Holiday Sale!

Pororo Hangul Electronic Learning Board

This is one of our favorite products to teach your child to learn Korean. Here's a Korean commercial for it above.

If you want to purchase this product, please click here.

Costume Contest Winner

Little Zach -O-Lantern!

Little Seouls Halloween Photo Contest!

Last year's winner Bella, in her Owl costume made by mom!

Win a $50 gift voucher! Just email a photo of your baby in their Halloween costume to contest@littleseouls.com and we'll choose a winner on October 15th, 2011. *

*By emailing us your photo, you authorize Little Seouls, LLC to have permission to use your photo in our blog/Facebook and/or Little Seouls website.

Korean Style Christmas Photo Cards Now Available at Little Seouls Party

New Korean Alphabet Learning DVD

Magic Pangi Hangul

New DVD to teach your kids Korean thru songs, rhythms and rap! Region Code all. 40 minutes running time.

Click here to purchase.

Korean Festivals and Events

Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving Day, which celebrates the blessings of harvest, is on September 11-13, 2011 this year. We have compiled a list of Korean festivals and celebrations in honor of this time of year.

Seattle ARTS GUMBO 2011 Explore Korea

www.rainervalleyculturalcenter.org

Sept. 3, 2011 at Rainer Valley Cultural Center, WA

Camp Kajok -Korean Culture Camp

www.koreanfocusindiana.com

Sept. 10 at Korean Presbyterian Church, IN

Chuseok Event (Korean cooking demo and supper!)

www.changmi.org

Sept. 11 at Korean Heritage House, MN

Korean Foundation Korean Culture Day

www.asianart.org

Sept. 17 at Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA

LA 18's 2011 Harvest Moon Festival

la18.tv

Sept. 18, at Arcadia County Park, CA

15th Annual Korean Folk Festival for Children

www.woncommunity.org

Sept. 18 at John Russell Field, PA

LA Korean Festival

www.lakoreanfestival.com

Sept 22-25 at Seoul International Park, CA

Korean Harvest Festival

www.kpany.org

Oct. 8-9, 2011 at Randall Island, NY

Chusok Celebration

www.ta-ri.org/Chusok.htm

Oct. 9, 2011 at HACC, Central PA Community College, PA

3rd Annual Korean Festival

www.suwanee.com

Oct. 15-16, 2011 at Town Center Park, GA

KORUS Festival Washington Metro Area

koreancelebration.com/

Oct. 21-23, 2011 at Fairfax Corner, VA

Korean Festival Houston

www.koreanfestivalhouston.com

Oct 22, 2011 at Discovery Green, TX

How to Make Your Own Ddakji 딱지접기

Looking for a fun Korean craft to do with your child? Here is a basic method of making your own Korean ddakji (딱지접기).

Step 12: End product should look like this. Make several more and now you can play Korean ddakji! Here's a link of our prior post on what Korean ddakji is.

Step 11: Tuck in the last red side under the green as shown.

Step 10: Fold over last red side as shown.

Step 9: Fold over the other green side as shown.

Step 8: Fold over red side as shown.

Step 7: Fold over the green side as shown.

Step 6: Place red piece on top of your green piece as shown.

Step 5: Make creases as shown.

Step 4: Flip over and fold the back as you did in the front. Should look like this.

Step 3: Make a crease in the middle by folding it in half and then bring edge over to middle to make fold as shown above. Do this to your other green piece as well.

Step 2: Fold in half the origami paper. Do this with both sheets (red and green).

Step 1: Get 2 pieces of Origami Paper. If you don't have it, you will need to cut 2 pieces of paper so that each sheet measures 6 inches x 6 inches.

Back to School Sale!

Pororo Party Supplies

Have you checked out Little Seouls Party? We have recently added Pororo Party Supplies!

Here's the link to Little Seouls Party - http://littleseoulsparty.com/item_442/Pororo-Party-Pack-for-6.htm

Grace Doll Now Available!

This is a great value at $9.99. Grace is a dark brown haired doll that is soft and cuddly. It is machine washable and perfect for children ages 12 months and up. 10" in length.

2010 Parents 55 Best Toys Award Winner.

Click here to purchase.

Korean Character Blocks

These Korean character blocks make great gifts as they are of fine craftmanship! They are made in the USA from sustainable Michigan basswood. The Korean character 32 block set includes 22 animals, the numbers 1-10 in English and Korean, a word construction grid, all of the Korean consonants and vowels, and a puzzle.

Click here for more info.

The New Face of Little Seouls is...

Reagan, the girl with the bright captivating smile! We can't wait to see her on our new site!

Little Seouls Party Casting Call!

Did you miss the Little Seouls Casting Call deadline? You're in luck! Since some of you weren't able to meet the deadline for our original Casting Call contest, we wanted to give everyone a fair chance to enter this one!

