Hello everyone, I'm Yumi MaMa~, who is already preparing for the New Year
In front of the screen, have you entered the New Year mode? My current state is basically lying down for the New Year, and my friends and colleagues around me are also buying New Year's goods and preparing to go back to their hometowns, and the atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger.
For those of us who have been drifting all year round, the attraction of going home for the New Year is still quite large.
However, when I called several sisters in my hometown, they all complained that they seemed to be getting less and less young when they grew up.
In the mother group, a mother said: It's really boring to celebrate the New Year now, fireworks and firecrackers are banned in the city, and it is becoming more and more tasteless, I feel aggrieved for my child, and his only expectation for the New Year is that I promise him to play a game for 3 days and not scold him!
Many mothers feel that the enthusiasm of this child's New Year is not as high as when we were young!
Why are the children of this generation more and more indifferent to the "New Year"?
Indeed, this wave of children now lives in an era of great material abundance, and the New Year's ceremonies that were very attractive to us back then did not work for children. For example: buy new clothes and wear new hats.
I remember when we were children, our parents usually bought new clothes before the New Year, washed them and put them away, and only waited until the morning of the New Year's Day to put them on happily. In those days, the enthusiasm of children to wear new clothes will be unprecedentedly high, and even the children's expectations for the New Year will become more and more eager.
However, now that shopping sites are so convenient, children almost have new clothes to wear all year round, and naturally they will not have any different feelings because of one piece of clothing.
Of course, in addition to the great material abundance, the reasons why children are indifferent to the "New Year" are the following:
● Changes in social styles: The way children socialize has changed a lot. In the past, children could only meet the people they wanted to see when people were together and visited each other.
Now, you can stay connected anytime and anywhere through social media, and Chinese New Year reunions and visits are less important.
●Increased learning pressure: The learning pressure of this class of children is really great, and the children also need to deal with various extracurricular tutoring and homework during the Chinese New Year.
Yesterday, Yumi went to take vocal lessons, and met her good friend Hu Die, Hu Die's mother complained that she was busier than going to work after the winter vacation, shuttling through various training classes every day, and had no time for herself at all. Parents don't have their own time, let alone children who are forced to eat and study!
The heavy pressure of learning makes children find that the New Year is just another way to "be chicken", and naturally they can't fully enjoy the atmosphere and fun of the New Year.
●Dilution of traditional culture: This wave of children who grew up under the double impact of Chinese and Western cultures, with the trend of cultural diversification and internationalization, some traditional cultural customs have gradually been diluted or forgotten.
Children may not know much about the traditional rituals and customs of the Chinese New Year, and they may not be able to feel the deep cultural heritage from them, resulting in a loss of interest in the New Year.
Chinese New Year should be a unique ritual for Chinese people all over the world, no matter where we are on this day, we will say goodbye to the old and welcome the new year together, hoping that everything will go smoothly in the coming year. With such a meaningful holiday, how can children gradually disappoint?
A mother in the mother group shared 3 tips that can make children fall in love with the New Year, which I personally think is good, and I happen to share it with you.
3 ways to improve children's happiness during the New Year
First, take your children to a traditional ceremony
The mother said that every year she asks her son to participate in the traditional ceremony of the Chinese New Year. If you go back to your hometown, you should take your children to see the temple fairs and visit the New Year's Street; if you don't go back, you should also take your children to paste window flowers and couplets.
She asked her son to choose his favorite couplets and New Year's paintings, or took the baby to try to write couplets by himself to increase interaction and fun.
Secondly, take your children to feel the excitement of the New Year
Nowadays, parents are very busy at work, and the company's holidays are often at the end of the year, so they don't have time to buy New Year's goods.
In addition, now merchants sell all kinds of "family bucket New Year goods" online, and we have long been accustomed to picking up our mobile phones to place orders with one click.
However, the mother said that she rarely buys Chinese New Year goods online, and she usually goes to the New Year goods market with her son early.
Take the baby to choose, let him participate in the process of choosing New Year's goods, and feel the joy and busyness of the New Year. You can also teach children to know all kinds of New Year's goods, understand their meaning and use, and kill two birds with one stone.
Finally, tell the story of the year
The Year Beast is our unique Chinese folk culture, and many foreigners don't understand why we use 12 animals to represent a year, and what does each animal mean? But they have to admit that the 12 zodiac signs are really cool.
This is the cultural self-confidence left to us by our ancestors, so Bao Ma said that she must pass on this self-confidence, and she will tell her children about the origin of the New Year beast and the customs of the New Year every year. Don't look at how old the child is, when he learns that only we in China have 12 zodiac signs, that proud little look is really cute.
Bao's mother recommended in the group that she could tell him the story of the Chinese New Year while the child was still young, for example, she bought this set of "Our Festival, Chinese Year" interactive pop-up book early this year.
This set of pop-up books not only has a wealth of knowledge of Chinese New Year folk customs, but also hides fun three-dimensional mechanisms, which instantly attract children's attention and immerse the baby in the thick 3D scene of the New Year!
I also bought a copy, and when I got home, Yumi was amazed! Because this year is the Year of the Dragon, we all know that dragons have always been very mysterious in our traditional culture, and bear children have a soft spot for dragons.
Look at this scroll of "Why celebrate the New Year?", and you can know the source of the New Year beast with a light pull, it turns out that this guy is a monster......
Look at this twisted Yangge, dragon dance, and lion dance, which has disappeared for a long time in many cities, is the feeling of the New Year coming to your face in an instant?
After taking a look at this page, not only does it tell the origin of the Lantern Festival in detail, but the children can also participate in the dragon and lion dance in person, and they can really be amazed by this interactive design every time.
After the Lantern Festival, how can you miss the lantern riddles? Gently pull, you can also see the exquisite three-dimensional palace lanterns, guessing word puzzles, Yumi really likes this kind of small mechanism too much.
In addition to the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year, the book also explains in detail other traditional festivals in the mainland, such as Qingming, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc.
Qingming page, before you open the book, do you know that it originated from the Cold Food Festival? Have you heard the story of Chong'er and Jie Zitui?
On the page of the Dragon Boat Festival, the child followed the book and learned about a great poet - Qu Yuan, and how the zongzi came about!
How can the Dragon Boat Festival be without the dragon boat race? With a little hand, will this dragon boat be rowed soon?
After the Dragon Boat Festival, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and if you look at the page of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chang'e's sister is not immortal?
In addition to the B&B, Yumi was also particularly surprised that this set of books also has an interesting and creative gift package, which contains 4 kinds of small crafts with a sense of ritual for the New Year.
During the Chinese New Year, let children do more hands-on skills, which can not only exercise hands-on ability, observation, but also concentration. The finished handicraft can also be used as an ornament, and the pride of children is not too obvious!
If your baby is in kindergarten, or relatives and friends' children are 2~6 years old, this book is really a good New Year's gift, it looks good and fun, and you can also understand folk culture.
Chinese Year 3-10 Kids 3D Pop-up Book ¥65 Purchase
This set of books is recommended to you~