Mid-Autumn Festival Cultural Exploration Kit

Name: Mid-Autumn Festival Cultural Exploration Kit — Of Wonder and Curiosity
Brand: Of Wonder and Curiosity
Price: 99.95 AUD
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Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival through creativity, storytelling and hands-on learning with this thoughtfully curated cultural exploration kit.

Designed by Early Childhood Teachers, this collection brings together carefully selected resources to help children explore the Mid-Autumn Festival through art, mark-making, dramatic play, cooking and meaningful conversations about culture, family and tradition.

What's Included

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10 of each lantern shape (40 in total)
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Traditional-style writing and mark-making mat

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Chinese calligraphy brush
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Reusable water writing cloth
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Traditional-style ink/water dishes
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Brush and sponge painting tools
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Mooncake moulds
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Mooncake-making accessories
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Cultural and creative resources
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Reusable storage box
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Professionally printed educator booklet
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Your Educator Guide

Every kit comes with an exclusive Of Wonder and Curiosity professionally printed educator booklet, designed to help educators confidently and intentionally extend children's learning.

The guide includes:

The history and cultural significance of the Mid-Autumn Festival

Information about each resource within the kit

Suggestions for using the resources with children

Learning experiences and intentional teaching ideas

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Conversation and inquiry prompts
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Creative experience ideas
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A mooncake recipe
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Ideas for extending children's learning
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Connections to the EYLF V2.0 and VEYLDF
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Everything is presented in a reusable storage box, making the collection easy to organise, store and revisit each year.

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival through creativity, storytelling and hands-on learning with this thoughtfully curated cultural exploration kit.

Designed by Early Childhood Teachers, this collection brings together carefully selected resources to help children explore the Mid-Autumn Festival through art, mark-making, dramatic play, cooking and meaningful conversations about culture, family and tradition.

What's Included

```
10 of each lantern shape (40 in total)
```

Traditional-style writing and mark-making mat

```
Chinese calligraphy brush
```
```
Reusable water writing cloth
```
```
Traditional-style ink/water dishes
```
```
Brush and sponge painting tools
```
```
Mooncake moulds
```
```
Mooncake-making accessories
```
```
Cultural and creative resources
```
```
Reusable storage box
```
```
Professionally printed educator booklet
```

Your Educator Guide

Every kit comes with an exclusive Of Wonder and Curiosity professionally printed educator booklet, designed to help educators confidently and intentionally extend children's learning.

The guide includes:

The history and cultural significance of the Mid-Autumn Festival

Information about each resource within the kit

Suggestions for using the resources with children

Learning experiences and intentional teaching ideas

```
Conversation and inquiry prompts
```
```
Creative experience ideas
```
```
A mooncake recipe
```
```
Ideas for extending children's learning
```
```
Connections to the EYLF V2.0 and VEYLDF
```

Everything is presented in a reusable storage box, making the collection easy to organise, store and revisit each year.

Learning through play

Learning Opportunities

The Mid-Autumn Festival Kit provides children with meaningful opportunities to explore culture, creativity, literacy, numeracy and hands-on learning through a range of experiences.

Children can:

Explore culture and traditions by learning about the history and significance of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Develop cultural awareness and respect by discovering how families and communities celebrate traditions in different ways.

Strengthen fine motor skills through lantern making, folding, painting, drawing and using traditional art materials.

Explore creativity and self-expression by designing and decorating their own lanterns and artworks.

Develop early literacy through stories, discussions, new vocabulary and the information provided in the accompanying booklet.

Explore early mathematics through shapes, patterns, symmetry, counting, measuring and designing.

Engage in cooking and STEM learning by following the included mooncake recipe, measuring ingredients and observing changes during the cooking process.

Build communication and social skills through shared projects, group discussions and collaborative experiences.

Strengthen connections with families and community by inviting children and families to share their own Mid-Autumn Festival experiences, traditions, languages and stories.

Develop curiosity and inquiry skills by encouraging children to ask questions and investigate the moon, lanterns, foods, celebrations and cultural traditions.

EYLF V2.0 Connections

Outcome 1 – Children have a strong sense of identity
Provides opportunities for children to share and explore family traditions, cultural identities and celebrations, strengthening their sense of belonging and connection.

Outcome 2 – Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Encourages children to learn about cultural diversity, develop respect for different traditions and recognise the ways families and communities celebrate.

Outcome 3 – Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
Hands-on experiences such as cooking, creating, manipulating tools and mark-making support children's fine motor development, confidence and active participation.

Outcome 4 – Children are confident and involved learners
Open-ended creative experiences encourage curiosity, experimentation, problem-solving, imagination and inquiry as children explore unfamiliar materials and cultural practices.

Outcome 5 – Children are effective communicators
Stories, symbols, conversations, mark-making and cultural resources provide opportunities for children to develop language, literacy and understanding of different forms of communication.