Chinese Children Song "欢乐圣诞老公公" (Huanle Shengdan Laogonggong, Joyous Santa Claus)

December 25, 2010Hohoho~~~It's been a long time! I'm so sorry that I was not able to post as many as I wanted to. Here's a very cute song to you. Wish you a very wonderful holiday season and a prosperous 2011!!Song title: Huānylè Shèngdàn Lǎogōnggong (Joyous Santa Claus) 歡樂聖誕老公公 - traditional Chinese欢乐圣诞老公公 - simplified ChineseThe lyrics...

冬至 (Dongzhi, The Winter Solstice) and Chinese Children Song "賣湯圓" ( Mai Tangyuan, Selling Rice Balls )

December 22, 2009Today is 冬至 Dōngzhì (The Winter Solstice Festival), one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians, a time for the family to get together. Many families are making and eating 湯圓 (汤圆 tāngyuán rice balls) which symbolize reunion.I didn't get a chance to eat 湯圓 today, I'll have to go to the...

Wooden Xmas trees

Made by students of grade 3You need:woodcoloured sheetChristmas decorationssawthumbta...

Christmas trees in the snow

By students of grade 2You need:large drawing sheets liquid watercolour green and red oilpastel crayons brushesDraw a wavy line, the ground. Draw several christmas trees. Simple triangles are okay, this lesson is about overlap - not all the trees next to each other. Decorate the trees with balls and garlands and draw presents...

Rudolph with his red nose

All credits for this great lesson and a full step by step instruction on ArtVenturous. I made these cute Rudolphs last year with my grade 1 studen...

Little lights for gray days

You need:grey sheets black fine marker chalk pastelsDraw a wavy line on the sheet. Draw little circles or ovals and color them with pastels. Wipe the chalk out slightly for a nice halo.Made by students of grade...