by Suyen Hu on Sun, Jan 26 2020
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Because of the personal level of tuition, places for our paid workshops are limited, so please book your ticket soon and we’ll send you your receipt straightaway. If you would like more details please email dragondiscoveriesuk@gmail.com
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by Suyen Hu on Sat, Dec 07 2019
Celebrations of ‘Hakka Goddess Repaired the Sky Day’ & the ‘Lantern Festival’. A Celebration of Taiwanese Culture for the members of the Hakka UK Association of Central England and their families, and with a warm welcome to local residents.
Sunday 9th February 2020 12.30 – 3.00 pm
At the Kenilworth Sports & Social Club, Montague House, Upper Rosemary Hill, Kenilworth CV8 2PA
£5 per family. Please book your places not later than 2nd February on Facebook, or email: Read more
by Suyen Hu on Mon, Jul 01 2019
The ‘Da Vinci of Taiwan’- special exhibition of artworks by painter, sculptor and temple designer Mei-Shu Li (1902-1983)
The exhibition will be on Leiden Square from 20th July to 25th July and on the Rooftop Terrace from 26th July to 11th August.
Activities will be held at both Leiden Square and Rooftop Terrace from 20 July to 11 August:
Various activities for families to experience art, culture and life from the Far East including:
• Story telling of Chinese legends
• Traditional art of Papercutting
• Chinese ink painting
• Chinese brush calligraphy
The entire event will be in the... Read more
by Christina Barker on Sat, Jun 08 2019
Dance with the dragon, story telling, play the gong, colouring and crafts, wear traditional costume, try Chinese writing, and lots more!
Children and carers all welcome.
Join us at
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FUN ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!
Craft: Chinese Calligraphy & Lanterns
Chinese calligraphy, make Chinese lanterns and write beautiful Chinese calligraphy on their lanterns to celebrate Lantern Festival and do some fortune telling for the Year... Read more
by Christina Barker on Fri, Jan 25 2019
** SOLD OUT **
Sorry for any inconvenience caused but we have reached the maximum number of tickets allowed at this venue so for health and safety reasons we can no longer allow any extra people to attend.
Do feel free to browse our other events.
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FUN ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!
Dance with the dragon, sing a song in Chinese, storytelling, play the gong, colouring and crafts, wear traditional costume, try Chinese writing, use chopsticks, shop with... Read more
by Christina Barker on Thu, Nov 15 2018
FUN ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!
Dance with the dragon, story telling, play the gong, colouring and crafts, wear traditional costume, try Chinese writing, use chopsticks, shop with Chinese money and lots more!
Children and carers all welcome.
Join us at
Dulwich Library, 368 Lordship Lane, London, SE22 8NB
... Read moreby Christina Barker on Thu, Nov 15 2018
FUN ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!
Dance with the dragon, story telling, play the gong, colouring and crafts, wear traditional costume, try Chinese writing, use chopsticks, shop with Chinese money and lots more!
Children and carers all welcome.
Join us at
Canada... Read more
by Christina Barker on Thu, Nov 15 2018
** CANCELLED **
Unfortunately, we have to cancel this event.
We have other events booked on the same days so we are going to hold the events at the other places where we've received more bookings so we would like to combine the events together to avoid the problem of lack of staff for the busiest venues.
Please take a look at our other events such as the Ashmolean or Vale & Downland Museum.
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FUN ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!
... Read moreby Christina Barker on Thu, Nov 15 2018
** CANCELLED **
Unfortunately, we have to cancel this event.
We have other events booked on the same days so we are going to hold the events at the other places where we've received more bookings so we would like to combine the events together to avoid the problem of lack of staff for the busiest venues.
Please take a look at our other events such as the... Read more
by Christina Barker on Thu, Nov 15 2018
FUN ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!
Dance with the dragon, story telling, play the gong, colouring and crafts, wear traditional costume, try Chinese writing, use chopsticks, shop with Chinese money and lots more!
Children and carers all welcome.
Join us at
Peckham Library, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR
by Christina Barker on Thu, Nov 15 2018
FUN ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!
Dance with the dragon, story telling, play the gong, colouring and crafts, wear traditional costume, try Chinese writing, use chopsticks, shop with Chinese money and lots more!
Children and carers all welcome.
Join us at
FUN ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!
