Our karate instructors came to Beanstalk for Mochitsuki during Winter School. Mochitsuki (餅つき) is a Japanese tradition which involves the pounding of rice to make mochi. It is celebrated before the New Year.
Before we start making mochi, the karate instructors give each class a lesson.
Phew! All that exercise gave us quite the appetite.
The karate instructors show all the children how to turn rice into mochi.
We all got a go at pounding the rice.
We ate the mochi after lunch! It was very yummy.