These activities can bring the richness of Chinese New Year traditions into the classroom while providing educational and engaging experiences for students.
A
Auspicious Artwork Creation
B
Bai Nian (Classroom Greetings)
C
Calligraphy Practice
Chinese Cultural Trivia Game
Chinese Drumming Workshop
Chinese New Year Bingo Game
Chinese New Year Book Reading
Chinese New Year Cuisine Tasting
Chinese Paper Cutting Challenge
Chinese Zodiac Coloring Sheets
Create a Chinese New Year Board Game
Cultural Dance and Movement Class
D
Dance Performances
DIY Lucky Bamboo Planting
DIY Red Envelopes
Dragon and Lion Dancing
Dragon Puppet Craft
Dumpling Making Workshop
Dumpling Shape Sorting Game
E
Explore Chinese Festivals
Explore Chinese New Year Legends
Explore Traditional Chinese Art
F
Feng Shui Classroom Decor
Feng Shui Classroom Design Project
Flower Origami
Fortune Cookie Writing Exercise
Fortune Telling Corner
Fu (Fortune or Good Luck) Character Art Project
H
Handprint Cherry Blossom Art
Handprint Dragon Banner
Have a Lion Dance Parade
I
Interactive Red Envelope Budgeting
Interactive Zodiac Animal Wheel
L
Lantern Making Workshop
Learn Traditional Chinese Songs
M
Make Dumpling-Shaped Bookmarks
Making Paper Plate Fans
Making Tanghulu Treats
Mandarin Language Flashcards
Mandarin Language Learning
N
Nian Monster Craft Activity
Nian Monster Storytelling
Noodle Art and Crafts
O
Origami Koi Fish Folding
Origami Lantern Folding
P
Paper Cutting Art Lesson
Paper Dragon Craft
Paper Folding Fortune Tellers
Paper Plate Zodiac Animal Masks
Plum Blossom Branch Paintings
R
Red and Gold Collage Art
Red Envelope Counting Game
Red Envelope Math Challenge
Red Lantern Mobile Construction
T
Tanghulu-Inspired Treat Making
Tea Ceremony
Tea Tasting Session
Traditional Chinese Clothing Day
Traditional Chinese Clothing Fashion Show
V
Virtual Chinese New Year Parade
Virtual Field Trip to China
W
Watch Cultural Documentaries
Write Chinese New Year Poems
Writing Spring Couplets
Y
Year of the ________ Trivia (Chinese zodiac animal)
Z
Zodiac Animal Bookmark Making
Zodiac Animal Masks Creation
Zodiac Animal Paper Bag Puppets
Zodiac Animal Word Search
Zodiac Animal Yoga Poses