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Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

November 28, 2024 | Leave a Comment
This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, please see my full disclosure policy.

I have some fun mythical stories for kids from Asia and a fun Abominable Snowman or Yeti cupcake recipe.

And teaching about myths, lore and legends have educational value.

For example, myths and legends often reflect the values and cultures in different parts of the world.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

And the Abominable Snowman, also known as the Yeti, is a mythical creature that was said to live in the mountains of the Himalayas.

The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world.

Too, they span across many countries.

For instance they stretch across 5 countries: India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Pakistan.

ASIAN MYTHICAL STORIES

Next, look at a few of these fun books about myths.

Asian Mythical Stories

Add one or two of these books to your home library. They introduce children to the rich and diverse mythology from various parts of Asia.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer. Grace Lin, author of the beloved Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat returns with a wondrous story of adventure, faith, and friendship. A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon.
Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers.

The Magical Monkey King: Mischief in Heaven

Every child in China grows up listening to stories of the irrepressible Monkey King. Smart, brave, powerful, and most of all mischievous, Monkey King finds himself in the midst of adventure at every turn. Join Monkey as he wins his title as King of the Monkeys, studies with a great sage to learn the secrets of immortality, and even takes on the job as a royal gardener in the Kingdom of Heaven. With Monkey, be prepared for surprises!

Red Scarf Girl author Ji-Li Jiang's retelling of these stories about the legendary Monkey King are accompanied by brand-new illustrations by Youshan Tang, using Chinese brush painting and pen drawings.

Strange Creatures of the Snow and Other Great Mysteries

A collection of short stories.

The Abominable Snowman (Choose Your Own Adventure #1)

Your best friend Carlos goes missing from base camp on Mt. Everest while in search of the fabled Yeti. Will you help find him amidst the dangerous crevasses and icefalls of the Himalaya? A monsoon is moving in and you must decide quickly!

The Abominable Snowman by R. A. Montgomery takes YOU on a mountaineering adventure in search of the fabled Yeti, or Abominable Snowman! 9-12 year old readers will travel to Kathmandu and explore the Himalaya Mountains, negotiating harsh weather conditions, facing down a band of violent smugglers, following mysterious footprints in the snow, and maybe even finding the Yeti!

Then look at a few of these fun Asian hands-on myth activities.

HANDS ON ACTIVITIES FOR MYTHICAL STORIES FOR KIDS

  • How fun is this free Build a Yeti Printable.
  • This popsicle stick Yeti craft is adorable.
  • And this is too cute Fun Yeti No-Bake Coconut Bites Recipe.
  • Too, use this post FREE Animals of the Himalaya Mountains Printables to talk about some of the animals of the Himalaya Mountains which are not mythical.
  • Then look at Cardboard Abominable Yeti Scissor Cutting Activity.

And look at a few more activities about Asia.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES ABOUT ASIA

  • 5 Asia Activities For Kids & Free Color by Number Camel
  • Quick and Easy Ancient Chinese Paper making for Kids
  • Free Ancient China Lapbook for Kids Who Love Hands-on History
  • 4 Week Free China Unit Study & Best Hands-on Ideas
  • Unique Homeschool History Ideas With Handprint Henna For India
  • Marco Polo Unit Study and Lapbook
  • Medieval Japan Unit Study and Lapbook
  • How to Make an Easy Bird Craft Fun Paper Plate Peacock
  • Explore the World: Free Continent Printables to Color by Number

Finally, look at how to make these adorable Yeti cupcakes.

HOW TO MAKE YETI CUPCAKES WITH YOUR KIDS

You will need:

Equipment

  • Small bowls
  • Spatula
  • Ice Cream Scooper
  • Piping Bag
  • Piping Tip 233

Ingredients

  • 6 Cupcakes
  • 12 Ounce of Buttercream
  • Blue Food Gel Color
  • Black Food Gel Color
  • Sprinkle Candy Eyeballs
  • Red Strip Candy
Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

First, separate 2 ounces of buttercream into a small bowl.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

Put 2 drops of black food color in the bowl and mix until all the buttercream is black.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

Then place the icing in a piping bag and tie the end.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

Place 6 ounces of buttercream in a new bowl.

