by yenyendotnet | Aug 30, 2023 | Bilingual, Blog, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Drawing, Education, Events, Food, Imagination, Language
How long is the mid-Autumn Festival? What is it? Imagine a festival that brings together the magic of a full moon and the joy of celebrating the harvest – that’s the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as 中秋节 (Zhōngqiū jié) in Chinese. It’s like a big lunar...
by Colin Goh | Aug 24, 2023 | Child Development, Blog, Creativity, Drawing, Education, Global Competence, Imagination, Parenting
The Creative Child When YB (short for ‘Yakuza Baby’, my daughter’s nickname) was in first grade, she came home crying one day, because all through her school day, she had been dreaming up an experiment to turn the dried leaves she had collected in the...
by Colin Goh | Aug 5, 2023 | Bilingual, Blog, Child Development, Creativity, Dim Sum Warriors, Diversity, Doodle Date, Drawing, Education, Events, Food, Global Competence, Imagination, Language
Celebrate Singapore’s National Day In Multiple Languages! What do children think are uniquely Singaporean activities? Can you imagine Singaporean food characters “choping” a seat at the kopi tiam? See what imaginative and delicious...
by Colin Goh | Jul 21, 2023 | Bilingual, Creativity, Diversity, Drawing, Education, Food, Imagination
We all know that the best way to bridge differences and make friends is with food! We were very tickled to have been invited by the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (Toa Payoh) Primary School to commemorate Racial Harmony Day. Uncle Colin read “Your Relatives...
by Colin Goh | Jul 13, 2023 | Doodle Date, Bilingual, Blog, Child Development, Creativity, Drawing, Education, Global Competence, Imagination, Language
This National Day: Join Our Multilingual Doodle Date! Let’s get creative with all things Singaporean in this special Doodle Date. Throw crazy Singapore-themed prompts at our artist and we’ll learn what to call your creations in English, Chinese,...
by Colin Goh | Jun 29, 2023 | Child Development, Comics, Creativity, Diversity, Drawing, Education, Home, Imagination, Parenting
It really takes a village (at the very least) to nurture the right conditions for creativity! And we at Yumcha Studios are very honoured and privileged to have played our part by organising the 2023 Singapore Dreaming Comics Competition for Young Creators together...