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June 8, 2016

What Do Children Learn with Museum Bento?

May 13, 2016

Museum Bento at Lansdowne Mall, Richmond

We took Museum Bento to Lansdowne Mall this week to celebrate Asian Heritage Month. Because it is the Year of the Monkey, we brought the Meet […]
February 5, 2016

Happy Year of the Monkey!

Wishing you a wonderful Chinese New Year! 
January 22, 2016

How to Make a Traditional Chinese Hanging Scroll

This is a brilliant discussion of how traditional Chinese scrolls are made. We met Jin Xian Qiu a few years ago at the British Museum (introduced […]
January 5, 2016

Traditional Philippine Game

This tug-of-war game in the Philippines was recently recognized by UNESCO as intangible heritage. I can’t see myself trying to include this in the Children at […]
November 17, 2015

Game Pieces Recovered From 2,300 Year Old Chinese Tomb

I read this article today in Archaeology Magazine about this animal tooth die from an ancient board game. Perfect for the Children at Play box! From […]
November 9, 2015

The Magic Buffalo – New Book for Children at Play box!

I’m really excited to include the award-winning picture book The Magic Buffalo by Jainal Amambing in the Children at Play box. This lovely book tells the […]
October 23, 2015

Puppets for Puppets Around Asia Box

Here are three puppets I’m planning on putting in the Puppets Around Asia box.
October 23, 2015

Sorting through items for the Children at Play box

I was delighted to be given several boxes of Asian toys and miscellany earlier this year from the wonderful Sam Carter, explorer and curator extraordinaire. This […]