Celebrate Mid Autumn Festival with a MoonRattles Kit

We are excited to announce the re-issue of Rabbit Mooncakes by Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer. The original edition, published in the early 1990s, has been out-of-print too long and MoonRattles is proud to bring it back to a new generation of families. Hoong Yee shares a fictionalized version of her own childhood during Mid Autumn or Harvest Moon time in a Chinese American family.

Continue your Mid Autumn journey with explorations of geography, poetry, craft work, cooking and a look at one of the smallest ethnic groups in China, the Jinos.

Contents

The kit includes a 52-page spiral bound activity guide, the storybook Rabbit Mooncakes, a parents' program guide, unique activity materials (you supply the basic materials) and a lovely tin of Chinese jasmine tea to enjoy during this festival.

The activity guide includes short reading sections on different aspects of Mid Autumn Festival, Chinese Tea Ceremonies, Chinese Opera/Theater traditions and the ethnic group Jinos 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 Mid Autumn Festival Kit:

• Chang E Shadow Puppets
• Calligraphy
• Tea Ceremony with Napkin Folding
• Kitchen Fun: Tea Eggs
• Opera Masks/Painting
• 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?

Tea-stained eggs are a perfect excuse to spend some quality time with the kids in the kitchen. Download this sample activity today.