Author name: Jennifer

Jennifer blogs at MulticulturalMama and creates Family Trip Guides for the Smithsonian Museums in DC at FamilyTripGuides.com. A global nomad as a child, (lived in Germany, the Netherlands, Egypt and the US) she finally found her “home base” outside Washington, D.C. with her Taiwanese American husband and two children. She writes about celebrating cultures and the joys of travel with kids.

Easy Mooncake Recipe for the Mid-Autumn Festival 

My family is so excited to celebrate one of our favorite Chinese celebrations soon. It’s called the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節, Zhōngqiū Jié). The celebration is around the new fall moon so under the lunar calendar this year it will be on Friday, September 13, 2019. Many countries in Asia observe this festival including Taiwan, China, …

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Why We LOVE Traveling with Young Children (and How to Survive!)

Call me crazy, but I love traveling with my kids! Yes, jet lag is a pain with toddlers and the midair-meltdown-potential is pretty high. I’ve heard the objections (“but they won’t remember the trip!”) and navigated airport tantrums. However, my husband and I have found that the benefits for our children’s growth and learning far outweigh …

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