Saturday, December 23, 2017

Gingerbread Houses

"Wait wait wait you can't eat that yet!" was the anthem of our gingerbread house making. Our kids created wonderful sticky houses together using all the icing that didn't make it to their mouths. We loved getting to share this Christmas tradition with the children and from the pictures, we think they enjoyed it as well. The houses did turn out quite nice and very delicious.








Monday, December 18, 2017

Baby's First Christmas






A child's first Christmas is something to be celebrated and remembered. We do our best to make sure our littlest one are just as involved in everything Christmas as everyone else. They might not fully understand what all the fuss is about, but we hope their hearts realize how special and loved they are. So, to the babies who are spending their first Christmas with us, we wish you a very Merry Christmas.










Thursday, November 16, 2017

It's My Party and I'll Sleep if I Want To!


At the beginning of November Anna turned 1! We were excited to celebrate her birthday at our monthly birthday party, but she had other plans. Anna thought it was the perfect time for a nap!



She slept through the singing of happy birthday and the blowing out of candles.


She slept while all of the other kids ate cake and enjoyed the party.


And, she kept on sleeping when the party was over! Sweet Anna, we hope you decide to stay awake for your 2nd birthday party!

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

So Many Leaves!

To kids fall leaves mean one thing, something to play with! Everyday they would watch the leaves falling from the trees until finally the pile was big enough to go outside and play in!


Some of the kids liked to sit in the pile while others preferred throwing the leaves in the air.



Everyone giggled as the leaves fell everywhere!


I think we can all agree, playing in the leaves is the best part of fall!



Friday, November 10, 2017

North for Christmas...

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The weather is getting crisp and cold - it already snowed up here in Inner Mongolia - and Christmas is in the air. We want to make Christmas special for the kiddos up here, and show their nannies and the orphanage staff just how loved they are by people all over the world. 

Ready to find out how you can help?

 
Isaiah, Christmas 2015





We are BLESSED here at New Day North to be caring for fifteen adorable and precious children. Each of them have unique personalities and special needs, and because of this, they can be a bit more tricky to shop for. Never fear! We've put together an Amazon Wishlist just for you with specific ideas and suggestions for each of the children.

Check it out HERE

So, how are we going to do this?

Each one of the littles needs one sponsor, but we will allow up to two per kiddo.
1. Pick a child, read their bio so that you know how old they are and get a brief introduction
2. Email Hannah (hannahjiejie@gmail.com) with "Christmas Sponsorship" in the subject, and let her know who you are sponsoring
3. go shopping! You can either shop online and have your goodies shipped to a courier (I will give you the address when you e-mail me), or you go shopping and fill up a shoe box and ship that to the courier who will carry it to China. OR (one last option) you can fill up a shoebox and ship it USPS to China yourself. This final option tends to be a bit more expensive, but it's a lot of fun to do with your own children and family.

Alternatively, you can do a combination and purchase a few items off of the wishlist and have them sent to our courier, and then take your own kiddos to Target and buy an outfit or two for the child you're sponsoring.


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Michael
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Ruth
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Isaiah
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Caleb
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Samuel
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Evangeline 
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Frank
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Shua Li
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Rina
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Clara
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Stephanie
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Emerson
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Chad
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Ruby
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 Questions? Email me (hannahjiejie@gmail.com) or send us a facebook message


Samuel, Christmas 2015
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

In Memory of Luan


Thursday, November 2, 2017

Happy Halloween or Happy Birthday?

What is the difference between Halloween and Birthdays? 


To our preschoolers, they are one and the same. To introduce a few American traditions, we spent October 31st hollowing out and carving pumpkins with our morning preschool class. We had some adorable confusion when our teachers placed a candle inside a carved pumpkin. 




Upon seeing the candle, sweet Nathan started signing for cake and got the rest of his classmates to sing "happy birthday" with him. While we are proud of them for drawing a connection between candles and birthday parties, we might have to revisit the lesson on the different holidays. 



Whether they thought it was someone's birthday or not, our morning preschool class had a very fun time getting their hands messy with seeds and goop and seeing a silly face appear on their pumpkins. The only disappointment was not eating cake after they sang.