Read and Draw Comics in Chinese and English
点心漫画顶呱呱，
学习语言笑哈哈
Innovative tools for teachers and parents to integrate comics in kids’ second language learning. Print Books, Live-Stream Cartoon Draw Alongs, Mobile App with Bilingual Comics and Voice Evaluation, Cartoon Dictionaries, School Workshops, and much much more. Recommended for Primary/ Elementary kids!
Special Bilingual Story for Mother’s Day
This crazy story dedicated to moms everywhere will be in the App soon, but here’s a special video sneak preview!
6 Great 成语 Chinese Idioms for Mother’s Day
We have 6 Chinese idioms that exemplify what moms mean to us!
成语成画！The Dim Sum Warriors Chinese Idiom Cartoon Dictionary
Chinese idioms or 成语 (chéngyǔ)—those classical (usually) four-character expressions that are commonly used in everyday communications—are a core part of every Chinese curriculum. But how many times have you searched for the meaning of a 成语 only to find the explanation harder to understand than the idiom itself? To help your kids, we’ve created a Chinese Chengyu Dictionary in English — with silly cartoons and funny examples so you can actually enjoy reading it! Get started!
10-Minute Nightly 成语 Doodle Date!
Join Uncle Colin as he tries to revise and improve his Mandarin—by interpreting Chinese idioms 成语 (chéng yǔ) in funny cartoon form!
Livestream: Monday to Thursday nights at 8.30 pm (Singapore time, UTC+8) on our Facebook page
HOW TO DRAW
Drawing is really helpful in kids’ development – whether for literacy, problem-solving, emotional control or creativity! And we have a hilarious collection of videos that will not only teach your kids how to draw things that will amuse them, but also impart some Chinese vocabulary while at it!
Drawing can be very helpful for our kids’ development. Read Yen Yen’s blog post and see what she’s learned from her daughter’s artistic journey.
To celebrate Children’s Day in Singapore—we held a special webinar with BigV SG titled “Better Communication for Parents and Kids“.
This post recaps the event with 5 really useful takeaways.
Check out some hilarious Halloween photos of Colin, Yen Yen and their daughter and learn how Halloween came to have a special meaning for our family.
Check out our blog for articles and features on helping kids with Chinese at home, the connection between drawing and learning, how to motivate and inspire your kids, the usefulness of reading aloud and more.
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Hilarious Bilingual Stories | Read-Aloud Function | Vocabulary Building Games | Reading Practice Tech
Your kids will read Chinese stories willingly!
Yes, it’s possible with funny comics!
Like you, we’ve had too many learning experiences that make us feel bad about ourselves with our second language—in our case, Chinese.
It’s gotten to the point that many of us start to believe we’re just “naturally bad” in Chinese or languages. But it doesn’t have to be that way!
Imagine your kids picking up a book in Chinese and enjoying reading it.
Yes, it’s possible—with DIM SUM WARRIORS!
The Dim Sum Warriors Learning System is based on cutting-edge research into literacy, linguistics and pedagogy, and constructed by education experts and award-winning artists to make learning languages a joyful experience.
GET STARTED WITH DIM SUM WARRIORS—It’s Super Easy!
STEP ONE: DOWNLOAD OUR APP—You get a FREE BASIC SUBSCRIPTION!
It’s super-easy to get your FREE BASIC SUBSCRIPTION to our DIM SUM WARRIORS Bilingual Comic Reader APP!
1. Register for free username and password (click the button below!)
2. Download the Dim Sum Warriors App (available in iOS and Android)
3. Log in with your username and password to open up ALL stories, ALL games and bilingual features, and ALL THE FUN!
*Note: Offer expires at midnight UTC+8 of 30 June 2022. Every month for the next 6 months, you will have a code applied at renewal to keep your app subscription FREE, i,e, you will be getting 1 month free six times. After 6 months, you will be asked if you wish to purchase a subscription. However, you may cancel your subscription at anytime. T&Cs apply. Please refer to our Terms & Conditions for details.
The DIM SUM WARRIORS Bilingual Comic Reader App
The DIM SUM WARRIORS App will delight your kids for hours with:
- Funny comics —toggle between English and Chinese easily!
- Actors reading the stories in both English and Chinese!
- Vocabulary-building games!
- Cutting-edge reading evaluation tech—record your voice, and get immediate feedback on pronunciation and fluency!
And you can have peace of mind–our App is designed by education experts and award-winning artists, and independently certified for high pedagogical quality by Education Alliance Finland, one of the world’s top edtech impact verification agencies!
We have brought our funny comics to thousands of kids through Dim Sum creativity workshops in their schools and elsewhere!
Our workshops and puppet shows include: Cartoon Drawing for Kids, How to Make Comics, Creative Chinese for Kids, Mandarin for Kids.
We’ve also partnered with organisations like the Speak Mandarin Campaign, the Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism, Asia Society Hong Kong Center and many others!
Look at what parents, educators, experts and kids
are saying about Dim Sum Warriors!
Our Blog
The Story of Our Children’s Art
“How do we keep our kids inspired and motivated to draw?” This video follows the story of our daughter’s art-making over 10 years from Age 1 to 11 and provides a delightful example of the documentation of children’s art.
Increase Reading and Language Learning Motivation: One Simple Trick
Reading aloud to children is a simple but highly effective strategy to help kids fall in love with reading and motivate them to learn languages—but there’s an art to it.
New Way to Learn Chinese Online — Naturally, Creatively, Bilingually
By Dr Woo Yen Yen—former education professor and designer of Dim Sum Warriors' comics-based approach to learning languages: Jacqueline is the mom of...
MAGIC MAMA 魔法妈妈: A special bilingual story for Mother’s Day!
A Special Bilingual Story for Mother's Day! We came up with this special bilingual story for Mother's Day, featuring the Bao family! It'll be up in...
6 Great Chinese Idioms for Mother’s Day
Happy Mother's Day! In Chinese, that's 母亲节快乐 (mǔqīn jié kuàilè)！ For this special day, we’ve made a list of 成语 (chéngyǔ) Chinese Idioms for Mother’s...
Earth Day in Chinese: 45 Essential Terms
For teachers and parents in bilingual Chinese-English schools, this is a list of 45 terms for Earth Day in Chinese so you can discuss the challenges we face, and plan clear actions to protect our planet!
7 Family-Friendly Chinese Movies for International Women’s Day 2022
For International Women’s Day 2022, I consolidated a list of Chinese films with strong women characters for your enjoyment.
5 Fun Lunar or Chinese New Year Activities For Your Families – If COVID is Keeping You at Home!
#1 Cook a Yummy Meal Together (Chinese New Year Activities) Get the whole family to make a yummy meal together. In my mother’s side of the family –...
3 Ingredients for Raising a Creative Child
The Creative Child When YB (short for 'Yakuza Baby', my daughter’s nickname) was in first grade, she came...
Fun Story at Lunar or Chinese New Year for Kids: Celebrating is Hard Work!
Lunar or Chinese New Year for Kids: Celebrating is Hard Work!When we were living in New York City and feeling very homesick around Chinese New Year,...
5 Best Chinese Animation Movies for Kids
Chinese animation movies are great for helping kids who are learning Chinese get immersed in the language while having fun! We chose these five...