Friendly to the earth and people! A special workshop with a craftsman instructor at the 5th & 6th "SUMMER ART FESTIVAL" of metsä's original brand "Ethical Choice"

"SUMMER ART FESTIVAL" will be held from July 7th (Sat) to August 16th (Sun).At the event, at Moominvalley Park's indoor exhibition facility "Kokemus", we are preparing a total of 8 types of workshops that can be used as subjects for children's summer vacation independent studies and homework.Two of them are the 28th and 15th workshops of the metsä original brand "Ethical Choice" that considers the global environment.We will use resources near Hanno City, where Moominvalley Park is located, as materials for the workshops, which are taught by "craftsmen" with special skills. We provide opportunities to enjoy learning about SDGs through manufacturing and interaction with people.

【Webinar Summary】
Title: "SUMMER ART FESTIVAL"
■ Implementation period: July 7th (Sat) -August 16th (Sun)
■ Details:https://metsa-hanno.com/lp/SummerArtFestival2022.html
* You can check the other 13 types of workshops from the above URL.

XNUMX. XNUMX.Lecture on "polishing" as a professional instructor for people with disabilities
Coloring the dining table by making woodwork products-A workshop to learn about various "differences" and find the "same"-
A workshop where people with disabilities become instructors and teach carefully and happily how to polish wood as a professional.The instructor, Obusuma Welfare Association, is a group of professionals who make wooden products.Carefully cut the wood one by one, polish it to the extent that it feels like this!This time, we will make a "coaster" and a "cutting board" using Nishikawa wood from the local Hanno city.Please experience "polishing" together and listen to stories from people with disabilities. "What is your disability?" "What kind of work do you do?" "What do you like?"For the final finish, apply natural paint and you're done!This workshop should be full of wonderful manufacturing and encounters with people.
■ Dates: Friday, July 7, Saturday, August 29
■ Venue: Kokemus 2nd floor "Kids Space"
■ Sales price: Cutting board 2,000 yen, coaster 500 yen (tax included)
■ How to apply: Advance reservation system (first-come-first-served basis)
■ Details:https://metsa-hanno.com/workshop/21242/

<Lecturer information: Social welfare corporation Obusuma Welfare Association "Hanno Office">
It is a welfare office where people with disabilities make woodwork products using local Nishikawa wood (sugi and cypress).Through production activities, we provide training necessary to improve the knowledge and abilities necessary for finding employment in general companies. In 2013, we launched the brand furniture "OBUSUMA" together with contemporary furniture writers and designers, including peripheral accessories.We carefully create one product so that we can deliver the warmth of wood.

A sales event will be held at the same time at metsä village!
A sales event for products made by people with disabilities working at welfare offices will be held at the same time in metsä village next to Moominvalley Park.
■ Date and time: Saturday, August 8, 27: 10-00: 18
■ Location: "Craft Vibrio Tech" in metsä village

Tontu Festival
This workshop and sales event will be held as a spin-off event of the "Tonto Festival" planned and implemented by the NPO Decent Work Lab.The Tontu Festival is an event with the theme of "# Everyone is different, but the same", and is studded with "surprise" for various people including people with disabilities to get to know each other.Through various encounters and experiences, we are preparing a lot of gimmicks to know the "difference" and find the "same".
■ Details:https://tonttuproject.com

XNUMX. XNUMX.Japanese paper making workshop by a craftsman instructor Let's make your own Moominvalley with traditional handmade Japanese paper
We will call a craftsman from Ogawa Town, Saitama Prefecture, which is the production center of the handmade Japanese paper "Hosokawa Paper" registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, to make traditional handmade Japanese paper (nagashi).Make an original piece by decorating it with Moomin characters and natural leaves.
■開催日：7月16日（土）、7月17日（日）、7月18日（月）、7月30日（土）、7月31日（日）
■ Venue: Kokemus 2nd floor "Kids Space"
■ Sales price: 1,000 yen (tax included, 350 yen excluding shipping)
* Since drying work is required in the workshop, the completed work will be delivered by mail at a later date.
■ How to apply: Reception starts at 10 o'clock on the day, and information will be provided according to seat status (final reception 15:00).
■ Details:https://metsa-hanno.com/workshop/21466/

<Hosokawa Paper>
Hosokawa paper is the highest quality and finest Japanese paper among the traditional handmade Japanese paper "Ogawa Japanese paper" made from kozo.Ogawa Washi is said to have a history of about 1300 years, and is currently handed down in Ogawa Town and Higashi Chichibu Village in Saitama Prefecture.It has the toughness unique to unbleached pure Japanese tissue, and has a simple yet lustrous luster. The texture is tight and the paper surface is not fluffy, and it has a rigid and elegant taste.

Original brand "Ethical Choice" that considers the global environment
Surrounded by the rich natural environment of forests and lakes, metsä is an ethical and sustainable initiative that symbolizes the global environment, people, society, regions, biodiversity and SDGs. I thought it was indispensable as an identity of.
Comprehensive efforts to develop in-facility production environments, foods, products, materials, and services based on ethical and sustainable choices (selection) that are not limited to those that do not place a burden on the human body or the environment and are tangible and intangible. Will be accompanied by the "Ethical Choice" logo.
* About the "Ethical Choice" initiative
https://metsa-hanno.com/feature/16707/

[Simultaneous holding] Let's go to the fantasy world surrounded by fog "Moominvalley's sea of ​​clouds"
A sea of ​​clouds mist that wraps around the "Moominhouse," which is the symbol of Moominvalley Park.The mysterious creature "Hattifattener" attracted there will be outbreaks in the park.A summer-only project that blows away the heat has appeared, and you can enjoy a different summer experience.
■ Implementation period: July 7th (Sat) -August 16th (Sun)
■ Teaser movie:

■ Details:https://metsa-hanno.com/lp/MoominvalleyMist2022.html

[Safety and security initiatives]
Based on the "Moominvalley Park Peace of Mind Declaration", Moominvalley Park operates by taking measures for the safety and security of customers, employees and their families in order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as the new coronavirus. doing.