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Kids

Grumpy New Year

Daisy, a young Chinese American girl, is excited to be celebrating the Lunar New Year with her Yeh-Yeh in China, but at first she is too grumpy from lack of sleep to enjoy the activities he has planned. Includes recipes for fried Jiao Zi (dumplings) and Eight Treasure Rice.

Friends Are Friends, Forever

Just before Chinese New Year, Dandan discovers that her family is moving to America, far away from her best friend Yueyue; before they leave Yueyue gives her a stack of red paper and a spool of string so she can share the art of paper cutting with Americans--and when Chinese New Year comes around again Dandan remembers Yueyue's gift and introduces her new friend Christina to this ancient art.

Playing with Lanterns

Zhao Di and her friends are excited to go out at night with their paper lanterns and celebrate Chinese New Year. Each holding a unique colorful lantern with a lit candle inside, they admire the breathtaking colors while doing their best to avoid the windand the sneaky boys in the village. Every night, until the fifteenth day of New Year, Zhao Di and her friends take part in this fun tradition, experiencing the thrill of nighttime in their village. And then--it's time to smash the lanterns!

Alex's Good Fortune

Inviting her friend to participate in her family's Chinese New Year holiday activities, young Alex dresses in celebratory red, participates in a dragon dance and helps prepare yummy dumplings before embarking on her favorite tradition, the lantern festival.

Rainbow Lacing Craft

Kids in kindergarten and up are invited to make a special rainbow decoration by lacing colorful cord through a template and adding some pony beads for pizazz.  Celebrate Pride Month, cute rainbows, and/or your love of meteorological optics!