by Ching | Jan 15, 2024 | Home
Learn Chinese Through Funny Chinese Puns! We love puns, don’t you? How about Chinese puns? Do you know what puns are called in Chinese? Usually we talk about it as 双关语 (shuāng guān yǔ) or 押韵 (yā yùn) – you know you are an “insider” when you can play with puns in...
by Ching | Jan 10, 2024 | Blog, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Home, Language
5 Essential Chinese Songs that Chinese Kids Know What are essential Chinese songs and rhymes that Chinese kids grow up singing, the equivalent of songs like “Wheels on the Bus”? Engaging in children’s songs and rhymes in a second language provides...
by Ching | Dec 29, 2023 | Blog, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Home, Language, Parenting
New Year’s Resolutions in Taiwan and Chinese-Learning Activity The new year is coming. Have you made your New Year’s Resolutions? We’ve found that in Taiwan, “跨年” （kuà nián) or “stepping into the new year” marks an especially important moment to properly...
by Ching | Dec 22, 2023 | Home
2023 Happy Holidays from the Dim Sum Warriors Young Artists and Team! It’s the Dim Sum Warriors holiday tradition! The Dim Sum Warriors team held a Holiday Doodle Date to celebrate Christmas and Dongzhi 冬至 with kids and families who love drawing and are...
by Ching | Dec 21, 2023 | Home
Ever Experienced the Eggsmas Holidays (生蛋节)? Once upon a time, there was a magical holiday that happens around the winter solstice called Eggsmas (生蛋节)? During Eggsmas, a bearded old man called Father Eggsmas (生蛋老人) goes around checking his list to see whether...
by Ching | Dec 4, 2023 | Home
Why Do Kids Love the Holiday Doodle Dates? We chatted with our young doodlers about why they love the Dim Sum Warriors Doodle Dates. “Because it embraces our chaos!” ZZ (Age 12). Strange thing to say about a bilingual drawing class! Here’s the context: At Dim...
