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Chinese New Year Activities and Printables for Kids
In 115 days
Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the most important holiday in China and is celebrated by Chinese communities worldwide, with related new year festivals in Vietnam, Korea and elsewhere. Families gather for a reunion dinner, give red envelopes, hang red decorations and watch dragon and lion dances. The festival lasts fifteen days and ends with the Lantern Festival.
When is it?
- Saturday, 6 February 2027In 115 days
Dates that follow the moon can move by a day, depending on where you live and the moon sighting.
Ideas to try
Learn your zodiac animal
Each year has one of twelve animals. Find yours and draw it.
Make a red greeting card
Use the card template, red and gold colours and a wish for the new year.
Lantern craft
Fold a paper lantern after reading Mei’s Rabbit Lantern.
Dragon drawing
Follow the step-by-step dragon lesson, then colour it for a parade.
Dumpling counting
Draw plates of dumplings and practise counting or simple multiplication.
Chinese New Year printables
Word puzzles, colouring pages, stories and cards for Chinese New Year. Print them or play on screen.
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Activity books
Themed workbooks that collect many pages in one printable book.
Picture books to read together
Good to know
These printables include a dragon parade and lantern scenes to colour, word searches and spelling games, a greeting card, a dragon drawing lesson, the Lunar New Year activity book and the picture book Mei’s Rabbit Lantern.
Each year is linked to one of twelve zodiac animals, which children love to compare: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
How to use these
- Use the dragon colouring and drawing lesson together.
- Classrooms: invite families to share how they celebrate, if they would like to.
- Print the Lunar New Year activity book for the holiday week.
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Questions and answers
When is Chinese New Year?
It follows the lunisolar calendar and falls between 21 January and 20 February.
Why is red used at Chinese New Year?
Red stands for luck and happiness, so it is used for decorations, clothes and the red envelopes given to children.
Are these printables free?
Yes. Every sheet marked Free can be printed or played as often as you like, at home or in class. Premium activity books are marked.
Can children do them on a tablet?
Most can: press Play to answer on screen with instant marking and stars. Colouring and drawing pages can be done with a finger or stylus too.