We have decided to do another Casting Call for our other online store, Little Seouls Party! We are accepting submissions from now till April 30th, 2011. Email all photos to littleseoulscastingcall@gmail.com. Please only submit a maximum of 2 photos.

Please include name of child, age, and parental consent. By submitting your photos, you are agreeing to allow Little Seouls to use images of your baby for advertising, website, and other promotional items. If you are submitting professional photos, please get approval from the photographer.

We are looking for babies/kids under the age of 5. Since this site is a party store, we are looking for photos with babies/kids in their hanbok or party outfits. Winner will receive a $100 gift card to Little Seouls or Little Seouls Party and also have their photo on the Little Seouls Party Website.

For those that submitted photos for the Little Seouls Casting Call can resubmit photos again for the Little Seouls Party Casting Call.

Entries are due on April 30, 2011. Winner announced on May 1st, 2011 and will be chosen by Little Seouls staff. One entry per child please. Prize to be $100 gift voucher to Little Seouls Party or Little Seouls. For up to date information on the contest, please become a fan of Little Seouls Party's Facebook page.

Cast Your Vote for the New Face of Little Seouls!

We are no longer taking votes on the blog. You may vote on our Facebook page or email your votes to littleseoulscastingcall@gmail.com. Thank you!

Last day to vote is April 20th at Midnight PST.

VOTING NOW CLOSED.

Cast Your Vote for the New Face of Little Seouls!

Here are our 12 Finalists! Voting will start on Monday April 18th at 12pm PST and will run through Wednesday, April 20, 2011 till midnight.

To be fair, we have decided to count the votes at 50% and Little Seouls team votes at 50%. We didn't want too many fraudulent voting to occur and give other babies a disadvantage.

Voting can be done either on Facebook or via email at littleseoulscastingcall@gmail.com. We will no longer to taking votes on the blog.

Korean Hanbok Boy Doll!

We are so in love with this beautifully crafted doll. We were so happy to find a Korean boy doll dressed in a hanbok!

Little Seouls is having a special introductory sale! Click here.

We now sell Pengi, the original Korean spinning top toy! My son loves playing with it and so does his grandpa! We thought we share this clip of his grandpa trying to teach him how to play it.

My dad told me that he used to play this as a child and it brings back fond childhood memories. In Korea, they would play with it on ice during the winter since it would spin better on the smooth surface. The goal was to keep it spinning as long as possible....some people apparently would spin it for hours!

Little Seouls Casting Call!

We are super excited about our newly designed website which is going to launch very soon! We are also looking for a fresh new face to represent Little Seouls. So from now till April 15th, 2011, we will be having a casting call to look for the new face of Little Seouls!

We are looking for a baby under the age of 3 years old. Please send your photos to littleseoulscastingcall@gmail.com with subject heading "Casting Call." By submitting your photos, you are agreeing to allow Little Seouls to use images of your baby for advertising, website, and other promotional items. If you are submitting professional photos, please get approval from the photographer.

The winner will be announced on May 1st, 2011 on our newly designed website. Winner to receive a $250 gift certificate for Little Seouls plus be the new face of the Little Seouls website!

Please include in the email: name of the child, birthdate, parent's name and address. Thank you!

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PHOTOS IS APRIL 15TH.

Translation Services Available

Little Seouls offers quick and reliable translation services for a reasonable fee! Need help writing to your grandmother who only reads Korean? Or need help writing a letter to someone in Korea? We are here to help!

Agabang Sleepwear Now Available!

We now have Agabang Sleepwear available! Please click here to http://www.littleseouls.com/category_176/Agabang.htm.

50% Clearance on In Stock Korean Neh Bok!

Limited Supply Available! Get them before they are gone. Marked down 50% as shown. Sale only applies to in-stock Korean neh bok and not Special orders. Please note that photo above may not reflect sale items.

Click here - http://www.littleseouls.com/category_164/Clearance.htm

Korean Baby Gold Ring

Koreans have valued gold for centuries and it has been a long lived tradition to give out gold rings to babies celebrating their first birthday. The gold ring signifies "longevity and hope for a prosperous life." Most families typically have about 5 to 15 dol rings that they have received as gifts. Customarily, these rings are kept in a safe place until the child reaches adulthood. Usually, parents will later melt the ring into a necklace or a larger piece of jewelry and give it to the child when they are older.
As the gold price has soared, along with a falling economy, the tradition of giving a dol ring has declined in recent years. For those who want to continue the tradition, many are opting for "half don" rings since these are less expensive while significant in meaning. Despite the increase in gold price, many Koreans still prefer to give a traditional dol ring than giving cash.
Currently, we are taking special orders for the rings, so if you need one, click here.

Baby of the Month March Winner

Winner is adorable 22 month old Mani!