18 Lunar New Year Crafts Animal and Culture Projects
We have 18 Chinese New Year/ Spring Festival Crafts Animal and Culture Projects for Lunar New Year celebration to share with you! These are an amazing collection of Chinese New Year Crafts from top educational resources! Our special thanks go to each of the wonderful creators included in this post.
Visit these amazing resource sites every year for their Lunar New Year updates and new resources! Here are some great updates you can expect:
Year of the COW/OX in 2021 | Year of the TIGER in 2022 | Year of the Rabbit in 2023

This roundup of 18 Chinese New Year Crafts is your resources to teach Chinese New Year culture during Spring Festival (also known as Lunar New Year and Chinese New Year). Lunar New Year is a 15-day celebration. This is a wonderful time to explore the world culture with hands-on projects and cultural events.
Have fun with all the craft ideas here, check out the photos and click on the links for printables, templates, and instructions.

Red Ted Art:
Paper Dog Hand Puppet
Easy Origami Dog/Puppy
3D Dog Mask DIY
Emoji Dog Corner Bookmark

Buggy and Buddy: Paper Fish Craft

Creating Creatives: Egg Carton Dragon

The Wise Owl Factory: Chinese Zodiac Printable Activities

Tots Schooling: Zodiac Coloring Lanterns

Arty Crafty Kids: Playful Pup

Crafts On Sea: Puppy Puppet

Preschool Activities Nook: Chinese Zodiac Animal Matchups

Miss Panda Chinese: The Little Dragon-Spiral Snake Craft

One Creative Mommy: Chinese New Year BINGO Game

The Ginger Bread House: Chinese Lantern Sun Catcher

123 Homeschool for Me: Facts About China Book for Kids

KC Edventures: All About China book activity – Play Tangram printable
Miss Panda Chinese: Year of the Dog Bookmark (printable download Click Here)

Miss Panda Chinese: Chinese Lunar New Year Classic Coloring Pages

Miss Panda Chinese: Chinese Lunar New Year Lantern Festival Riddles
Spring Festival or Lunar New Year is a major holiday in China and Taiwan. It is also celebrated in Singapore, Macau, Malaysia, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and many neighboring countries as well Chinese and Asian communities all over the world. You can read more about this important cultural festival in Chinese New Year Tradition, Taboos, and Celebration.
Happy Chinese New Year to you and your family! Wishing you a fantastic Year of the Dog! Chinese language and Chinese culture go hand-in-hand and your effort every day will elevate your child’s passion for the target language and culture!
Teaching Chinese Culture: Chinese New Year Greetings & Crafts are available in two versions. The 2018 update units are available at TpT. Click on the pictures below for a preview!
Simplified Chinese with Pinyin and English version.
Traditional Chinese with Pinyin and English version.
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Thank you for all of these wonderful ideas! How nice we may share with the children.
It is amazing to see all the wonderful craft and culture projects here. What a fun way to share multicultural joy with kids! Thank you so much for sharing with us!