Friday Favorites

Today's Friday Favorites is a new kids show called Ni Hao Kai-lan. "Ni Hao" means "Hello" in Chinese (really it's more like "Hello. How are you doing?"). It is on Nickelodeon. We are on the West Coast so it plays at 11am our time. Check your local listings for the time and channel where you live. :)

This show is super cute. It is designed to be a Chinese Dora of sorts. Kai-lan (the girl) speaks English and Chinese and teaches kids Chinese in a similar manner to Dora the Explorer. She has a couple of friends - HoHo who is a three year old monkey, Tolee who is a five year old koala, Rintoo who is a five year old tiger and her best friend, and also some others that make less frequent appearances. She and her friends interact with her grandpa, Ye Ye (Grandpa in chinese) quite a bit, and teaches different everyday things such as how to calm down when you are upset. Stylistically, the show has a definite Chinese animation feel to it.


Anyway, it is really cute and my kids (and myself) enjoy it. And that is my Friday Favorites for today.

:)