A developmental psychology professor discovered hikaru dorodango in a Japanese schoolyard in 1999, and the practice is still inspiring artists worldwide today. Other artists around the world have also ...

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I think that many of you remember that when you were a kid, you made mud dango unwaveringly, but there were many times when you couldn't make it well, or the mud dango cracked over time. The ' ...

Japan-based liica Inc. hopes to bring out the kid in you, along with some cash, in its newest game Dorodango for iOS and Mobile devices. How, you ask? By making mud balls. Yes, that’s right. Mud balls ...

Remember when the internet went wild for people crafting smooth, shiny aluminum foil balls? The so-called "aluminum ball challenge" originated in Japan, where there's a long-standing tradition of ...

ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico artist is turning piles of dirt into art. Hikaru Dorodango art is shiny, glossy, colorful balls of dried mud. Originally they were created by Japanese elementary ...

Mix a little dirt and mud, shape it with your hands, and out pops a beautiful shiny mud ball that’s actually the Japanese art of Hikaru Dorodango. It takes so much more work than that, of course, but ...

Who knew dirt could be this pretty? The Japanese art of hikaru dorodango has made its way from humble nursery school playgrounds to the studios of artists worldwide. The term roughly translates to ...