Winter winter solstice, cold thick, south eat dumplings, north eat dumplings.The Winter Solstice is an important festival in the 24 solar terms of the Chinese lunar calendar, and also a traditional festival of the Chinese nation.In order to carry forward China's traditional cultural festivals and let children feel the atmosphere and fun of the winter Solstice festival, our garden specially carried out the theme activity of "Warm Winter Solstice dumplings fragrant".

Ⅰ The origin of the festival

    Winter solstice is commonly known as "winter festival", "long to the festival", "sub-year" and so on.On the winter solstice of the day, the sun is farthest from our northern hemisphere, and the sun is almost straight to the Tropic of Cancer, so the day is the shortest and the longest night. We have to count nine, and the coldest day is coming.But also after the day, the position of direct sunlight gradually moved northward, and the day began to grow.In the winter solstice to raise the body, to sleep well, appropriate tonic, full its stomach, empty its heart, to warm and give birth.

Before the activity began, the teachers of each class introduced the relevant knowledge of the winter solstice to the children.

Ⅱ Hands-on dumplings

    After the winter solstice, how can there be less dumplings?In order to let children better experience the fun of making dumplings, each class invites a parent teaching assistant to the park, to assist the teacher to explain how to make dumplings for children.Look!A lovely big dumplings in the small hands of Qiyuan baby was born!

Ⅲ Enjoy delicacy

    After the dumplings were cooked, the children couldn't wait to taste them. Looking at their satisfied smiling faces, the parent teaching assistant said: "All the hard work is worth it."

Ⅳ Draw dumplings

After tasting the delicious food, the children could not help but save the dumplings with exquisite paintings.

    Touch their hearts, follow their needs.Through this activity, children not only understand the traditional Chinese festivals, but also deepen children's understanding of the solar terms, and feel the atmosphere of the festival, so that children can personally experience the happiness of labor!

Qiyuan Reporter Station: Camille Lee