DIY Origami Rice Dumpling

Our DIY Origami Rice Dumpling Paper Craft resource is a perfect project for celebrating Dragon Boat Festival. The templates come in full colors and black and white. Simply print the rice dumpling templates and then use scissors and glue to complete a paper rice dumpling origami! This activity is also great for students currently learning […]

Rice Dumpling Color Match Dress-up

This Rice Dumpling Color Match Dress-up activity features a colorful wardrobe for the rice dumplings. Students will match the “outfit” to the correct rice dumpling. Use this color match activity to create a hands-on center to help kids learn to recognize colors. Print and laminate the worksheets to create a long-lasting activity. Matching activities are […]

Let’s Make a Rice Dumpling Zongzi

Rice dumpling or zongzi is the most popular snack to eat during the Dragon Boat Festival. Help your kindergarteners or first graders learn about rice dumplings with this super fun labeling activity! Cut out the picture cards and place them in the correct spot. You can use the Chinese numbers or the pictures to label […]

Dragon Boat Race Fill in the Number

This Dragon Boat Race Fill in the Number activity gives your kids an opportunity to participle in a race on paper! Your kindergarteners and first-graders will get plenty practice for sequencing numbers in Chinese. Afterward they can color in the Dragon Boats with their favorite colors! Include Traditional and Simplified Chinese versions.

Dragon Boat Festival Color By Size

Use this Dragon Boat Festival Color By Size worksheet to develop your kid’s understanding of sizes and the Chinese characters for large, medium and small. This activity will strengthen visual discrimination and fine motor skills. It’s also a great exercise for learning about the ingredients inside a rice dumpling, a popular dish during the Dragon […]

Dragon Boat Festival Cutout

This Dragon Boat Festival Cutout is perfect setting the mood for the Dragon Boat Festival! The rice dumplings feature the Chinese characters for Dragon Boat Festival. Color them in and display them on the wall or hang them on the window. You can also shuffle the rice dumping cutouts and ask your little ones to […]

Dragon Boat Counting Clip Cards

In this Dragon Boat Counting Clip Cards set, your kids will practice counting and recognizing Chinese numbers 1 to 12. This is also a great activity for learning about the Dragon Boat Festival. Each clip card features a common Dragon Boat Festival item that your kids can color in while they count. Include Traditional and […]

How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Kids Learning Chinese

Valentine’s Day is a wonderful opportunity to teach children about love!  Their love for grandparents, parents, teachers, playmates, siblings, relatives, friends, and even pets!  Not only that, your children can learn how to express their love by making something special with their hands.

15 Days of Chinese New Year Celebration For Kids

The Chinese New Year, also referred to as the Lunar New Year is the biggest holiday celebration that stretches for 15 days and more.   It’s more than just celebrating a new beginning, it’s a celebration of hope, renewal, and gratitude.  When you teach your child about the Chinese New Year, you broaden their perspective about the world and acceptance of different cultures. You can celebrate the Chinese New Year with your children with many fun hands-on activities. 

Chinese New Year Coloring Book with Customs and Traditions

This Chinese New Year Book is a wonderful project for the whole family.  It features the customs and traditions of each day of the Chinese New Year Celebration from the 1st to the 15th. In this book, your kids will get to learn the highlights of each day and practice their coloring skills!  We recommend […]

Chinese New Year Advent Calendar

Celebrate the Chinese New Year with this printable Chinese New Year Advent Calendar. It begins 2 days before the Chinese New Year and ends on the 15th, the Lantern Festival. Instead of a countdown to the Chinese New Year, it’s a count up to celebrate the 15 days of Chinese New Year. The calendar comes […]

Chinese New Year Daily Question Cards

Chinese New Year celebration is a month-long event that starts as early as a month before the lunar new year and reaches the peak on the 15th of the new year. Each day from the 1st to the 15th there are numerous customs and traditions that are still followed today. These Chinese New Year Daily […]

Chinese Zodiac Poster

This Chinese Zodiac Poster is a perfect visual for kids learning Mandarin Chinese. It shows all 12 animals with the years that they represent. Help your kid find his or her zodiac animal and all of his family members and friends! This zodiac poster can be used year after year. Extend the fun by printing […]

Chinese Zodiac Matchup Cards

Learning about Chinese Zodiac signs is easy with these handy character and picture cards. One set of cards features the animal drawings and one set of cards features the matching word in Chinese. There are many different ways to play with these cards. You can match the character card with the right picture card or […]

