How do we keep our kids inspired and motivated to draw? Last week I received a tremendous number of responses from readers about my blog post “Why is Drawing Important for Children’s Development”. Several parents asked the question, “How do we keep our children...
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.) Her drawing journey...
Summer school holidays are just around the corner… so here’s a helpful list of Chinese movies your kids might like—provided by Jia Yu 姐姐, a Masters student in Taiwan who sometimes helps out during our Doodle Dates! 1. On Happiness Road 幸福路上 (Xìng...
Increase Reading & 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. We have heard too many...
Learning Chinese Language: Vocabulary About Earth Day! Yesterday was Earth Day or 世界地球日 Shìjiè dìqiú rì, and last night, our daughter’s Chinese teacher in her former Taiwanese public elementary school, Teacher Lee 李老师, organised a quick field trip for his 6th Grade...
How do you say “Swiss Roll Mouse” or “Bittergourd Godzilla”? Or other silly combinations of food and animals? Check out our video of yet another crazy Dim Sum Warriors Bilingual Doodle Date—where our artist Colin draws the wacky things kids suggest, while former...
