Ages 5-11

I created seven new projects inspired by Disney’s Mulan, and they’re pretty cool, I have to admit.

When I saw the Disney live action film Mulan, I absolutely fell in love with the phoenix—its meaning, its colors, its magic. I started putting together a small craft activity and before I knew it, the project had evolved into a pretty sizable craft packet.

This digital packet is available to purchase in my shop!

PACK CONTENTS:

• 1 pattern for phoenix puppet

• 2 patterns for food bucket and “phoenix phood”

• 1 pattern for Chinese lantern

• “official” phoenix license

• Chinese cloud practice

• memory game

• “Felix the Phoenix Needs a Kleenex” picture game

(It should come as no surprise that I feel that “Felix the Phoenix Needs a Kleenex” is perhaps the greatest creation of my career.)

Classroom Resources for Teachers

• If you’re an educator looking for free, high-quality resources about China for your classroom, check out The Asia Society (full disclosure: I used to be a producer there—it’s a wonderful place).

• Check out this informative list full of more free teaching materials about China.

• Looking to teach Mandarin to young children? Check out these Chinese Lessons for Kids of All Ages (2-17). I took a couple and enjoyed them!

• Learn more about the original 12th century story of Mulan (and see how much it differs from Disney’s story)

• “How I Taught My Child 1000+ Chinese Characters as a Non-Fluent Speaker”