The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of our traditional festivals, symbolizing reunion, happiness, and harvest. It presents a perfect opportunity for the Nebula School to integrate Chinese traditional culture into Montessori education.

Listening to stories, watching performances, crafting, and tasting delicious food—our talented teachers have carefully designed a variety of activities. These multi-sensory experiences immerse children in the rich traditions of the Mid-Autumn Festival, fostering their understanding and interest in traditional culture. They also inspire creativity, self-expression, hands-on skills, teamwork, and strengthen their sense of cultural identity and pride.

Mid-Autumn Festival at WHQ Campus

To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, the children joyfully made snowy mooncakes and decorated their mooncake boxes. We encourage them to explore the textures and colors of the materials, fostering keen observation, creativity, and hands-on skills, while deepening their appreciation of the festival’s traditions.

As children make mooncakes, they explore diverse shapes, characters in stories, as well as the significance of the festival, sparking their curiosity and sharpening their observational skills.

Montessori education highlights the importance of family and the spirit of teamwork. Through traditional games like lantern riddles, pass-the-parcel, and pot-throwing, children experience the fun of working together as a “big family.”

Wow! The appearance of the beautiful “Chang’e” added a classical touch to the campus! Children also had the opportunity to appreciate the elegance of traditional customs through her presence.

Mid-Autumn Festival at Minhang Campus

Making mooncakes is always the highlight for the children! We encourage them to take an active role in the process, exploring the shapes, patterns, and symbolism of mooncakes. By using different tools and materials, they refine their fine motor skills while sparking their creativity and imagination.

The teachers also introduced Mid-Autumn Festival riddles for the children to solve. This added an extra element of fun to the activities and encouraged the children to be creative and think actively.

We also encourage children to use simple words to express their feelings of missing and sending good wishes to family and friends. This helps them develop gratitude, emotional awareness, and empathy. At the end, everyone came together for a group photo to mark the celebration of reunion!

Mid-Autumn Festival at Xuhui Campus

There is a bright moon on the sea, and the sky is the limit! Shimeng Kindergarten Xuhui held a wonderful Mid-Autumn Festival activity today!

Children dressed in traditional festival costumes walked through the beautiful campus, experiencing the fun of Mid-Autumn Festival with teachers and peers~

Tea tasting, enjoying Mid-Autumn Festival stories, DIY fans, mooncake making, bookmark making …… children not only experienced the traditional customs of Mid-Autumn Festival, but also planted the seeds of love for traditional culture and inheritance of national spirit in their hearts. We hope that every child will have an unforgettable Mid-Autumn Festival in Shimeng!

As a Final Note

Montessori education celebrates children’s journey of self-discovery, hands-on learning, and cultural insight.

Our festive activities are designed to ignite their cultural awareness and creativity, offering a rich, enjoyable holiday experience that supports their overall growth.

The Mid-Autumn Festival next year will also be a fantastic one!