From drawing to playing with new friends, organisers release cute photos of the fun activities the toys got up to during their stay.
While adults get to enjoy sleeping amongst hundreds of books in hotels and bookstores in Japan, it appears that kids’ toys get to enjoy the same luxury too, thanks to a creative sleepover event organised by Osaka Prefecture’s Kashiwara Library. Held on the night of 24 September, the annual event was limited to 30 lucky children, who brought their plush friends to the library for a storytelling session together, before tucking them into their beds and bidding them farewell for the night.
大型絵本「おめんです」で大盛り上がり中〜#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/vjwPXIQk1z
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
おりこうにおとまりしてね…ぬいぐるみとバイバイします。#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/hzISl2O8gI
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
しずかになりました…
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
みんなねんねしてます…#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/wftgZXACAR
As it became dark, the soft toys slept soundly, while their families could keep up-to-date with the progress of the evening via the hashtag #ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 (Plush Toy Sleepover 2016) on Twitter.
外もくらくなりました。みんなスヤスヤねんね中…#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/eL7lP4mnoZ
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
All different types of characters were pictured snoozing peacefully together, using their distinctive eyes-wide-open sleeping style.
おともだちといっしょにねんね…#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/LLP8maNOed
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
Some were peacefully tucked in, while others were sprawled outside of their blankets.
ねぞうわるいこだあれ?おふとんからとびだしちゃってるよ〜#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/LIZLi7zbEz
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
▼ Then, suddenly, one of the animals awoke.
ん?おきた?#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/gx7juJc9th
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
▼ One by one, more animals began to wake from their slumber…
わたしもねむれません…#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/N5USgOeB2s
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
むくり…#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/GTcRH2QDOI
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
Now that they were awake, the cheeky animals decided to go over and say hello to the permanent plush toy residents of the library.
「としょかんのぬいぐるみのみなさん、こんばんは〜」#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/hbdRfuQew2
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
Seeing as they couldn’t sleep, Monsters, Inc. star James P. “Sulley” Sullivan was happy to show them around the library to keep them occupied.
「ねむれないなら、としょかんたんけんにつれていってあげよう!」#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/tcFJUGvFfE
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
▼ Sulley led the way as they headed off on their expedition.
「あんないするよ!こっちこっち」#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/OSOiTvp3rU
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
▼ “If you flick this switch, all the lights in the library come on!” said Sulley. “Let’s do it!” cried the animals.
「ここのスイッチをおせば、としょかんのあかりがつくんだよ」「よーし、つけちゃおう!」#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/V3opazXBJL
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
▼ “Wake up, everybody!!”
あかるくなったよ!さあ、みんなおきておきて!#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/muNx100qUw
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
Now with everyone awake, the library’s residents decided to read a book to their visitors, who were so enthralled with the story that they begged them to read it again.
としょかんのぬいぐるみさんたちがおはなし会してくれるって!
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
ゆうがたのおはなし会できいた「おめんです」、おもしろかったからもう一回よんで〜#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/W079nB6bVV
The book, called O-men desu, (which means “It’s a mask”) taught them all about animals and different Japanese-style masks.
ぽんぽこぽん!#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/n96sxmjqIX
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
おめんかぶってるのだあれ?#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/C4kQsqAkdm
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
Once storytime was over, some of the animals discovered the library’s flag-making corner.
なになに…「フラッグをつくろう!」コーナー?
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
おえかきしていいんだって!#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/3Jj4iOVcXl
They decided to show off their artistic skills by contributing their own flag designs, which would be decorated around the library.
よーし、おえかきしちゃう!#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/vACV75pHQI
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
わたし、とってもじょうずでしょ?#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/wbTicU4rhO
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
ぼく、じぶんのおなまえもかけるんだよ!#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/XB84CO6wsO
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
▼ Others decided to play with the library’s barcode scanning system.
としょかんのピッピするやつ!
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
やってみたかったんだ!#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/D9cs2PXHsC
▼ While others relaxed in the video area.
ビデオコーナーもたのしいぞ!わくわく…#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/ql52RYfTg0
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
From the look of things, the library was a hive of activity in the middle of the night!
「このほんよみたい!」「んもー、しょうがないなあ…」
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
かたぐるましてあげてやさしいね!#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/mk3B9rw6bJ
ふだん入れないところ…いっぱいほんがおいてあるよ!
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
ここをぐるぐるすると、ほんだながうごく〜#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/I3FxuxmT1Y
Finally, the creative group decided to decorate the library wall with their flags to surprise their owners when they arrived to get them in the morning.
さっきかいたフラッグ、みんなでかざろう!
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
あしたおむかえにきたときにみてね!#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/4t4bIh7vMG
ぼくたちがかいたフラッグ!
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
としょかんにかざってくれたよ。#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/7NCAwW5w5W
▼ And then, the exhausted adventurers crashed out for the rest of the night.
あしたのおむかえがたのしみ…
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
ぼくたちもおやすみなさい…#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/T7butq0qpk
When morning came, all the guests were lined up, waiting for their human friends to come to collect them, with each one holding a book that they’d specially chosen for their owners to read to them.
みんなでおむかえまってます…たのしかったはなし、おうちできいてみてね。#ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 pic.twitter.com/uy8ifFhgID
— 柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 25, 2016
Although after such a sleepless night of fun, they’ll probably be fast asleep before their humans even finish reading the first page!
Source: Togetter
Top Image: Twitter/@kashiwara_lib
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