Chinese New Year Activities Crafts Kids When celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year with kids and family, we always have fun with the Chinese New Year Guide’s crafts, activities, and stories. I want to take kids to explore the culture and stories behind craft projects and activities so they keep thriving in curiosity. Chinese New Year (in English) is officially Lunar New Year for Chinese and for many Asian countries celebrating it. Lunar New Year is
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In this Author Spotlight Series, we invite diverse children’s book authors and publishers to share their stories and books that feature Chinese culture and world culture. As parents continue to guide children to explore and thrive we want to provide you with quality and accessible tools and resources. Here we are delighted to feature multicultural children’s books and resources mindfully created by two female entrepreneurs! Please enjoy this featured article by Kshama, indigrow! A to Z of
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It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George Book Review | Note: Thank you to Clarion Books/Harper Collins for providing a copy to review. All opinions are my own. A Multicultural Children’s Book Featuring Chinese Lunar New Year It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George is written by Author, Maria Wen Adcock. Maria is the creator of BiculturalMama. This is a tabbed board book and it can grow with kids. Curious George will celebrate this special holiday with his
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Guide kids to speak Chinese – One Thing You Must Do To Guide Your Child to Speak More Chinese Parents often mention that their children are reluctant to speak Mandarin. To speak more Mandarin, to be exact. “Why is that?” they ask. They often continued with, “They go to Chinese classes online / in person…” “My kids use apps…” “They have textbooks…” “We have storybooks…” ONE QUESTION My first question to parents is always this one
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Raising A Bilingual Kid Is A Journey of Learning And Progress One of my cubs started college a few weeks ago. Four of us drove to the school. Three of us came back home. One is in the dorm a few hours away. I told the cubs, “When you go to college I will switch to speaking English to you. No more Chinese.” It sounds like a trick but I was and am serious about it. A
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Chinese Valentine’s Day Qi Xi Festival – Chinese culture for kids series. Exploring world culture with festivals is a great way to blend target language learning with culture. Chinese Valentine’s Day is Qi Xi 七夕. The legend is that you scab ee a bridge formed by “magpies” xǐ què 喜鵲 (traditional Chinese) | 喜鹊 (simplified Chinese) in the night sky on the day of 七夕 Qi Xi. Qi Xi is the evening of the 7th day
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Learning Chinese tones with ease! Many parents and adult learners with no Chinese language background ask about how to pronounce Chinese words correctly with different tones when learning Mandarin Chinese with their kids. There are three steps to follow when you are learning Chinese tones. First, relax and smile Trust me, relaxation is the key for adults when we learn to speak a new language. Relax! Deep breath. A smile works like magic and it makes you
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Teaching Your Child Chinese As Your Heritage Language There are different language and culture proficiency levels when we talk about Chinese as your heritage language. … In the United States, languages other than English are often thought of and referred to as “foreign” languages. However, many people who live in the United States have cultural connections to and know languages other than English. These languages are not “foreign” to particular individuals or communities; instead, they
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AlsoCelebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of the culture and history of Asian-Pacific Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month originated as a congressional bill in 1978. In 1992, it was expanded from a week to a month-long celebration. This is a time to honor, celebrate and learn more about the diverse Asian-Pacific cultures. Also, it is a great
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Spring First Day of Spring Vernal Equinox – one of the 24 Chinese Solar Terms Vernal equinox chūn fēn 春分 marks the arrival of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Chūn fēn 春分 is one of the Chinese twenty-four solar terms that falls on the twelve Chinese lunar months. These twenty-four solar terms are made of twelve major solar terms and twelve minor solar terms. Summer solstice and winter solstice are two major solar terms. The summer
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