Celebrate Dragon Boat Festival with a MoonRattles Kit

Begin the holiday with a special illustrated storybook The Dragon's Gift by Thomas Allen, illustrated by the lyrical watercolors of Sarah Madsen. This exclusive hardcover book is printed on Enso Matte art paper and is sure to become a classic in any child's library.

Continue your Dragon Boat journey with explorations of geography, poetry, craft work, cooking and a look at one of the Danu festival of the Yao ethnic groups in China.

Contents

The kit includes a 52-page spiral bound activity guide, the storybook The Dragon's Gift, a parents' program guide, unique activity materials (you supply the basic materials) and two handmade Dragon Boat Festival xiang bao (fragrant cloth sachets) from China.

The activity guide includes short reading sections on different aspects of Dragon Boat Festival, Five Poisonous Creature Festival, Poet's Day, International Children's Day and the Danu Festival as well as family activities, ranging from simple to more involved activities with varying completion times from 15 to 90 minutes.

Included Activities

Activities in the Dragon Boat Festival Kit:

• Create a Chinese Dragon
• Build a Dragon Boat
  
• Dragons to Color
  
• Poet's Day Fun
  
• Kitchen Fun: Zongzi
• Making a Craft Zongzi
• Make a Yao Drum
• Hello Bingo, Hello Around the World Activities
  
• Hui Yi Memory or Scrapbook Pages

The kits are designed for family use with children ages 3 and up. Each kit includes materials sufficient for families with two children to complete all activities. If you have more children, you may make copies of materials for use within your family.

Sample?

Download an excerpt from our Activity Guide: learn about Chinese dragons and color a few!