The Chinese New Year falls on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Do you have a Story Time planned? This New Year’s Dragon is a wonderfully fun and simple craft to add to your classroom or library’s Lunar New Year Celebration. Ideal for ages 6-9 years old to create independently but simple enough for younger children also, with the help of a care-giver.
Materials:
Paper plate
Scissors
Washable tempera paint or Crayons
Noisemakers
Hot glue gun
Googly eyes
Craft pom-poms
Step One:
Make a hole in the center of the paper plate with scissors (use a pencil to round out the circle). Then paint both the outside and inside of the paper plate. (if short on time or with a younger group of children, I suggest just coloring both sides with crayons).
Step Two:
After the paint has dried, glue the googly eyes to two bigger pom-poms before glue-ing them to the paper plate. Glue two smaller pom-poms for nostrils.
Step Three:
After the eyes and nostrils have dried, insert the noise maker through the hole.
Pair your Chinese New Year Dragon with:
“Nian, The Chinese New Year Dragon” by Virginia Loh- Hagan
“Ruby’s Chinese New Year” by Vickie Lee
