KIDS FES Returns to WHATAWON in Kishiwada for Two Days
The lineup stays inside the family-workshop format that drew the earlier editions, with the venue's own setting used to add activities the previous run did not carry.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
FoodFes Inc. will hold the children's hands-on event KIDS FES in WHATAWON on Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18, 2026 at the WHATAWON complex in Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture. The lineup centers on workshops, plus food trucks and food and drink booths. Activities include an aquarium-building workshop, event planning, cotton candy making, an uchiwa fan workshop, and a Self-Defense Forces vehicle display.
The workshop area is the core of the two-day program. Children build a mini aquarium with water and oil, working through liquid properties, separation, and circulation by hand. An event planning session asks them to design their own event theme and content. A cotton candy station uses colorful rock sugar, and an uchiwa fan workshop lets participants draw and decorate a fan they take home.
A Self-Defense Forces 1/2-ton truck, known as the Pajero, will be at the venue for viewing and commemorative photos taken in Self-Defense Forces uniforms. WHATAWON is a stay-type complex with shopping, dining, and entertainment on site. Food trucks and food and beverage booths round out the two days.
- Design Experience (coloring and drawing): Coloring, handprints, and footprints with free ideas
- Aquarium Experience: Participants make a mini aquarium with water and oil
- Event Planning Experience: Children plan an event theme and content
- Cotton Candy Artisan: Cotton candy made with colorful rock sugar
- Self-Defense Forces Vehicle Display and Uniform Experience: A 1/2-ton truck, the Pajero, plus uniform photos
- Uchiwa Fan Making Experience: Original fans decorated and taken home
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