In China, the New Year is a time of family reunion. Family members gather at each other’s homes for visits and shared meals, most significantly a feast on New Year’s Eve. In the United States, however, many early Chinese immigrants arrived without their families, and found a sense of community through neighborhood associations instead. Today, […]
The fifteen-day New Year’s celebration includes praying, paying respect to ancestors, and visiting family and friends. Families decorate their homes with flowers, trays of tangerines and oranges, and circular trays of dried, candied fruit. They also place new money in red envelopes, hang red banners, and buy new orange or red outfits for the children. […]
The Chinese New Year is a festival quiet with the hope of good fortune, yet booming with the spectacle of exploding firecrackers and dancing dragons. It is marked not only by number but also by animal. According to Chinese legend, Buddha invited all the creatures in his kingdom to appear before him. The 12 animals […]
Australia is known as the “The Land Down Under,†because it sits at the bottom of the globe, in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia is home to some of the most unusual creatures in the world: kangaroos, koalas, platypuses, kookaburras, and wombats—animals that are found nowhere else in the world. Take a trip to your local […]
In a famous line from Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream†speech, he says “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.† To illustrate Dr. King’s message, […]
Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. Created by the UN to strengthen international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as culture, education, health, human rights, the environment, and social and economic development. Some things to do with your kids  Hello in Different Languages […]
Making individual piñatas for your kidlets for Cinco de Mayo. These are great party favors since each wee one gets to keep what’s inside and also, this way, each wee one gets the same amount of stuff. No head injuries involved! *brown paper lunch bags (though any color will do) *oodles of tissue paper *scissors […]
Add a multicultural twist to your holiday with activities that teach your child about other traditions. Today, you might be trimming the Christmas tree, your neighbor next door might be sharing a Hanukkah meal, and friends across town may be fasting in preparation for ‘Eid-ul-Fitr. Still, most of us will end the year in a […]
