Free Printable Chinese New Year Activities Pack
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Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with our Printable Chinese New Year Activities Pack! With word puzzles, mazes, and more, this free printable pack is a fun way to learn about Chinese culture.
The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is a time of joy, good fortune, and vibrant celebrations.
Our Chinese New Year Activity Pack is designed to bring the essence of these celebrations right into your home or classroom.
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Printable Chinese New Year Activities
10 February 2024 is the start of the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon!
Your Chinese zodiac is Dragon if you were born in one of these years: 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 200, 2012, and 2024.
We have been sharing free Chinese New Year Printables since the Year of the Monkey in 2016, and this activity pack arrived in 2020 for the Year of the Rat.
So that you can celebrate the beginning of a new year, the printables are updated annually to reflect that year’s zodiac animal.
It also happens that the Year of the Dragon was one of the first big things we celebrated on The Purple Pumpkin Blog back in 2012 with a Chinese Banquet!
If you are planning your own dinner party, be sure to take a look at these 50+ Delicious Recipes for Chinese New Year.
Where is the Free Printable Download?
- You will find the download links at the bottom of this page, surrounded by a purple box.
- Tap the purple download buttons to save the PDF file(s) to your device.
- Printables are available in two sizes – A4 and US Letter (8.5″ x 11″).
- Download the size suitable for your printer.
Fun Chinese New Year Activities
We have added even more activity sheets to this year’s updated pack, which is a great way to teach kids of all ages about Chinese New Year traditions.
Six Coloring Pages – grab the Markers, Crayons, or Coloring Pencils and color the Year of the Dragon, Year of the Rabbit, Year of the Tiger, Year of the Ox, and Year of the Rat. All these are the coloring versions of our buildable characters.
The final Chinese New Year coloring page in this pack features a Lion Dance and the Chinese character set for Kung Hei Fat Choi, which is Cantonese for Wishing You Prosperity!
Two Word Searches – with two skill levels (easy and medium) with words related to the Chinese New Year theme, such as red pockets (also known as red envelopes), fu symbol, rice cakes, and dragon.
Shadow Matching – a visual skills activity where you match the full-color image with the correct shadow.
Word Scrambles – with two sets of words to unscramble, these free Chinese New Year worksheets will help increase vocabulary. One set of words is the Chinese zodiac animals, and the other set is more general to the vibrant Chinese festival, like money, fireworks, and traditions.
Four Mazes – each of the different style mazes features a fun task that young children will love, such as helping the animals reach the party with the Jade Emperor and taking the family members through the maze to watch the Lantern Festival.
Line Tracing – this is a great activity to enhance fine motor skills as you trace over the lines from one side of the page to the other.
Crossword – unlike regular crossword puzzles, this crossword uses imagery like fortune cookies, mandarins, and a Chinese dragon to fill in the puzzle.
Envelope Template – print out on red paper to make a lucky red envelope. In China and other Asian countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year, red envelopes are filled with money and given to wish a happy new year. The red color symbolizes good luck and wards off evil spirits.
Puzzle Solutions – And, of course, all the solutions to the puzzles are included.
Even More Chinese Lunar New Year Activities
In addition to the activity pack in this post, we have lots of other fun activities and easy Chinese New Year crafts, including:
- Free Printable Chinese New Year Coloring Book Pages
- Free Printable Chinese Takeout Boxes Craft
- Free Printable Chinese New Year Firecrackers Craft
- Chinese New Year Bingo
- Free Printable Red Money Envelopes
- Free Printable Paper Hand Fans
- Printable Paper Chinese Lanterns Craft
Download the Chinese New Year Activities Pack
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