Lucky Dumplings for Chinese New Year! Yes! I hope you can these delicious dumplings at home and enjoy them during the Lunar New Year celebration. Making dumplings for the Spring Festival, a.k.a. Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year is a popular tradition in Chinese families who are from the Nothern part of China. There can be a day dedicated to making the lucky dumplings with all the family members or even with the relatives. It can
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I am delighted to share author Eugenia Chu’s latest book, Celebrating Chinese New Year: History, Traditions, and Activities. This book guides readers to explore the Lunar New Year with stories, activities, culture, and more. It is a well-organized resource that parents and educators can use at home and in class. Let’s take a look at what fun topics are included in the book. What is the Chinese New Year? History and folklore Preparation How to celebrate Around
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Kitchen God and the Preparation for the Lunar New Year Who Is KITCHEN GOD Kitchen God is zào shén 灶神. He is also known as the Stove God. He is the protector of the family and the most important Chinese domestic gods. Chinese people see him as the guardian of each family. He is busy watching every member of the family day in and day out. He stays in the kitchen where the family gathers, talks
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Twelve Chinese Animal Birth Signs might sound new to you but what if I tell you that these are the Chinese animals that rotate over a 12-year cycle? You may immediately know what they are. You might even know that after the year of the COW comes the year of the TIGER. In 2022, the year of the water TIGER will arrive on February 1. We are talking about the same 12 Chinese animals. Some people call
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Kayla: A Modern-Day Princess Book Series For Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2022, I am delighted to share Kayla: A Modern-Day Princess A Little Magic with you. This charming, inspiring, and heartwarming story is the final one in the Kayla: A Modern-Day Princess 5 book series. This diverse picture book series leads readers to see the importance of family, seeing the possibilities, and knowing our value. I’ve enjoyed reading this book and seeing how Kayla pursuing her
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A Year of Bilingual Fun with 8 Bilingual Parenting Tips to Engage Your Children in the Target Language Every Day Wishing you and your family a healthy, happy, and joyful New Year filled with bilingual fun! As we enter the New Year I want to share 8 tips to better structure your family’s target language learning in the New Year. 1. Daily Breakfast Booster: Listen to the songs, music, or podcast in your target language. You can
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Winter Solstice Chinese Dōng Zhì Festival – World Culture for Kids Winter Solstice Winter Solstice is Dōng Zhì Festival! Happy winter Solstice – Dōng Zhì 冬至! Winter Solstice is 冬至 Dōng Zhì in Chinese. 冬 [Dong] mean winter. 至 [Zhi] means extreme, or arrival. 冬至 [Dōng Zhì] literally means the “extreme of winter.” Dōng Zhì is also known as Winter Festival – 冬節[Dōng Jié] for Chinese. Dong Zhi marks the shortest day and the longest night
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Teach Kids Chinese Song Turkey in The Straw! Got turkey? I mean got a turkey plush toy? Where is the turkey? Kids asked. Good question! This month the pet turkey is the star and kids will learn how to sing Turkey in The Straw in Mandarin. Turkey is also the leading character in many of the stories. A popular kids’ song, Turkey in The Straw is a story. When kids learn this song they will get to
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Chinese Literacy for Fall Season Celebrate Autumn with Culture Around Us From September to December, there is a lot to celebrate in autumn – the season, the colors, and the cultural holidays and celebrations. As we are guiding children to build literacy in the target language (Mandarin) we also need to feed children the background knowledge in their native language. That way they can better connect with the content that we want to share with them. Here
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Chinese Halloween Literacy Activities and Resources | Halloween Activities | Chinese Activities for Kids The last quarter of the year is packed with teaching topics that are seasonal, festival, and cultural. The season change is visible. The festivals and celebrations are loved by children big and small. The cultural essence and stories are connecting, inclusive and global. Playing with purpose is the design of each of the resources included here. Literacy building is a part of learning
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