It’s a first for us—and maybe even the world—a MULTILINGUAL DOODLE DATE! We’re doing this specially for Singapore’s National Day—to bring some cheer to this very, very tough year. What’s a Doodle Date? It’s our super-popular livestream session...
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...
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 then Yen Yen and Hsiao Laoshi chat about what...
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...
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...
