2021 is quickly coming to an end. It has been a year filled with unexpected challenges – an ongoing pandemic, multiple lockdowns, border closures – that have directly impacted the children at Dew Drops Little Flower. One thing that has been consistent through this difficult time is our caregivers. Every day, without fail, they show […]
Dragon Boat Festival is quickly approaching on June 14th. So this week we have started celebrating and preparing for the festivities. Can you guess how we are celebrating? Making and eating homemade sticky rice dumplings (zongzi) of course is on our list! Turns out it’s a lot of fun wrapping the leaf around the stuffing. […]
This year, 腊八节 làbā jié (Laba Festival) falls on January 20th. With restrictions on large gatherings a lot of festivities have been cancelled this year. But lucky for us, we can still celebrate the Laba Festival safely inside our Dew Drops homes! So how does one celebrate Laba Festival? We eat Laba porridge – a slightly modified […]