For the Philippines I used my personal photos and information from living in the Philippines for 13 years. I had not made Filipino Pancit for years! I changed the recipe a bit from the children's story book (Cora Cooks Pancit by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore and Kristi Valiant), because I wanted our kids to have a more realistic type of Pancit that an average Filipino family might eat. I was really surprised that the kids loved it. Surprised because sometimes kids don't like different foods.
I also used a YouTube video to help kids see how people in the province make huge woks of Pancit! The were amazed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2TxylXunaQ&feature=email.
For China we read the book Lin Yi's Lantern by Brenda Williams and Benjamin Lacombe. It shows the importance of the Chinese Moon Festival. It also explains how children in Asia might help purchase food and other needs in the local market. We then made moon lanterns for crafts.
I also used another informational digital recording on the Mid-Autumn Festival that described the making of moon cakes and a moon lantern, plus cultural insights. http://www.chiff.com/home_life/holiday/harvest-moon-festival.htm
