Children leave plush toys for a sleepover at the library with adorable results!
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 https://t.co/vjwPXIQk1z
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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 https://t.co/hzISl2O8gI
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柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
しずかになりました… みんなねんねしてます… #ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 https://t.co/wftgZXACAR
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柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
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 https://t.co/eL7lP4mnoZ
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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 https://t.co/LLP8maNOed
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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 https://t.co/LIZLi7zbEz
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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 https://t.co/gx7juJc9th
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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 https://t.co/N5USgOeB2s
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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 https://t.co/GTcRH2QDOI
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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 https://t.co/hbdRfuQew2
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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 https://t.co/tcFJUGvFfE
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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 https://t.co/OSOiTvp3rU
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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 https://t.co/V3opazXBJL
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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 https://t.co/muNx100qUw
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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! 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 https://t.co/W079nB6bVV
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柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
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 https://t.co/n96sxmjqIX
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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 https://t.co/C4kQsqAkdm
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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? おえかきしていいんだって! #ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 https://t.co/3Jj4iOVcXl
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柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
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 https://t.co/vACV75pHQI
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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 https://t.co/wbTicU4rhO
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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 https://t.co/XB84CO6wsO
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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! やってみたかったんだ! #ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 https://t.co/D9cs2PXHsC
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柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
▼ 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 https://t.co/ql52RYfTg0
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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…」 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 https://t.co/mk3B9rw6bJ
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柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
ふだん入れないところ…いっぱいほんがおいてあるよ! 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 https://t.co/I3FxuxmT1Y
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柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
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! 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 https://t.co/4t4bIh7vMG
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柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
ぼくたちがかいたフラッグ! 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 https://t.co/7NCAwW5w5W
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柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
▼ 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… ぼくたちもおやすみなさい… #ぬいぐるみおとまり会2016 https://t.co/T7butq0qpk
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柏原市立図書館 (@kashiwara_lib) September 24, 2016
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 https://t.co/uy8ifFhgID
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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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