by Colin Goh | Sep 18, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Chinese, Comics, Creativity, Drawing, Education, Food, Language, Parenting
LET’S DRAW MOONCAKES DURING MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL! 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...
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...
by Colin Goh | Jul 7, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Child Development, Chinese, Comics, Creativity, Drawing, Education, Food, Language
Can You Name Some Jobs in Chinese? Here’s another crazy Dim Sum Warriors Bilingual Doodle Date—where our artist Colin draws the wacky things kids suggest, while former professor Yen Yen and certified Taiwanese schoolteacher Teacher Hsiao help to translate them...
by Colin Goh | Jul 5, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Child Development, Comics, Creativity, Dim Sum Warriors, Drawing, Education, Food, Language
How do you say “Sushi in a hot bath” or “Pie sleeping”? Or other silly combinations of food and holiday activities? Check out our video of yet another crazy Dim Sum Warriors Bilingual Doodle Date—where our artist Colin draws the wacky things...
