2013 is the Chinese Year of the Snake. Did you know that in Chinese culture the “Year of the Snake” is also known as the “Year of the Little Dragon?!” Here is a Fun Spiral Snake craft you can make at home with your child. I have created the design for you to print out on stock paper. What you need: 1. Stock paper any color 2. Scissors 3. String 4. Glue 5. Hole punch 6. Sequins
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Let’s sing “London Bridge” together in Mandarin Chinese! I created the movements for this song for my daughter when she was only a few months old. The first time we did this she was only a tiny bug and I was holding her on my knees. She was giggling and giggling and we really had fun. Now she is much taller and bigger and it is impossible to hold her facing me on my knees but
Read more →“Two Tigers” is a classic Chinese song for children. This is a familiar tune and is fun to sing with the little ones. Don’t forget to add movement and action along with the lyrics to make it an action-filled play-learning experience! I’ve put the lyrics below in Pinyin, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese with the English translation on top. Two tigers two tigers Liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ Liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ 兩 隻 老 虎 兩 隻
Read more →Chinese Play Time with Miss Panda introduces songs and activities to children and parents. Today we are singing Eensy Weensy Spider in Chinese. You know this song very well and now you can sing it in Chinese. Activity: (1) Finger play – use fingers as a spider and going up and down. (2) Spider fun – use a plastic or plush spider to climb up all the way to the head and down. Game: “Is the
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