Dance with the dragon, story telling, play the gong, colouring and crafts, wear traditional costume, try Chinese writing, use chopsticks, shop with Chinese money and lots more!
Children and carers all welcome.
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by Christina Barker on Wed, Sep 19 2018
The Moon is round and bright on the 15th night of the 8th Month of the Lunar calendar. It’s Moon Festival. Our parents said, 'If you look carefully at the Moon that night, you may get a better chance to see a rabbit, a lady and a grand Moon Palace on the Moon'. At the Moon Festival night, we all sat outside the house and looked at the Moon and we wondered why... Read more
by Christina Barker on Wed, Sep 19 2018
** FREE EVENT **
Come and join us and our Eastern friends for a fun day celebrating Chinese New Year. ALL WELCOME.
We will begin the session at 10:00 with a LIVE CHAT with school children over in Taiwan.
We will then learn about The New Year Beast and the Year of The Pig through Interactive storytelling by one of our expert readers plus there will be dragon dancing to take... Read more
by Christina Barker on Wed, Sep 19 2018
** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED **
Apologies for the last minute announcement but due to bad weather, the event at The Oxfordshire Museum has now been cancelled.
Keep an eye out for further dates and of course, browse through our other events.
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Come and join us and our Eastern friends for a fun day celebrating Chinese New Year. ALL WELCOME.
We will learn about The New Year Beast through Interactive storytelling by one of our expert readers plus there will... Read more
by Christina Barker on Wed, Sep 19 2018
In the Far East, many countries celebrate Double Ninth Day with their grandparents. Nine is a number of magic in Chinese culture, so it must be a magical day on the 9th day of the 9th month in the Lunar calendar! What do people do on the Double Ninth Day? How do they celebrate the great magical day with their parents or grandparents? What's the magical story behind the traditional festival? Come to join us on 23rd Oct at OYAP! You'll also learn some... Read more
by Christina Barker on Wed, Sep 19 2018
Come and Join our Expert Story Readers for story time and activities at Blackwells Book Store on Broad Street, Oxford in the Children's department between 10:30 and 12:30 pm. We will be reading some of our most popular stories and also making red gift cards for our parents/grandparents as a gift of respect in celebration... Read more
by Christina Barker on Wed, Sep 19 2018
by Christina Barker on Wed, Sep 19 2018
PLEASE SEE OUR FULL LIST OF EVENTS FOR 2019 BELOW
We are hosting a number of exciting events this year for the whole family to enjoy.
We hope you will find an event which is convenient for you within this list.
If you can not see one which suits we are happy to open our diary up for more bookings.
The whole team works hard to bring the highest quality of interactive workshops to introduce wonderful legends and tales originated from Old China while encouraging and engaging the children and their parents... Read more
by Christina Barker on Thu, Jul 19 2018
by Christina Barker on Fri, Jul 13 2018
by Christina Barker on Fri, Jul 13 2018
by Christina Barker on Fri, Jul 13 2018
by Suyen Hu on Mon, Mar 19 2018
Join us for an afternoon of fun and fable on Saturday 14th April 2018 at Blackwell's Westgate shopping centre.
There will be story time describing the race in Old China followed by a chance to dance with our dragon, make music, colouring and crafts.
What animal are you? We'll tell you this too and even show you how to write your animals name in Chinese!
FREE EVENT FOR YOUNG FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
To find out more head over to our Facebook... Read more
by Christina Barker on Wed, Dec 20 2017
PLEASE SEE OUR FULL LIST OF EVENTS FOR 2018 BELOW
We are hosting a number of exciting events this year for the whole family to enjoy.
We hope you will find an event which is convenient for you within this list.
If you can not see one which suits we are happy to open our diary up for more bookings.
The whole team works hard to bring the highest quality of interactive workshops to introduce wonderful legends and tales originated from Old China while encouraging and engaging... Read more
by Christina Barker on Wed, Aug 16 2017
by Suyen Hu on Tue, May 02 2017
PLEASE SEE OUR FULL LIST OF EVENTS FOR 2017 BELOW
We are having a very exciting summer to work with clever and enthusiastic young learners across Oxfordshire. The whole team works hard to bring the highest quality of interactive workshops to introduce wonderful legends and tales originated from the Old China while encouraging and engaging the children and their parents to learn language together! Have a look at our event list and write to info@snowflakebooks.co.uk if you are interested to hold similar events/clubs/workshop at your school or your local communities.
