Let’s make a “Teruteru bozu”. It’s a doll made of paper from Japan.


In a Japanese custom, people believe that if you hang a doll called “Teruteru bozu” at the eaves, it will bring good weather for the next day. Some people in Japan must have

an experience of making this doll and must have hoped that it would be sunny the next day. Here is a movie to show you how to make the doll, “Teruteru bozu” easily.

The following lists are what you need to start to make the craft. Almost all of them are usually sold in a hundred-yen store in Japan. Here is the item names in English(Japanese).

 

・lace paper doily(reisupeipaa)

・round sticker(marusiiru)

・paper handkerchief(ohanagami)

・tissue paper

・core of a toilet paper roll(toirettopeipaanoshin)

・ribbon

・drawing paper(gayoushi)

・ruler(jougi)

・scissors(hasami)

・pens

・pencils(enpitsu)

・glue(nori)

・double-sided tape(ryoumenteepu)

 

Usually, teruteru bozu is hanged, but the teruteru bozu introduced in the movie can be put on the floor. They are cute in the movie, aren’t they? I hope you enjoy making this doll with the movie.

 

Thank you for reading and watching the movie.