DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Chinese New Year and China Crafts and Children's Activities
The Chinese calendar follows the moon and divides the years into groups of twelve. Each year is named for an animal. People born in that year are believed to share different traits.
The first of the twelve years is the Year of the Rat. This is followed by the Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
Because the Chinese calendar is based on the lunar year, the date of Chinese New Year changes each year.
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Chinese New Year Zodiac Animals which are you and what does it mean! |
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Chinese New Year Printable Games: - Dominos |
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Chinese New Year Printable Worksheets |
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Chinese New Year (great recipe for the kids to help with, though not quite as fancy as the real moon cakes look) |
Chinese New Year Crafts: |
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Chinese New Year Crafts suitable for older kids |
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Chinese New Year Crafts Use a paper plate as the base for this cute 12 character zodiac calendar toddlers and up |
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Chinese New Year Crafts (all the zodiac characters are available) kindergarten + |
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Chinese New Year Crafts suitable for grade school children |
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Chinese New Year Crafts |
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Chinese New Year Crafts (all the zodiac characters are available) suitable for grade school children |
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Chinese New Year Crafts (all the zodiac characters are available) great for preschoolers |
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Chinese New Year Crafts (all the zodiac characters are available) great for preschoolers |
Chinese Animals Crafts: |
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Chinese Animal Crafts The Chinese Alligator is one of only two living species of alligator in the world. |
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Chinese Animal Crafts Pandas are native to China's rainforests |
General China Crafts: |
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General China Crafts suitable for grade school children |
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General China Crafts great for preschoolers |
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General China Crafts toddlers and up (Alternative ideas for making coasters or a mobile available on the page) |
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General China Crafts great for preschoolers |
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General China Crafts toddlers and up |
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Click here for chinese language directions for a few of our crafts.
Ideas from Viewers:
Here is an idea for Chinese New Year from Jo. Take a brown paper bag(large). Cut holes for eyes then decorate it with either markers, crayons or construction paper. Add streamers to the bottom and have a parade with your Chinese dragon.
Game: Catch the Dragon's Tail
Catch the Dragon's Tail is sort of like a team based form of tag..
The children split into two groups. Each group forms a line with their hands on the shoulders of the child in front of them.
The child at the front of each line is the dragon's head and the very last child is the dragon's tail. The goal is for the dragon's head (the child in front) to tag the dragon's tail (the child in back).
Whichever team catches the dragon's tail first, wins!