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CraftGossip's Fork and Talk Review Night

Thanks to EK Success brands, CraftGossip is hosting its first “Fork and Talk” night in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday, the 10th of September, and you can get invited to this exclusive event!

Why you should come?

Meet Denise (our needlework editor), Scarlett (our Quilting editor), Stacie (our Jewelry Making editor) and Anne (our Sewing editor).

Eat free and fabulous lunch at the Trio’s restaurant along with wine (Thanks to EK Success Brands!).

Have fun playing with craft kits from EK Success brands, including Sticko, Jolee’s and others.

Take home a free swag bag containing tons of kits from EK Success Brands to try at home.

Meet other local bloggers.

Have a fun Saturday afternoon!

How can you get an invite?

You must have an active blog.

You must write about the event after you have been to the event on your blog within 7 days. In the blog post, tell the world the whole experience, what you thought of the kits from EK Success brands (the ones that you will get to play with on the night itself and the swag bag that you will take home), meeting other local bloggers and the editors from CraftGossip. We are not looking for a big write up – just a brief summary of the whole night.

You must be able to come to the event by yourself. We are looking for bloggers from Little Rock, Arkansas, but if you are from other areas and are able to be at this event on Saturday, September 10th then you are welcome as well.

Interested? Apply below by filling in your details!


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Comments

  1. It seems like the event discriminates against crafters without a blog….not all of us who do crafts have a blog nor are even interested in one…shame on CraftGossip!!

  2. I believe the purpose of this event is to connect bloggers with product so that when they use it they can inform the public about it. You have time to do Facebook so you should have time to write a blog and you don’t have to do it everyday. It’s fun and you can connect with a lot of people who do the same crafts as you do, or connect with other craft people or artists who might get you to try something new or to think outside the box.

  4. Aww, too bad this is the day of my daughter’s birthday and that they don’t have knitting products — I’d love to meet some of you and you’ll just be three hours away form me!

  5. Well, actually, it IS the first Little Rock game for the Razorbacks……but I would easily give up tailgating to go to Trio’s for crafting!!! Priorities….

  7. I hear you Suzanne! All you Razorback fans, the game between New Mexico and Arkansas starts at 6 p.m., so you can do it all. Tailgate, craft at Trio’s, and attend the game! –Scarlett (Quilting Editor, Craft Gossip)

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Learn about China for Kids

China is such a big country with such a long history we can’t possibly cover it all in one blog post, but let’s get to the basics of the People’s Republic of China for kids.

China Basics

  • China is a country in East Asia and is the second-most populous nation in the world, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people. That’s 17.4 percent of the world’s population.
  • Its area is 3.7 million square miles, or almost 9.6 million square kilometers, which makes it the third largest nation by land area. It borders 14 countries: North Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. It also borders Hong Kong and Macao, which are considered special administrative regions. Its land border is the longest of any country at 13,954 miles, or 22,457 km. It also has a 9,000 mile/14,500 km border on the Pacific Ocean. 
  • China has been inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic Era and is considered one of the cradles of civilization.
  • Gunpowder and paper, among many other things, were invented in China.
  • The country has been the People’s Republic of China since 1949 when Communists took control of the country. It is a one party socialist republic, where the leader of the Communist Party is the president.
  • Beijing is the capital but Shanghai is the largest city by population (and Chongqing is the largest by physical size).
  • The nation is 91 percent ethnically Han Chinese, and about 33 percent of the people are Buddhist.
  • Because it is so large it has many different climates, including deserts, subtropical forests, mountains, coastal and river environments, grasslands and plateaus.

Chinese National Symbols

The Chinese flag is red with a large gold star and four smaller gold stars in the upper left corner. The flag was adopted in 1949. Red represents the revolution, and the large star stands for the Chinese Communist Party. The smaller starts are for the unity of different classes of Chinese people.

The national anthem, “March of the Volunteers,” became the official national anthem in 1978. The lyrics were part of a poem written in 1934 about armies that opposed the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

There are many symbols of Chinese heritage including the Great Wall of China, Tiananmen Square and the terracotta warriors.

Chinese dragons and pandas are also considered symbols of the country, and the panda is the national animal. Plum blossoms and chrysanthemums are popular flowers. Unofficially, the red-crowned crane or Manchurian crane is the national bird.

Chinese Learning Activities for Kids

There are so many options for activities related to China, but here are a few things to get you started.

Pack More into Life has a great China unit study broken down into three days that includes crafts, food, music, folktales and more.

Mr. Donn has a great set of informative pages about ancient China, including an introduction to Confucius, Taoism, Buddhism, the major dynasties, oracle bones, cultural achievenemts and more.

Learn more about the Great Wall of China, the terracotta soldiers, and the giant panda. You can even throw a panda party with help from Red Ted Art. Or have kids build their own Great Wall of China with this activity from How Wee Learn.

Play Mahjong online or learn the basic rules of mahjong (not very basic!).

Learn about the lunar new year, make dragon crafts and snake crafts for the year of the snake (2025).

Check out more activities at Activity Village and Teachers Pay Teachers.

It’s hard to say what the national dish of China might be because it’s so large and diverse, but one you can make at home is Hot Pot. Check out the recipe from The Woks of Life. Listen to some traditional Chinese music while you eat!