Cantonese Resources for Non-Fluent Parents
Like his mother, AJ is a real book worm and now has amassed quite the collection of bilingual Canto/English books. One of his favourite books is 'Things that Go!' by Karen Yee, which he affectionately refers to as his "go go book". I think there was a solid 8 months where I read his go… Continue reading Calvin Goes to School Book Review (+ Giveaway!)
It's been a minute since I've posted but I'm back to quickly say Happy Halloween! This is one of my family's favourite time of the year because it's an opportunity to feel fun and festive without any of the pressures that Christmas can bring. Let's get spooky with some activity sheets! Colouring Activities and Printables… Continue reading Cantonese Halloween Activity Sheets
Cooking has deep roots in AJ’s family. His maternal great grandad was a chef as well as his paternal grandad. Food, especially Cantonese cuisine, plays a huge part in my family’s identity and heritage. This is why I was delighted to fine one of AJ’s favourite things to play with is his toy kitchen. I’ve… Continue reading DIY Cantonese Play Food Labels
Happy Easter to all who celebrate! As a child, we never really did Easter but this time of year always feels like something that needs to be celebrated. After a week of rain and hail, today on Good Friday, the sun has been shining all day. My garden has started to bud. Spring has sprung!… Continue reading Cantonese Easter Activity Sheets
In the spirit of New Years resolutions, I’ve just finished reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. One concept from the book that really resonated with me is the 1% shift i.e. by consistently making tiny tweaks to your current habits/routines, your overall improvement will be significantly greater than the sum of all those little changes.… Continue reading Two Cantonese Songs You Can Learn in Two Minutes
新年快樂 san1 nin4 faai3 lok6! I hope everyone is having a wonderful New Years. After our exhausting drive last week, we had an amazing reunion dinner (my baby and my partner’s first one). It was so good to see my family and well worth the trip. We’re now looking forward to the Lantern Festival next… Continue reading Lantern Riddles Activity Sheet
Happy nearly new year! I’m posting this slightly later than anticipated because we’ve just spent 6 hours in the car to travel to my 嫲嫲 maa4 maa4’s house (it was suppose to be a 3 hour journey). I hope your run up to new year’s is going smoother! If you need to keep the kids… Continue reading CNY Year of the Rabbit Fai Chun Activity Sheets
Are you ready for Chinese New Year? It doesn’t feel that long since we’ve celebrated the Gregorian New Year but I’m still very excited for the Year of the Rabbit. This is the first CNY that AJ will be able to eat dinner with us and our family have a big reunion dinner planned. I’m… Continue reading Busy Chinese New Year: Cantonese Translation
I’m always on a search for apps that can help children and adults alike to learn Cantonese so, of course, I was delighted to come across the app, CanPro, by the Education University of Hong Kong. How CanPro works CanPro (Cantonese Pronunciation app) is an app that focuses on learning common Cantonese expressions, specifically your… Continue reading 50 Common Cantonese Expressions – CanPro App Review
It’s been a little while since I’ve managed to post as I’ve been quite busy relearning my job after a year’s maternity leave, fulfilling busy book orders, and keeping my now toddler alive (AJ is at the pulling himself up stage, which has resulted in some furniture being tipped!) As the end of the year… Continue reading Cantonese Christmas Activity Sheets
Mama Bear Cantonese 