Chinese Zodiac Ranking Puzzles

Our Chinese Zodiac Ranking Puzzles are one of the favorite activities to play during the Chinese New Year. Each jigsaw puzzle set features a picture of a zodiac animal, its Chinese character, its sequence number in Mandarin Chinese and Arabic numeral. It’s a fun and engaging family activity for the Chinese New Year. You may […]

Find The Lucky Pair

“Good things come in pairs” is a classic Chinese saying. In this Find The Lucky Pair activity, your kid will learn about the lucky symbols in Chinese culture and enhance visual recognition skills. Once your kid has found the lucky pair, he or she will color it in to claim the luck! For more good […]

15 Easy Chinese New Year Crafts and Activities for Kids Part 2

The Chinese New Year is a truly magical time for adults and kids alike.  It’s a long celebration that begins a month before the actual date and ends 15 days after (Lantern Festival).  The Chinese New Year is a great way to spark your kids’ interest in the Chinese language because of all the creative stories and symbols built around this holiday.

Chinese New Year Flashcards in Chinese and English

This handy set of flashcards cover the popular vocabularies for the Chinese New Year. It’s great for a variety of activities, you can use them for storytelling, character recognition, memory matching game, and more. Each card features a hand-illustrated drawing, Chinese and pinyin, and English translation. You can listen to the pronunciation of each vocabulary […]

Chinese Good Luck Poster

The Good Luck Posters is a great resource to use when teaching about Chinese culture. It features some of the most common lucky symbols such as mandarin oranges [橘子 | 橘子] and gold ingot [金元寶 | 金元宝]. Create a display or use as a teaching aid. You might also like to pair this with My […]

My Lucky Book

My Lucky Book is a super fun and easy activity for kids learning Mandarin Chinese. Chinese culture is full of symbols revolving around good fortune and positive elements. This little book is an introduction to popular lucky symbols in Chinese culture. Your kids will use the illustrations to identify the different lucky symbols. Each page […]

Chinese New Year Days Sequencing Puzzles

These Chinese New Year Days Sequencing Puzzles have it all! It includes coloring, sequencing, and puzzles all in one! Your kids will use number recognition and counting to cut and assemble the day tiles in order from Chinese New Year’s Eve to Lantern Festival. All the days in between are easy to identify by adding […]

Chinese New Year Date Labels

Provide a visual display for your kids with this set of Chinese New Year Date Labels. Use them on your daily calendar to help your kids understand when the Chinese New Year celebration begins and when it ends. This set of labels are a perfect match for the Chinese New Year Days Sequencing Puzzles activity.

DIY Chinese 2D Lantern: Chinese New Year

This printable 2D Lantern craft is a fun activity for your little one to do leading up to Chinese New Year. Display the lanterns around the house for good luck. Make multiple and gift them to grandparents and relatives as a cute and thoughtful holiday gift! Craft projects like this are a great way to […]

Chinese Gong Xi Fa Cai Garland

This cheerful garland is a must for celebrating the Chinese New Year. The phrase “gōng xǐ fā cái” [恭喜發財 | 恭喜发财] simply means “Congratulations and prosperity to you!” All you need to do is cut each banner out and string them horizontally or vertically for hanging by the entryway. This garland is festive and will […]

Find Chinese Zodiac Animal Characters

This Chinese Zodiac Character activity is a great resource to reinforce character recognition and visual matching skills. It’s like an I-Spy but with Chinese characters! Your kid will get to color in the matching characters and learn to recognize Chinese characters of rat, ox, tiger, and rabbit. Pair it with this Zodiac Sequence activity for […]

Chinese Gourd Counting in 2s

This Counting In 2s with Chinese Gourd is perfect for celebrating the Chinese New Year. The Chinese gourd symbolizes longevity and good fortune while the number 2 symbolizes doubling of all the good things. If the Chinese saying of “Good things come in pairs” then this activity is guaranteed to bring good fortune to your […]

DIY Lucky Pineapple Number Collage

Pineapple is more than a tasty fruit, it is a lucky fruit in Chinese culture because the sound in Mandarin Chinese, Feng Li [鳳梨 | 凤梨] is close to the sound of “Wealth Coming”. Therefore, you will often see pineapples as part of the many decorative ornaments during Chinese New Year. In this DIY Lucky […]

Color By Size: Chinese New Year

Use this Chinese New Year Color By Size worksheet to develop your kid’s understanding of sizes and the Chinese characters for large, medium and small. This activity will strengthen visual discrimination and fine motor skills. It’s a great exercise for exposing your kid to Chinese New Year symbols like fish for abundance, yuan-bao for fortune, […]

15 Easy Chinese New Year Crafts and Activities for Kids

In our collection of Chinese New Year activities, we’ve combined wordplays and symbols as well as Chinese customs and traditions to make these activities fun and interesting for your kids.  Each set of activities has been carefully designed to give your kids an authentic Chinese culture immersion.

