Brooklyn Children's Museum celebrates Halloween with Kawaii Kreature festival
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- No one throws a Halloween bash like the Brooklyn Children’s Museum does.
There were fun costumes with a cross-cultural message and a dance party to boot.
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum, the oldest children's museum in the country called this Halloween party Kawaii Kreature festival.
Kawaii is the Japanese word for cute.
It’s where Brooklyn meets Japan in a celebration of manga, anime, gaming, and the rich tapestry of Japanese culture.
The storytime featured a Japanese children’s book.
The curator of this day of workshops is hoping they will bring people together.
“This is a free one-day event celebrating pop culture,” Eileen Level, the founder of AniTomo Convention, told PIX11 New. It’s designed for marginalized Bipoc living in marginalized groups and communities. But it’s meant for everyone,” she added.
One anime character dressed as a candy witch; Len Kagamine, told PIX11 why she loved anime. “I have met so many friends in anime. We talk about anime and Japanese culture,” she added.
And it was the finale of this day, a rooftop runway show of Halloween costumes, both anime and traditional that was a favorite for so many.
And perhaps the most clever costume was a headless lumberjack worn by three-year-old Carson Welch created by his mother Tawana.
“I saw it on Instagram and went to copy it,” Tawana Welch, mom/customer creator, told PIX11 News. “My husband and I went to Walmart to pick up some items and we made it,” she added.