Cantonese Resources for Non-Fluent Parents
Happy Halloween! This is my family's favourite time of year. We have so far kept up our tradition with a day of pumpkin picking. Then, to mix things up, we’re spending Halloween night tucked away in a cabin in the woods, which hopefully will be more cosy than spooky! Jack O'Lantern Printable Let's continue the… Continue reading Cantonese Pumpkin Activity Sheet
AJ has just turned four (how time flies) and this is the year where I feel he will really understand what Mid-Autumn Festival is so I am leaning in. Here is a list of three easy-to-prep activities that AJ and I will be participating in! Activity #1 - Play Dough Mooncakes Whilst actual mooncakes are… Continue reading Low-Prep Mid-Autumn Festival Activities
It's nearly December and I have a Cantonese advent calendar to share that has a different Christmas craft each day. AJ is too young for a traditional chocolate advent calendar so I wanted to make something to help get him (and me) into the Christmas spirit! Before we start, I want to apologise that I… Continue reading Cantonese Christmas Crafty Advent Calendar
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! We never celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival growing up so I haven't really introduced it to AJ. We have been enjoying reading 'Calvin Celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival' by Karen Yee (review coming soon!) and I would like to embrace the holiday more as AJ gets older. I have used it as an opportunity to introduce… Continue reading Mooncake Fractions – A Mid-Autumn Festival Activity
Easter snuck up on me this year- it's so early! The weather still has a hint of frost and my spring bulbs in the garden have yet to bloom. Spring is coming though and I'm looking forward to spending the Bank Holiday weekend with my family. If you need ten minutes to yourself this long… Continue reading Cantonese Easter Egg Hunt Activity Sheet
Happy nearly new year! This year, we are celebrating NYE a day early as I'm actually on a trip away this weekend. I'm teaching my partner how to make potstickers so wish me luck. Build a Dragon Craft As it will be the Year of the Dragon, (which, let's be real- it is the coolest… Continue reading CNY Year of the Dragon Craft Activity
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
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
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
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