DIY Chinese Mandarin Orange Lucky Pot

Mandarin oranges have a special meaning in Chinese culture for bringing good luck. During the Chinese New Year, many families will buy mandarin oranges and shrubs and place them in the house for good fortune. In this DIY Mandarin Orange Lucky Pot, your little one can make a special lucky pot by decorating the pot […]

Color By Shape: Chinese Lanterns

This festive lantern coloring worksheet is the perfect way to build your child’s shape recognition skills. Your kid will love this calming activity and get familiar with common 2D shapes. You may like to pair it with our DIY 2D Lantern activity to create a comprehensive Lantern Festival immersion! Include Traditional and Simplified Chinese versions.

Chinese New Year Couplet Character Matching

Chinese New Year / Spring Couplets are an important custom when it comes to celebrating the Chinese New Year. They are banners that are posted on either side of the door or on the wall with auspicious messages. In this activity, your little gets to make kid-size couplets by matching up the Chinese characters. It’s […]

Chinese Zodiac Sequence

Find the missing Zodiac animal in this fun worksheet. This activity will give your little one the opportunity to learn about Chinese Zodiac animals and Chinese numbers from 1 to 12. It’s also a great exercise for building scissors and coloring skills. If you are looking for more Chinese Zodiac activities, come see our Zodiac […]

Chinese Spring Festival Character Paper Cutting Mobile Template

Delve into the ancient craft of Chinese paper cutting with our Chinese Spring Festival Character Paper Cutting Mobile Template, designed to infuse traditional charm into your festivities. Historically used to adorn walls, doors, and windows during celebratory occasions, these cut-outs hold a rich cultural significance. Traditionally fashioned on red paper for its symbol of good […]

DIY Chinese Red Envelope: Fu

Take gifting to the next level by making your very own good luck red envelope. Your child can help color and stuff it with ancient Chinese coins! This DIY Chinese Red Envelope is a festive crafting project for the Chinese New Year and is very practical as well!  Don’t forget to check out our Chinese […]

Dumpling Shape Matching Game

Embark on a delightful journey into the heart of Chinese culture with our Dumpling Shape Matching Game! Immerse your child in the joy of learning about Chinese dumplings while engaging in a fun-filled activity that challenges them to match each dumpling with its corresponding shape. This interactive game not only brings cultural exploration to life […]

Chinese Coins Counting Cards

Ancient Chinese coins had a very unique shape. Round with a square hole in the middle because the coins can be collected on a square rod for filing the rough edges. In this Chinese Coins Counting activity, your kid will practice counting and recognizing Chinese numbers 1 to 12. This is a great activity for […]

Chinese Zodiac Race Game

This Chinese Zodiac Game is an easy and fun game to help your kids learn about the 12 zodiac animals. The game is built around the story of the Chinese zodiac legend. All the animals of the kingdom were invited to compete in the “Great Race”. The first 12 animals to cross the river would […]

Chinese Spring Festival Character Papercutting Mobile

Paper cutting is one of the oldest handicrafts in Chinese culture. The cut-outs are used to adorn walls, doors, and windows for a festive celebration. You will typically see the cut-outs on red paper because red represents good luck. In this simple Chinese Character Papercutting activity, your little one will be able to cut out […]

Chinese Firecrackers Color Matching Game

This Firecracker Color Matching Game is going be a huge hit with your little one! No loud noise or scattered paper shreds, just a whole lot of colorful fun! As your child plays with this color-matching game, you can share with him or her about the legend of a monster Nian Shou [年獸 | 年兽]. […]

Gratitude Lucky Bamboo Tree

2020 was not an easy year to say the least. Luckily we have so much to be grateful for all around us. Teach your little one about gratitude with this fun Gratitude Lucky Bamboo activity, aka Gratitude Tree. Cut out the leaves and write on the leaves the people or things that you are thankful […]

Connect The Full Moon

Drawing a full moon is easier than ever! Help your little one make the full circle by following numbers 1 to 12. You can even color the full moon after the circle is completed.

