This is another one of those projects that children of all ages can succeed with! It is super simple to set up and can be done in a whole group setting. These Chinese “scrolls” are beautiful to hang. I have used different sources for the Chinese characters – this time I chose the Chinese numbers […]
Celebrate Lunar New Year with this elegant Lotus flower lantern. Hang them in windows and doorways to welcome good fortune into your home!
One fun way to celebrate Chinese New Year with children is with a fun craft. Today we are sharing how to make this awesome cupcake liner dragon craft that
The quest for easy Chinese New Year Crafts continues! I've been reading up a bit on the holiday to help me explain it to my older son. Recently I learned that we often see plum blossom flowers decorating homes around this time of year. Apparently they represent perseverance, courage, and reliability. (Beautiful, right?) Well, we don't have any plum blossom flowers around here.... but we do have pink tissue paper and twigs. So we grabbed our crafting materials and then set to making ourselves some really easy and beautiful flower decorations for the New Year! Tissue Paper Flower Kids Craft This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! You can read more about my affiliate link policy here. Prior to doing this craft, we've been reading quite a few Chinese New Year Books. (I find that picture books explain ideas in much better than I ever could.) Here are some of our favorite reads so far! Our favorite Chinese New Year Books The Runaway Wok Bringing In the New Year My First Chinese New Year Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year Celebrating Chinese New Year Sam and the Lucky Money Materials Needed: Art Tissue Paper Scissors Twigs Hot Glue gun Origami Paper Washi Tape Let's Make Some Tissue Paper Flowers for Chinese New Year! First, I cut out large squares/ rectangles from the tissue paper. (Play around with the size of your paper. At first my squares were way too small and hard for us to crumple into flowers. I found bigger squares work the best.) (And if you want to make the paper lanterns, keep reading! I share how I make them below.) To make the flowers, simply crumple your tissue paper. My preschooler made two and then promptly gave up. I made the rest of them. He was much more interested in the next step. The hot gluing! Yup. I let him use the hot glue gun. To make sure we stayed safe and didn't burn ourselves... I placed the twigs in a vase first and then we glued the flowers onto them. Here's how we hot glued with my preschooler: He dabbed on the glue while I pushed the flowers on. (This way only my fingers would touch the hot glue.) I told him to not touch the silver tip and keep the tip away from me. I gave him the mantra "touch, squeeze, and let go." I told him to touch the tip of the glue gun to the twig. Then, I told him to squeeze the gun and then let go and pull the tip off. That helped him a lot. Here's how we made our paper lanterns: I love the colors of Origami Paper. First, fold the origami paper in half. Then cut it. Now you have two rectangles to make two lanterns. Fold a rectangle in half. Then, cut slits starting from the middle (folded portion). Your slits should not touch the outer edge. Then, open up your paper and staple the lanterns shut. (I experimented with the distance between the cuts to find out which lantern design I liked the best.) Then, I used washi tape to make the lantern's handles. That's it! I hope you have fun making this beautiful craft with the kiddos. And if you're not too keen on letting your kid use the glue gun (or you have a whole class that you're teaching and don't want to deal with glue guns), try out my cherry blossom tissue paper art (with printable tree!) It's a really easy, easy way to do something quite similar and quite beautiful too! Let's Keep in Contact! You can always find more fun ideas on my Pinterest, Facebook, or Instagram accounts! Happy making, friends!
Two versions of a play for children (ages 5–10) that tells the folk tale of the race that determined Chinese zodiac animals. Has printable props for the children.
This is the BEST paper tube Koi Fish, and one of several other Lunar New Year Animal inspired art lessons that we offer. This fun DIY craft is an original idea from ART CAMP Studio. It's a great year round project for all ages.
This fun set can be used for years to come!Included is a Chinese Zodiac Wheel with just 2 pieces to print out and cut.I have included a black and white version so your students can color it in their own way as well as a color version. The wheel templates are in 2 formats. JPG and PDF and are a high...
Free panda printables and Montessori-inspired panda activities for multiple ages; perfect for home or classroom; great for Chinese New Year, China unit study, or bear unit study.
If you’d like to take advantage of the Chinese New Year as an opportunity to teach your children about Chinese culture, you’ll love this post. Here I’ll share a tutorial for creating Chinese New Year’s lanterns, crafting your own spring scrolls, and some FREE Chinese New Year Printables for Kids. I’m also sharing a simple way to share…
Use your cutting machine to create these whimsical woodland lanterns with mushrooms and boxwood branch designs! Find the template and instructions here.
Contains over 25 easy, printable templates for dog crafts for Chinese New Year celebrations. Busy teachers, librarians, and parents can print these decorations for kids.
