Here at Chinese Learning Activities for Kids, you’ll find engaging and educational activities designed to make learning Chinese fun and effective for children. From interactive games and colorful flashcards to exciting worksheets and creative crafts, you can find fun educational activities tailored to different age groups and skill levels for kids learning Mandarin Chinese as an additional language. Our carefully curated content not only helps kids build a strong foundation in Mandarin but also fosters a love for Chinese culture, making language acquisition a delightful and enriching experience.
When it comes to learning a new language, especially one with characters that are completely different from what you’re used to, it can be challenging to remember new vocabulary. However, coloring can be a fun and effective way to learn Chinese vocabulary and make it stick. Here are a few reasons why coloring is a […]
Longer days, more sunshine, blossoms of little flowers … Spring is in the air. Spring is the perfect time to learn some new nursery rhymes. Here are 6 of Chinese nursery rhymes for the Spring season: #1. 春天到 Here Arrives the Spring 春天到 春天到， Here arrives the Spring, here arrives the Spring 春天到，花儿朵朵开口笑。 When the
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Valentine’s Day is a popular special day. The idea of giving something with love to loved ones and friends makes the day sweet and memorable. For kids, it is always to send a Valentine’s Day card to a friend, teachers, or family members; or to learn one or two Valentine’s poems; or even to color
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Before kids can write, they draw and paint. Besides words, drawings, coloring, and painting are outlets for them to express and entertain themselves. Color and learn Chinese vocabulary can go hand in hand. As days are becoming shorter and colder, we spend more time indoors as families. Keeping our kids busy can be a struggle.
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Chinese Nursery rhythms, 童谣 or 儿歌, are much more than a quick and easy way to entertain and distract children. The truth is that Chinese nursery rhythms introduce young children to the idea of storytelling, expose them to new words and social situations, and boost their language development. Through nursery rhymes, children develop auditory skills
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Children’s songs are great for learning Chinese. The ones with simple and repeated verses, such as “Happy Birthday” (祝你生日快乐), are especially easy and fun to learn. While we are getting into the festive mood, why don’t we teach our kids a Christmas song, such as “Jingle Bells“. Here I will show you another Christmas carol,
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Summer is such a lovely season for all of us, especially for kids. There are many things to do in summer. For the parents who want to offer fun Chinese learning activities, in addition to our Summer Theme Chinese Learning Pack for Kids, Chinese nursery rhythms for summer would be great. Here I would love
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If your happy and you know it, clap your hands Clap, clap Don’t you know this song, “If You’re Happy and You Know It”? You most likely know this song well. Do you know there is a Chinese version of this song too? “如果开心你就跟我拍拍手” As we already know the importance of Chinese children’s songs in
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Kids have a natural fascination with farm animals and their babies. Learning the Chinese names of farm animals is an important part of the farm unit. This Mom and Baby Farm Animals Puzzle activity is a great extension to Chinese learning themes of the farm, animals, baby animals, and so on. Farm Animals and Their
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Surely you know that the Chinese New Year is coming. And this new year is going to be the year of Ox! Ox is the 2nd zodiac animal in Chinese zodiac animals. As we are preparing for the celebration, I thought it would be a good idea to add a bit more fun into Chinese
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Sunny and hot, we all feel like to go out and have fun — yes, summer has officially come! If we ask a child what season s/he likes the most, I bet the answer would be summer. Sure, summer is the vacation time. Kids can rest more, play more and have more free time at
Fun makes learning enjoyable. What Chinese learning activities are fun for kids to take an active part in? In addition to other activities such as role play, I would also vote for a scavenger hunt! Yes, scavenger hunt is great for kids in their Chinese learning. What is a Scavenger Hunt? A scavenger hunt is
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Mother’s Day is a very special day, especially for little children. It is a great day to celebrate, to show appreciation to the greatest person in the world, Mom! People give gifts to Moms on this day, but no gift is better than one made by the child. Let’s get some inspiration to combine this
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This is my favorite song, after many years, it is still my favorite song. “Olive Tree”, a tree which usually grows in a distant country, interprets the desire to explore the world, although the journey can be lonely and painful. However, the dream of searching for the olive tree is strong enough for any toughness.
At the end of the school year, it is a good time to set aside some time to conduct some end-of-year activities. Just to name some activities: summarising the key things the kids have learned during the year; recalling and recognise the important person, special moments and interesting subjects during the year, etc. One activity
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Kids like zoo and the animals living in the zoo. They also like the creatures living under the water. With so much unknown, the sea world is fascinating. The creatures living in this world are even more amazing: just imagine those colourful fish, mysterious octopus, lovable dolphins, and much more! How about we learn these
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This lovely book written by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram has been one of my favorite books which both my children and I have enjoyed every time we read it together. Guess How Much I love You, the two hares, a parent and a child, start to tell each other how much they
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After last week’s “Insects Chinese Vocabulary” post, I’ve received many requests for more of this kind of lessons. So here you are, let’s learn how to say zoo animals in Chinese! Zoo is always a fascinating place for kids to visit, again and again. There are many animals living in the zoo and that makes
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In the club, the children all wanted to be the first one to sing a song. In the end, it became difficult to decide who goes first. To be fair, we decided to go for “剪刀石头布”（jiǎndāo shítóu bù — scissors, stone, fabric), also known as Rock, Scissors, Paper. To show 剪刀(scissors), you extend the index
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Earth Day (地球日) has become an important day for all of us to recall what we’ve done and what we can do to make our earth a better place. Every year there is a different theme and the theme of 2019 Earth Day is “Protect Our Species”（保护物种）. To celebrate this day, let’s learn a Chinese
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