by Colin Goh | Dec 6, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Chinese, Comics, Creativity, Diversity, Doodle Date, Drawing, Education, Events, Food, Global Competence, Language
Learning to say Merry Christmas in Chinese? How about “Asparagus Elf” or “Reindeer Hotdog”? And other silly English to Chinese translations of food and Christmas combos! You don’t just learn to say Merry Christmas in Chinese – you...
by Colin Goh | Nov 29, 2021 | App, Bilingual, Blog, Child Development, Chinese, Comics, Creativity, Dim Sum Warriors, Diversity, Drawing, Education, Global Competence, Home, Imagination, Language, Parenting, Yen Yen
“Power couple?” More like BAOwer couple! Thanks, Singapore Global Network, for the nice feature on Yen Yen and Colin and the work that we do! Read the article at:...
by Colin Goh | Sep 18, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Chinese, Comics, Creativity, Drawing, Education, Food, Language, Parenting
LET’S DRAW A MOONCAKE! There are, of course, many, many different designs, styles and flavours of mooncakes nowadays, but let’s try drawing a traditional Cantonese-style mooncake. LET’S DRAW ANOTHER MOONCAKE! Had fun drawing your mooncake?...
by Yen Yen | Jul 26, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Child Development, Comics, Creativity, Dim Sum Warriors, Drawing, Education, Imagination, Language
The Story of Our Children’s Art Children’s Art: How to keep them motivated? After I write the piece on “Why is Drawing Important for Children’s Development”, several parents contacted me to ask about their children’s art: “How do we keep our...
by Woo Yen Yen | Jul 25, 2021 | Bilingual, Child Development, Comics, Creativity, Drawing, Education, Imagination, Language, Yen Yen
Kids Drawing Is Making Something Out of Nothing My daughter loves to draw. (Her nickname is Yakuza Baby—or YB for short– because she was born while my husband and I were watching a Japanese gangster film. It’s really quite a story for another time.) This...
by Colin Goh | Jul 14, 2021 | App, Bilingual, Blog, Comics, Creativity, Drawing, Education, Language
Drawing Comics for Kids Learning the Chinese Language Things We Wish We Could Do, But Can’t—Because of Covid Several Saturdays a month, we run free Doodle Dates, where kids suggest things for me to draw based on a theme—usually a mashup of food and something—and...