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This dragon craft is the perfect way to explore he traditions of Chinese New Year through encouraging your class’s creative side. Everyone can play a part in creating dragon which is both highly impressive and surprisingly easy to prepare. You will need 1. Provide each child with their own paper plate and encourage them …
Cut and assemble a simple and stylish paper fan Fans were used in China many thousands of years of years ago. They were, and still are, made out of many different materials such as silk, paper, feathers, and palm leaves. We'll show you how...
These little felt animals are so much fun to sew! Miniature plush Chinese New Year Zodiac animals are the perfect craft to celebrate Lunar New Year, or any time of year just for fun! Here is the full set of all 12 plush animal patterns (Sets 1, 2 and 3) you can use to sew your very own. Everyone will love having a tiny, cute version of their own zodiac animal. Use them to make ornaments, finger puppets, baby mobile and more. This unique and original pattern has detailed, easy to follow instructions that guarantee that you will create a lovely finished product. Even if you've never stitched before, give these guys a try, you won' t regret it! This PDF pattern download will give you instructions, templates and embroidery patterns to make all of the creatures pictured, Monkey, Dog, Rooster, Sheep, Dragon, Horse, Bull, Tiger, Snake, Pig, Rat, Rabbit plus tiny flower, orange and red lantern. Just print the pattern, then cut and stitch the felt pieces by hand, or use the included SVG pattern files to cut the pieces out with your Cricut or Silhouette machine! Each animal is around 3 inches high. Things to do with a tiny felt creature: *Set one on a shelf to look cute *Make a baby mobile or garland *Tie one onto a gift package *Give one to your favorite kid to play with *Pin one to your shirt *Hang one from your Holiday tree *Leave them unstuffed and make finger puppets *Carry one in your bag or pocket and take pictures of him around town (tag me on IG: @aimee_littledear #littledear) *Stick one on a magnet and put it on your fridge *Give one to someone special and make them smile You will be able to download the 1MB PDF file of this pattern immediately after purchase. You will need a PDF reader application such as Adobe Acrobat to open and print the file. © Aimee Ray, personal use only You'll also love this coordinating printable party decor PDF download from my sister shop, little dear prints! https://www.etsy.com/listing/619335034/printable-chinese-new-year-zodiac?ref=shop_home_active_28
2 cups of flour 2 cups of colored water (I used Wilton “Red Red” Food dye – is bright red!) 1 Tbsp. of cooking oil 2 Tbsp. cream of tartar 1 cup of salt Directions: Place all of the ingredients in a medium size pan. Cook on medium heat and stir it until the playdough […]
This Pop-Up Firework Craft is so fun. Kids will love hiding the ribbons and then popping them up to make their own colourful firework display again and again!
We've got a great collection of Chinese New Year colouring pages here for all ages. Scroll down for some general Chinese New Year and Chinese themed colouring pages, or explore our colouring pages dedicated to the various Chinese zodiac animals. in 2022 we will be celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Tiger! Year of the Tiger Colouring Pages
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Pebble, stone or rock painting is an inspiring world of creativity and color, where we turn the humble rock into a miniature canvas! Whether you're a seasoned artist or a curious novice, there's a special
Celebrate Lunar New Year with this elegant Lotus flower lantern. Hang them in windows and doorways to welcome good fortune into your home!
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Miniature plush Yeti and Sasquatch are sure to delight anyone who loves creatures of legend, and cuteness! Here is a sewing pattern you can use to sew your very own. They make perfect Christmas ornaments or winter holiday decor! This unique and original pattern has detailed, easy to follow instructions that guarantee that you will create a lovely finished product. Even if you've never stitched before, give these guys a try, you won' t regret it! This PDF pattern will give you instructions, templates and embroidery patterns to make the creatures pictured, they are about 3 inches high. Just print the pattern, then cut and stitch the felt pieces by hand, or use the included SVG pattern files to cut the pieces out with your Cricut or Silhouette machine! Looking for more mythical creature patterns? Check out these! Set 1: https://www.etsy.com/listing/110721924/mini-felt-mythical-creatures-set-1-plush?ref=shop_home_active_1 Set 2: https://www.etsy.com/listing/110722124/mini-felt-mythical-creatures-set-2-plush?ref=related-0 Things to do with a tiny felt creature: *Set one on a shelf to look cute *Make a baby mobile or garland *Tie one onto a gift package *Give one to your favorite kid to play with *Pin one to your shirt *Hang one from your Holiday tree *Leave them unstuffed and make finger puppets *Carry one in your bag or pocket and take pictures of him around town (tag me on IG: @aimee_littledear #littledear) *Stick one on a magnet and put it on your fridge *Give one to someone special and make them smile You will be able to download the 1MB PDF file of this pattern immediately after purchase. You will need a PDF reader application such as Adobe Acrobat to open and print the file. © Aimee Ray, personal use only