Mid Autumn Festival Trace Character Strokes

Tracing character strokes is a great exercise for kids learning to recognize Chinese characters. Every character is enlarged to make it easier to trace and practice. Extend the fun with our moon character mini story and trace practice. For more hands-on activities about the Mid Autumn Festival, see our blog post Mid Autumn Festival Activities […]

Mid Autumn Festival Greeting Card

Send this cute Happy Mid Autumn Festival card to friends and family with this ready to print template. Simply print, cut and add your own message or drawing inside.

Chinese Character Moon

Learn all about this Chinese character [月 | yuè] with this luminous set of tracing and cutting worksheets. It comes with a short story (audio here) that will help your child learn all about this Chinese character and how to use it to make new words! Plus there’s a simple origami project that works perfectly […]

Chinese Mooncake Origami Craft for Kids

This mooncake papercraft is the perfect introduction to the world of origami!  I made this origami with my nephew of 3 and half and it was a piece of cake for him or mooncake I would say.  It’s definitely the easiest mooncake paper craft you can make with preschoolers and kindergarteners.  Not to mention that they get to learn about the Chinese character “month/moon” [月 | yuè] while they are at it!

Mid Autumn Festival Coloring Page

There’s no better cure for cabin fever than printing and coloring this festive coloring page. The little girl is holding a giant mooncake and the little boy is wearing a pomelo hat, which is a must for Mid Autumn Festival! Extend the fun with our Mooncake Coloring Page. For more hands-on activities about the Mid […]

I Spy Mid Autumn Festival

I Spy Mid Autumn Festival is a great way to test his or her recognition skills. Not only that, playing I Spy with your kid helps improve speech, language, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.

Connect The Words Moon Festival

Here’s a quick and easy practice of the common Chinese Mid Autumn Festival vocabularies. Behind each vocabulary is a silhouette, which is handy little trick to match the vocabulary to the right picture.

Mid Autumn Festival Paper Dice

Color, cut, fold, glue and roll! This Mid Autumn Festival DIY paper dice has it all. This is a super fun game that helps your child develop fine motor skills and practice saying Chinese out loud.

Quarter Circle Collage

We all know that 4 quarter circles make a full circle, but did you know you can make butterflies, candies and more with quarter circles? This collage is a great way to help your child look at quarter circles in a whole new way and get creative with his or her hands.

Count Mid Autumn Festival

How many mooncakes can you see? This Mid Autumn Festival counting worksheet concentrates on counting festive objects from 1 to 12.

Match The Mooncakes

We love mooncakes, so naturally we made a matching game of mooncakes! Your child will learn to spot the differences and match each mooncake card to the right mooncake set.

Mooncake Maze

Chinese mooncakes have such beautiful pattern, it’s no wonder we were inspired to create a mooncake maze for your little one. The mission of this maze is to help the bunny find its way to the delicious mooncakes!

Chinese Mid Autumn Festival Activities for Children Learning Mandarin

Mid-Autumn Festival is a really fun holiday for the kids learning Mandarin Chinese because of all the kids-friendly traditions and delicious Chinese desserts.  It is probably the second most important Chinese holiday after Chinese New Year.  There are many ways to celebrate the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival with your little one, from lantern making to pomelo hat wearing.  There are also a lot of legends and folklore about Mid Autumn Festivals that you can enjoy with your child.

Mid Autumn Festival Stickers

Do your child like stickers? If so, he or she will love this sticker set. Simply print on sticker paper and cut each sticker out along the straight dashed lines. It’s the easiest stickers your child will ever make!

Match the Silhouette

This worksheet is inspired by the shadow casted by a full moon. Your little one will learn how to find the silhouette of each festive item of Chinese Mid Autumn Festival.

Mid Autumn Festival Flashcards

These Chinese Mid Autumn Festival flashcards are perfect for practicing new vocabularies. You can cover the Chinese word and ask your child to say what the picture is in Chinese, or you can print out 2 sets of these flashcards and play a memory matching game. If you like these flashcards, check out the matching […]

Mid Autumn Festival Activity Book

What’s a great way to get kids excited about Chinese Mid Autumn Festival? Mooncake Maze? DIY Dice? How about a little bit of everything? In this festive activity book, you will find lots of creative activities and games that will keep your little one busy and learn all about Chinese Moon Festival.

Chinese Mooncake Coloring Page

What are mooncakes? Find out what a traditional moon cake is made of with this fun mooncake coloring page!  For more hands-on activities about the Mid Autumn Festival, see our blog post Mid Autumn Festival Activities for Children Learning Chinese. Include Traditional and Simplified Chinese versions.