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Chinese
New Year
Games and Activities
Coloring pages, crafts for kids, word searches, puzzles, zodiac, recipes, tangrams
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About Chinese New Year
What is Chinese New Year all about? When does it begin? How is it celebrated? |
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When is Chinese New Year 2009?
Want to know what animal rules the upcoming years? Here's a chart that tells when Chinese New Year begins and the animal sign that belongs to it. |
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Chinese Zodiac - What animal
are you?
Find out what animal year you were born under according to the Chinese Zodiac. Are you a dog, dragon, horse, monkey, ox, pig, rabbit, rat, rooster, sheep, snake, or tiger? |
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Chinese New Year Crafts
Celebrate Chinese New Year by creating these crafts associated with the holiday. Kids can make dragons, Chinese lantern, chopstick frames, felt fortune cookies, Chinese hat and a special Year of the Rat Friend! |
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Chinese New Year Stories for Kids
Chinese Folklore - Printable Multicultural short stories. |
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Confucius Says...and other Chinese Proverbs
A collection of Chinese words of wisdom from Confucius and other Chinese leaders. |
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Kids Books About
Chinese New Year -Thematic Reading List
Book descriptions and reviews for preschool and elementary reading. Use this reading list to integrate literature into your lessons for the Chinese New Year holiday. |
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Chinese New Year Craft Books for Kids
Check out our collection of Chinese New Year craft book reviews. Tons of craft ideas for this multicultural holiday! |
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Coloring Pages
Get out your interactive crayon and color these symbols of Chinese New Year: Year of the Dog, Year of the Dragon, Year of the Horse, Year of the Monkey, Year of the Ox, Year of the Pig, Year of the Rabbit, Year of the Rat, Year of the Rooster, Year of the Sheep, Year of the Snake, Year of the Tiger. Also included are coloring pages of a map of China, as well as the flag of China for a multicultural study. Color pages are printable and suitable for framing. |
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Chinese Tangrams
Use your imagination to create
and print your own tangrams. Samples are given from Grandfather
Tang's Story |
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Chinese Tangram Puzzles
Try to recreate the given pictures using the tangram pictures
- solutions are given. |
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Scrambler Puzzles
Fun Chinese New Year picture puzzles to unscramble. Can you fix the Chinese dragons, lanterns, sausages, fireworks, fortune cookies, lotus candy or lucky money envelopes? You have to go fast...you only have 4 minutes to complete each. |
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China 100 Years Ago - China Then and Now
Read about how China was 100 years ago. Research on the internet to see how it's customs have changed. What is the same? What is different? |
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Chinese
Culture Word Search
Can you find all these vocabulary words in this puzzle associated with the Chinese culture? Vocabulary words used in the puzzle: abacus, bamboo, Buddha, compass, dance, dim, duck, dragon,
fans, fish, garden, jade, kite, moon, panda, script, soy, sum,
Suzhou, tea, teapot, wok, Yixing |
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Chinese
Culture Word Search - Challenge
Can you find all these vocabulary words in this puzzle associated with the Chinese culture? Challenge vocabulary words used in the puzzle: abacus, bamboo, Buddha, chopsticks, compass, dance, dim sum , duck, dragon, emperor, fans, firecrackers, fish, garden, gunpowder, jade, kite, lantern, moon, noodles, paddies, panda, rickshaw, script, soy, Suzhou, tea, teapot, umbrella, wheelbarrow, wok, Yixing |
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Chinese
Zodiac Word Search
Can you find all these Chinese Zodiac words? What animal year were you born in? Vocabulary words used in the puzzle: dog, dragon, horse, monkey, ox, pig, rabbit, rat, rooster, sheep, snake, tiger |
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Chinese Games for Boys and Girls
A selection of children's games that originated in China. Games include: Forcing the City Gates, Striking the Stick, Knocking the Stick, Select Fruit, etc. |
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Chinese New Year Recipes
A couple of recipes to try in the classroom to celebrate the day! |
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Animals of the Chinese Zodiac Concentration Game - How good is your memory? Can you find pairs to the animals of the zodiac? A fun New Year surprise will be revealed after you match them all! |
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