{"id":24439,"date":"2025-01-12T13:42:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T13:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/art\/lunar-new-year-art-projects-and-book-chinese-new-year\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T13:42:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T13:42:42","slug":"lunar-new-year-art-projects-and-book-chinese-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=24439","title":{"rendered":"Lunar New Year Art Projects and Book | Chinese New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Hello! Are you looking for some fun art projects to do during January? The Lunar New Year is coming up Wednesday, January 29, 2025 this year. I have a few fun art projects planned for some of my classes and I wanted to share with you these great ideas!<\/p>\n

First, I’m going to read some of the classes this book: I Love Lunar New Year<\/a> (Amazon Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you. Money earned goes towards maintaining this website and buying art supplies!)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dragon Art Puppet for Kids<\/h2>\n

I usually do a dragon project with my 3rd graders. They study Asia in their social studies class and this dragon “puppet” ties in perfectly.<\/p>\n

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I saw this project on a Facebook group several years ago. I apologize I cannot remember the name of the person who shared it. To make this dragon:<\/p>\n

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  1. Draw a symmetrical dragon face. Fold a piece of card stock in half (portrait orientation). Draw your face on one half of the paper with black oil pastel<\/a>. Fold it over and rub the back of the paper vigorously with the flat side of a marker to transfer the oil pastel to the other side. Outline in black marker. Color in your dragon face with crayons or markers.<\/li>\n
  2. Cut 12″x18″ paper lengthwise so it is 6″x 18″ long. Accordion fold this paper for the body. You can add embellishments with markers or construction paper crayons if you’d like. <\/li>\n
  3. Cut out the dragon tail template<\/a> or draw your own. The free download is available here.<\/a> Glue all of the body parts together.<\/li>\n
  4. Finally add folded and curled paper strips for the beard and streamers<\/a> on the tail (and body) if you’d like. <\/li>\n
  5. Thick popsicle s<\/a>ticks<\/a> can be added to turn it into a puppet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Spiral Snakes Craft<\/h2>\n

    2025 is the year of the Snake! This easy project has been a staple in my art room for easy sub plans over the years. I use this with Kindergarten and since it’s the year of the snake I plan on using these fun spiral snakes again this year! This project comes from Tracy Nichols Art Room and she has the template on her TPT shop.<\/a> It’s really a chance to practice coloring neatly, patterning and cutting skills.<\/p>\n

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    Moveable Snake Art Project<\/h2>\n

    I saw these cute moveable snakes on Nic Hahn’s Instagram!<\/a> I’m planning on doing this with my 1st graders!<\/p>\n

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    Lunar New Year Word Search<\/h2>\n

    If you are looking for a fun “extra” activity for your students to do when they are finished with their art projects, here is a Lunar New Year Word Search<\/a> you might be interested in.<\/p>\n

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