Chinese New Year Activities and Crafts

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

During Chinese New Year festivities, you see lanterns everywhere. Your child can make her very own red and gold lanterns to display at home.

Make your very own fortune cookies from paper and share good fortunes with family and friends.

Shed some "light" on the Chinese culture while brightening up your home. Teach your child the Chinese character for good luck with this lantern craft.

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

Every day can be Chinese New Year with a dancing dragon that your child can make at home.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

In this activity, your child will create a fun lion mask and learn a little about Chinese culture too!

Chinese New Year is right around the corner, so why not help your child make festive and tasty rice balls to celebrate?

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Cook these dumplings with your kids to ring in the Chinese New Year or any day you're craving tasty homemade food!

Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

Help your child create some delicious horse cookies to celebrate everyone born in the year of the horse!