータイム　 #昔話　 #おむすびころりん

22/08/2026

Level 2 Japanese Study group recap-Summer festival🎆

Japan is in the middle of summer right now ☀️, while we’re enjoying winter here in New Zealand! So this week, we took a little trip to a Japanese summer festival without leaving the classroom! 🏮🇯🇵

Students learned about "夏祭り (Natsu Matsuri)" and discovered some of the things you might see there:
🎇 fireworks, 🍧 yummy festival treats, 🎯 games and lots of colourful stalls!

But there was a language challenge too! 🔎

Rather than simply copying words from the board, students were encouraged to search for words and work them out independently. This gives them opportunities to practise recognising vocabulary, making connections with words they already know, and developing strategies for remembering new language.

We also learned how to ask for something at a festival stall using:

✨ これください — Kore kudasai
✨ それください — Sore kudasai
✨ あれください — Are kudasai

And we can also use
お願いします (Onegaishimasu) in everyday situations.

“Pen, onegaishimasu!” ✏️
“Eraser, onegaishimasu!” 🧽

It’s amazing how much language can be built from just a few useful words!

Regular weekly practice matters.Repeating familiar language and using it in meaningful situations helps students strengthen vocabulary recall and gradually become more confident and independent Japanese speakers.

And of course… learning Japanese is even better when there are fireworks, festival games and imaginary snacks involved! 🎆🍡😆

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Wednesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉

#日本語 #こそあど言葉　 #夏祭り　 #金魚工作　 #ゲーム

20/08/2026

Level 1 Class Japanese Study group recap-Summer time🎆🏮

While we’re enjoying winter here in New Zealand, Japan is in the middle of a hot summer! ☀️ Let's learn about Japanese summer festivals, or 夏祭り (Natsu Matsuri).

We talked about some of the exciting things you can see at a Japanese festival
big fireworks, yummy food stalls, and fun games!🎇🍡🎯

We then practised some very useful words:

👉 これ (kore) /this
👉 それ (sore)/that
👉 あれ (are)/that one over there

And when we want something, we can simply add
ください (kudasai)

🗣️ これください！ / Kore Kudasai(This, please!)
🗣️ それください！/Sore Kudasai(That, please!)

I also brought one of the activities from our worksheet to life! We learned about the festival stalls, including 金魚すくい (Kingyo Sukui) the traditional goldfish scooping game. 🐟✨

The children made their own cute goldfish with paper napkins and put them into a little bag, just like the ones used for goldfish at festivals in Japan. It was such a fun way to learn about Japanese culture through a hands-on activity! 🎨🇯🇵
A little Japanese, a little practice, and lots of fun! 😊🎆

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Tuesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉

#日本語 #こそあど言葉　 #夏祭り　 #金魚工作　 #金魚すくい　 #ゲーム

15/08/2026

Level 1 Class Japanese Study group recap-Direction Detectives on the Case! 🕵️

Directions in Japanese:
きた (North), みなみ (South), ひがし (East), and にし (West)!

To put their detective skills to the test, we played Direction Detective. I hid hiragana letters inside some paper cups and sealed them shut. The cups were arranged in a giant 6 × 6 grid (36 cups in total!).

Students had to carefully follow clues such as:

➡️ Kita ni 3 (Go north 3 steps)
➡️ Higashi ni 2 (Go east 2 steps)

If they thought they had reached the correct destination, they got to POP! the cup open. 💥

Inside some of the cups were hidden hiragana letters. The challenge wasn't just finding the letters, it was figuring out the secret message hidden within them.

And the message was...

🎉 に・ほ・ん・ご・だ・い・す・き 🎉

"Nihongo Daisuki!" (I love Japanese!) ❤️

There was lots of excitement, teamwork, and cup-popping along the way. I hope everyone learned directions in the most fun way possible today, Detectives!

Unfortunately, our Level 2 class was cancelled this week as I attended a school production, but we'll be back next week for more Japanese adventures!

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Tuesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉

#日本語 #方角　 #東西南北　 #ゲーム　 #日本語大好き

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