Put 2 drops of the blue gel color in buttercream and use a spatula to mix the icing until its all one color.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

Cover it and put it to the side for later.

Next, place the piping tip inside of a piping bag.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

Cut the the tip of the bag so the piping tip can fit through.

Next, put the remaining white icing in the piping bag and secure the end. Place it to the side for later.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

Get the blue icing, use the ice cream scoop to scoop up some of the blue icing and place it on the cupcake.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

If the scoop is too small then add another scoop.

Place the candy eyeballs on the front of the buttercream mound.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN CUPCAKES

Next, place the black buttercream to pipe on a mouth below the eyes, but leave a little space in between.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

After that, grab your bag of white icing and pipe the fur all over the top, sides and back of the cupcake.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

Pipe some of the white buttercream in between the eyes and mouth. This is abominable snowman fur.

Cut the red strip candy into a long half circle shape and attach it to the black buttercream.

This is the tongue.

Mythical Stories For Kids From Asia | Amazing Yeti Cupcakes

Place the cupcakes on a flat surface and don’t wait another minute to read a great book and eat your delicious cupcakes.

Lastly, here are some tried and true tips when preparing the cupcakes!

  • You can make any flavor cupcakes you like.
  • Another time saving tips with kids is to use the first half circle cutout to lay on top of the candy stripe as a template so all the cutouts look the same.
  • And don’t  add a lot of black gel color to your buttercream if it doesn’t turn a deep black right away. The buttercream will get darker as it sits in the piping back and while it sits on the cupcake.
  • The cupcakes can be stored in an air tight container in the fridge for 4 days. Be sure to remove the candy because the color may fade and the texture may change as the cupcakes come to room temperature. And any left over buttercream can be stored in a freezer bag or air tight container in the freezer for 10 days.

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5 Asia Activities For Kids & Free Color by Number Camel

September 4, 2024 | Leave a Comment
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I have some fun Asia activities for kids today. Eventually we want to create a large Asia unit study.

Also, for fun, I have an easy and free color by number Bactrian camel or like our kids say a two hump camel.

One fun way to remember a Bactrian camel is that the two humps look like a “B”.

This easy camel color by number printable will keep the littles learning as you dive into a few facts about Asia.

5 Asia Activities For Kids & Free Color by Number Camel

For example, Asia is the largest continent and has many countries.

There are approximately 48 countries in Asia.

And the people are as diverse as the continent they live on.

There are the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Asian Indian, and Southeast Asians like Vietnamese to name some cultures.

You’ll want to delve into several hands-on history activities to learn about each culture.

Additionally, Europe and Asia are sometimes considered as one continent, called Eurasia.

Kids Books About Asia

And there is no way this small collection of books can represent every country.

But I love to start with living books or stories as I come across them and reference books too.

9 Asia Books for Kids Who Love to Read and Be Read To

Asia is a large continent but I try to list some of our favorites.

Prairie Lotus

Acclaimed, award-winning author Linda Sue Park has placed a young half-Asian girl, Hanna, in a small town in America’s heartland, in 1880. Hanna’s adjustment to her new surroundings, which primarily means negotiating the townspeople’s almost unanimous prejudice against Asians, is at the heart of the story.

A Single Shard

Tree-ear is fascinated by the celedon ware created in the village of Ch’ulp’o. He is determined to prove himself to the master potter, Min—even if it means making a solitary journey to present Min’s work in the hope of a royal commission . . . or arriving at the royal court with nothing but a single celadon shard.

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

The star of her school’s running team, Sadako is lively and athletic…until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life—the race against time. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the courage that makes one young woman a heroine in Japan. 

The Big Wave

Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan. His friend, Jiya, lives in a fishing village below. Everyone, including Kino and Jiya, has heard of the big wave. No one suspects it will wash over them, until the rushing water sweeps away the whole village—including Jiya's family.

