Traditions, tales, and festivals abound throughout China. The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, is one of the most important holidays in China. Chinese New Year is traditionally celebrated for sixteen days (from the Chinese New Year to the Lantern Festival). While most Westerners celebrate the occasion by watching parades in Chinatown and a delectable meal, there are definitely more ways and activities you can do to celebrate this special day.
And if you’re spending the holiday with your family, here are the top 15 Chinese New Year crafts and activities you can do at home!
15. Easy Origami Dragon for Kids
We love Chinese New Year and all the fabulous Chinese New Year Crafts to go with it! Our Paper Dragon Puppet (continues to be free to download for Red Ted Art readers!) has been popular for years.. and finally I came up with an easy Origami Dragon for kids too!
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14. Make Your Own Tiger Bookmark Corner
Today, we show you how to Make Your Own Tiger Bookmark Corner. Perfect for all Wild Animal Bookmark Lovers or for the Year of the Tiger children.
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13. Rocking Paper Plate Tiger Craft for Kids
This is an adorable Paper Plate Tiger Craft for kids – not only are you make a super cute paper tiger decoration, but this little literally “rocks”. A super cute tiger craft for any wild animal study unit or perfect for the Year of the Tiger DIYs this Chinese New Year!
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12. Simple Origami Tiger Face Craft For Kids
If you are looking for a Simple Tiger Origami tutorial, this is the one for you. It is the easiest of all Tiger Origami projects.. and great for origami beginners, requiring only some simple folds!
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11. Origami Chopstick Wrappers – 2 ways
Celebrate Chinese New Years with these easy origami chopstick wrappers!
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10. Dragon Handprint Chinese New Year Craft for Kids
Did you know there is a day set aside for appreciating dragons? (I didn’t either until now.) It’s on January 16th and I’m pretty excited because my son was born during the year of the dragon (which is why I call him my Little Dragon) and I have always thought Chinese dragons were so beautiful. In case you are busy on the 16th you can always make this craft with your kids during Chinese New Year or while learning about China. It’s an easy Handprint Craft with your kids.
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9. Chinese New Year Red Envelope Math Activity and Free Printable for Kids
Red envelopes are a fun Chinese New Year tradition that we incorporated into today’s math activities that include free printable 10-frame counting mats and an addition page for your preschooler, kindergartner, and first grader. As kid’s count lucky gold coins they can count or add the contents and see just how lucky they are.
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8. Free Chinese New Year Printables for Kids
Are you looking for printable Chinese New Year activities for kids? Keep scrolling to download free Chinese New Year printables like sudoku games, bingo cards, journal pages, word searches and more!
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7. Adorable DIY Chinese Lantern Craft for Kids
Are you looking for Chinese New Years activities for kids? Keep scrolling to learn how to make this DIY Chinese Lantern Craft for Kids!
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6. Chinese Dragon Puppets: Chinese New Year Craft
Are you looking for Chinese New Year crafts to make with your kids? Check out these cardboard Chinese dragon puppets that are so cute!
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5. Chinese Zodiac Play Dough Mats
Celebrate the Chinese New Year with these Chinese Zodiac Play Dough Mats! Sensory activities like this one are a hands-on way for kids to practice letter recognition, develop fine motor skills, and much more!
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4. Chinese Zodiac Animals Cut & Paste Book
Are you looking for a simple Chinese New Year book for your kids to read? Then, get this free printable Chinese Zodiac Animals Cut & Paste Book! Reading activities like this one are a fun way for your beginning readers to practice reading repetitive text, identifying sight words, and much more.
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3. Chinese New Year Shaker
If you’re looking for simple and fun Chinese New Year crafts for kids, this Chinese New Year Shaker is made from paper plates and is lots of fun for kids to decorate to celebrate Chinese New Year.
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2. Chinese Dragon Craft For Kids
This is a fun and easy preschool dragon craft which you can make with the kids. I’ve even included free downloadable templates and it’s a great way to introduce and teach kids about the Chinese New Year.
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1. Chinese New Year Craft: Dragon Puppet & Free Printable
Of course you can design your own paper dragon, but if you don’t have the time or have a large amount of children to work with (I am hoping to do these with Red Ted’s class again), then these are perfect for you! We made them on a play date – 5 kids – and they all loved making these fabulous Dragon Paper Puppets!!
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