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How to DIY Christmas Craft Stick Puzzles

Christmas craft stick puzzles are an inexpensive way to teach visual discrimination, problem solving, numbers, and reading! My daughter and I have fun making them together! Read more for puzzle examples and DIY tips!

Montessori Inspired Paper Plate Seasons Puzzle

A paper plate seasons puzzle is a fun way to learn about the calendar and seasons. DIY instructions and teaching tips in this post!

磁性拼字拼图 Chinese Characters Magnetic Spelling Puzzle

This educational toy teaches how to build Chinese characters. Kids learn the spatial relationship of the strokes within the traditional writing grid.

Learn Chinese Heart Radical Words with Heart Puzzles & Washi Tape!

Heart puzzles are a fun way to learn Chinese words with heart radicals! Free printable available in simplified and traditional Chinese.

复活节 (Easter) by Gail Gibbons: Book Review & Craft Stick Puzzle

Finding Chinese 复活节 (Fùhuó jié / Easter) books is not easy. I searched for Chinese Easter books on every online children’s bookstore (see FAQs for a list of retailers), and the options are few to none. … Read more >>

Craft Stick Airplane Sight Word Matching Puzzle

Craft sticks, clothespins, and mini Velcro coins are the ingredients to this hands-on, word-matching, transportation activity! This is a fun way to learn Chinese vocabulary related to airplanes!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Craft Stick Puzzles in Chinese!

Craft stick puzzles with star stickers and the lyrics to 小星星 (Xiǎo xīng xīng / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star). This is one of my daughter’s favorites of our collection of craft stick puzzles!

Chinese New Year Craft Stick Puzzle & Sensory Tray

Chinese New Year puzzles are a fun way to learn Chinese New Year greetings! Teach kids Chinese characters with these easy-to-DIY puzzles!

Craft Stick Word Puzzles – A Fun Way to Learn Color Names in Chinese!

Craft sticks (aka popsicle sticks!) are great for making word puzzles for children! It took me less than 10 minutes to set up craft stick puzzles for my daughter to learn how to read color names in traditional Chinese (yay for low prep!).

Easy Craft Stick Rainbow Puzzle

Does your child know that there are several Chinese idioms for colorful? Here's an easy craft stick rainbow puzzle that reinforces the idiom 五颜六色 (wǔ yán liù sè / colorful).

千里之行，始于足下。 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.