One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale

Long ago in India, there lived a raja who believed that he was wise and fair. But every year he kept nearly all of the people's rice for himself. Then when famine came, the raja refused to share the rice, and the people went hungry. Then a village girl named Rani devises a clever plan. She does a good deed for the raja, and in return the raja lets her choose her reward. Rani asks for just one grain of rice, doubled every day for thirty days. Through the surprising power of doubling, one grain of rice grows into more than one billion grains of rice - and Rani teaches the raja a lesson about what it truly means to be wise and fair.Demi's exquisitely detailed art, inspired by traditional Indian miniature paintings, combine with her simple retelling to convey the heart and wisdom of this satisfying mathematical tale.

I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade

A moving and heartfelt story about the lengths one would go to help their family.

When Oyuna was a baby, a horse accidentally crushed her foot, cursing her family with bad luck. Oyuna vows to restore good fortune to her family…but how?

One fateful day, soldiers from the great Khan's army invade her village to steal horses and gather new soldiers. In hopes of bringing honor to her family, Oyuna courageously disguises herself as a boy and joins the soldiers on their quest. With only her horse and her cat to keep her company, Oyuna sets off on an amazing journey across deserts and mountains―a journey that will change her life forever.

The Golden Hawks of Genghis Khan

"You must not speak of the Golden Hawks! Word easily flies down the caravan trails to the ears of the Mongols in the land of Genghis Khan. And then, Jalair, the Mongols will come and slay you!"

The Story about Ping

Ping, the spirited little duck who lives on a boat on the Yangtze River. Ping's misadventures one night while exploring the world around his home form the basis of this timeless classic, which is brought to life by Kurt Wiese's warm and poignant illustrations.

The Littlest Yak

A little yak yearns for BIG things in this rollicking, rhyming picture book that celebrates individuality, unique talents, and the importance of not growing up too fast.Gertie is the littlest yak in her pack, feeling stuck in her smallness. She wants to grow up and have BIGNESS and TALLNESS, with the hugest of hooves and humongous horns too! Because there isn't anything a BIG yak can't do.So Gertie devises a growing-up plan. She eats her veggies, exercises every day, and reads lots of books. Still, she isn't any bigger. But when the other yaks come calling for Gertie to help them with a daring and dangerous task, could it be because it's something only a small yak can do?

Too, the Bering Strait separates Asia from North America. And it stretches from the western part of Turkey, northeast to northern Siberia.

However, the major countries in Asia are China, Japan, India, and part of Russia.

Features of Asia’s Geography

The tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest is in Asia. It is in the Himalayas mountains. The mountains stretch across numerous countries.

Two of the countries are India and Nepal.

Then the Dead Sea is below sea level.

Next the Gobi Desert is in Mongolia and China. It has unique wildlife like the snow leopard and Bactrian camel

And central Asia has deserts, mountains, and plateaus. Asia has every type of climate.

All rivers flow east to China. The main rivers include the Yellow (Hwang Ho), Yangtze and the Si Kian.

Deserts, mountains, jungles and rivers separate the continent.

A few animals of the animals that call Asia their home are: Asian Elephant, Komodo dragon, Asiatic Lion, Tiger, Giant Panda, Snow Leopard and of course the Bactrian camel I mentioned.

Go here to my post Learn About Indigenous Animal Geography Fun Activity for Preschool to Elementary to look at more animals in Asia and other continents.

Of course, adding hands-on activities about Asia helps learning stick.

Here are 4 Asia activities. You certainly want to add more, but this will get you started.

5 Asia Activities For Kids

Moreover, look at these 5 Asia activities for kids.

  1. Quick and Easy Ancient Chinese Paper making for Kids
  2. Free Ancient China Lapbook for Kids Who Love Hands-on History
  3. Marco Polo Unit Study and Lapbook
  4. Medieval Japan Unit Study and Lapbook
  5. How to Make an Easy Bird Craft Fun Paper Plate Peacock
5 Asia Activities For Kids & Free Color by Number Camel

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