Our Reading Panda box subscribers would know that in addition to the books we send to their children, we often include crafts for parents to do together with their kids. We do this as our four kids all enjoy making crafts with their hands, and we hope to share the joy with many more children and have as much fun together with their mums and […]
Earlier in June, we launched our “Reading Together Movement” for the second year, to remind us how easy it is to spend some time each day reading with our children no matter the medium, and to enjoy the special moments that will be remembered by our children for years! Our theme this year was “Reading with Dads”. Very often, mummies are the default person doing […]
Earth Day has just passed by, where various global communities and schools participated in activities and discussions raising awareness regarding environmental protection. Axel came home from school one day asking me what global warming is – I mean, I have read about it here and there, but media articles on environmental matters are often biased and I didn’t want to bluff my way through, as […]
With Chinese New Year closing in, you and your children surely won’t miss what the next Chinese Zodiac Sign (十二生肖) will be amid all the festive decorations at homes, malls and offices! Drum-rolls…… you are right, it’s the year of PIG! Apart from knowing the Pig is ranked the twelfth out of the all the Chinese Zodiac animals, what else do you know about pigs? […]
Isn’t it a strange feeling when our children have no idea, not seen or even know about things that used to be a big part of our lives, such as VHS, floppy disc, and games like Tic-Tac-Toe, and my once favourite Cat’s Cradle (翻花绳)! What memories or stories do you have relating to these things? Every one of us is a walking library of stories […]
With Hari Merdeka (National Day) and Malaysia Day just around the corner and the school holiday coming up, what have you got in mind for your little ones? Understanding that children love to do things with their hands and make things move, a Malaysian National Day inspired pinwheel will be a fun craft to make and we are sure they will love playing with them! […]
Recently, I noticed that although my 5-year-old son Axel loves listening to me reading Chinese stories, he has been less enthusiastic in learning to read on his own despite he is being taught at school. Through speaking to his teachers, I gathered he is taught to read Chinese by memorisation – his teacher would read out the words from simple picture books and then ask […]
“A book is a magic carpet that flies you off elsewhere. A book is a door. You open it. You step through.” by Jeanette Winterson OBE, an award-winning English writer We couldn’t agree more with this quote. Books often open up to topics that we as parents wouldn’t otherwise be mentioning with our children in our daily lives. Picture books are somewhat more powerful as it […]
Chinese New Year (CNY) is just around the corner, are you and your kids getting ready for one of the most celebrated festivals in the world? To get in the CNY mood, we have been sharing and discussing with our older kids interesting facts and stories relating to CNY – including those Facebook submissions to our page earlier for the CNY game, thank you! Here […]
Have you ever walked past two people arguing and you tried to eavesdrop what the story is? Certainly the case for my children and even my husband! Some say it’s nosiness (八卦), personally I think it is in our genes that human beings just love stories, be it the true experiences told by our grandparents, stories written by gossip magazines, or movies projected onto the […]
