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Springtime Cherry Blossom Activities

Have you ever noticed the beautiful springtime cherry blossoms along the Hocking River?

The OHIO Museum Complex, and students, faculty and staff from the OHIO Office of Global Affairs and Center for International Studies invite you to join us in celebrating OHIOā€™s cherry trees.

Curated by OHIO Museum Complex student interns Melissa Damico and Morgan Spehar in collaboration with the Office of Global Affairs, faculty and students from 51ĀŅĀ×ā€™s Linguistics Department and Center for International Studies, with special thanks to Dr. Christopher Thompson.

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    Flower Pressing Activity


    Ever wonder who planted the beautiful cherry trees on OHIOā€™s Athens campus? Learn more about one of 51ĀŅĀ×ā€™s international partnerships!

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    Cherry Blossom Origami


    Learn about the art of origami and put your newfound knowledge to use by making an origami a cherry blossom!

     

    Check out our for extra help.

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    NightWalk Along the Cherry Blossoms


    Each spring, 51ĀŅĀ× encourages viewing the cherry blossoms at night by illuminating the blossoms. Learn how to make your own cut paper lantern to take along!

     

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    Forest Bathing


    Take a break and immerse yourself nature by walking along the river and among the cherry blossoms. Enjoy the , curated with the help of 51ĀŅĀ× students from Japan.

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    Japanese Language


    Learn to write ā€œcherry blossomā€ in Japanese and a little more about Japanese language and its many alphabets!

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    Cherry Blossom Haiku


    Learn about the history of the haiku and how to write your own! Get inspiration from the beauty of the cherry blossomsā€”or in your own backyard!

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Picnicking Under the Cherry Blossoms


Enjoy a picnic underneath the cherry blossoms and enjoy one of Grandma Onoā€™s rice ballsā€”recipe courtesy of one of our own OMC internā€™s grandmother!

Rice Ball Recipe [PDF]