Please note that we are only able to... Read more
by Stephanie Henwood on Thu, Feb 09 2017
* Cippenham Infant School, Slough - Monday 23rd Jan - 3 x sessions with classes of up to 30 - Q&A following morning assembly on CNY, Story telling 'The New Year Beast', Dragon Dancing & Music Making, Giving of Red Envelopes
* Buttercross Beavers & Cubs, Cogges School Group - Wednesday 25th Jan - 2 x sessions (1 beavers & 1 cubs) Introduction, Story telling 'The New Year Beast', Dragon Dancing & Music Making, Making Kites and Lanterns, Giving of Red Envelopes and writing names in Chinese. Note: We also sold a tremendous... Read more
by Jess O'Shea on Fri, Jan 06 2017
We are excited to announce that we will be back at Ashmolean Museum for the prestigious China Day, a day based on the upcoming Chinese New Year.
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by Jess O'Shea on Fri, Jan 06 2017
We are so excited to be heading back to Blackwells Bookshop for Chinese New Year!
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by Jess O'Shea on Fri, Jan 06 2017
We are back at the Homestead after our very successful visit in November to celebrate the Chinese New Year!
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We cannot wait to see the wonderful residents of the Homestead care home and to hear their stories as well as share our traditional Chinese tales in... Read more
by Jess O'Shea on Fri, Jan 06 2017
We are thrilled to announce we will be heading to the Witney Buttercross Scout Group to celebrate the Chinese New Year!
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With loads of fun activities and fascinating stories, you won't want to miss out.
Our activities include:
Storytelling
Colouring
Lantern making
Dragon... Read more
by Jess O'Shea on Fri, Jan 06 2017
Chinese New Year is approaching!
The Year of the Rooster is almost here!
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In celebration of the Chinese New Year, we will be teaming up with The Oxfordshire Museum to bring you a unique storytime session with fun activities to entertain children and adults alike!
We will be located within their education center... Read more
by Jess O'Shea on Fri, Jan 06 2017
Chinese New Year is almost here! Celebrate Year of The Rooster with us.
| Saturday, 7th of January at 14:00–16:00 |
Snowflake Books will be teaming up with the Ashmolean to host storytime sessions during the Land of Dragons event.
So if you're looking for something fun to do with your little one in Oxford this Saturday come on down to the Ashmolean and immerse... Read more
by Jess O'Shea on Fri, Dec 02 2016
We were at West Oxford community centre on the 27th of October!
by Jess O'Shea on Fri, Oct 21 2016
Looking for something to do during half term next week with the little one?
Great news Snowflake Books will be at Blackwell's Bookshop, on the ground floor - Children's department, on the Friday 28th and Saturday 29th October, hosting a completely free storytime session.
The titles, Cheeky Monkey at 11am and Big Red Rooster at 1pm, will be read by experienced team members. The stories based around Chinese Zodiac Animals and the race to become one of the 12 animals in the zodiac.
We... Read more
by Jess O'Shea on Fri, Sep 09 2016
We're going to be at Thame Craft Fair on the 26 November!
Pop on down to Thame Town Hall, the Craft Fair starts at 10am till 4pm
We'll have a wide collection of our books available for you to look though and buy,
Our team will also be there to answer any questions about the books & Chinese traditional tales.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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by Jess O'Shea on Thu, Sep 08 2016
We are thrilled to announce we will be at Millets Craft and Gift Fair on the 23rd to the 25th of September
Open 10am - 5pm (4pm on Sunday).
We are hosting two free storytelling sessions each day at 1:30 and 3:30 where we will provide an interactive and entertaining reading from one of our best-selling story books. We have planned all sorts of fun for all the family including: activity sheets, free balloons available at our stand, competition postcards, tied to the balloons, and lovely colouring... Read more
by Jess O'Shea on Thu, Sep 08 2016
We're going to be at Thame Craft Fair on the 10th of September!
Pop on down to Thame Town Hall, the Craft Fair starts at 10am till 4pm
We'll have a wide collection of our books available for you to look though and buy,
Our team will also be there to answer any questions about the books & Chinese traditional tales.
We look forward to seeing you there!
In association with Thame Craft Fair and Mynt Image Ltd
For more information on the Craft... Read more
