Ni Hao Kai-lan on DVD in Time for the Chinese New Year
Sunday January 11, 2009
Nick Jr.'s popular show for preschoolers, Ni Hao Kai-lan expands preschoolers' foreign language learning with an adorable show that teaches kids Chinese words and customs. The second DVD featuring episodes from the show, Ni Hao Kai-lan: Celebrate with Kai-lan is now available and contains an episode about the Chinese New Year. The event provides a fun opportunity to teach kids about other countries and cultures, and Kai-lan brings the celebration right to a preschooler's level.
This year, the kids and I are going to celebrate Chinese New Year (January 26, 2009) by watching the Kai-lan episode and learning about China. We don't have a real globe, but we have a globe beach ball, so I am going to dig that out and play a game after we locate China and talk about it. Sherri, our guide to Family Crafts, also has some great crafts and activities for Chinese New Year. Maybe I'll even get really brave and try out a Chinese recipe. According to our guide to Chinese food, tangerines and oranges are considered good luck -- an easy and healthy snack that's lucky too!
Happy Chinese New Year!
(Photo © Paramount Home Entertainment)
I’m so glad there is finally a second DVD out for Kai-Lan! Hooray. Inform your readers that we found some Ni Hao Kai-Lan coloring pages over at LittleToons. There sure isn’t much around just a couple of DVDs, and some books there I think.