Chinese (Lunar) New Year Card Craft
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a Fun Card Craft
The Lunar New Year is an exciting cultural holiday that provides a great opportunity for hands-on learning. Making a festive card craft is one way for homeschool families to experience the traditions of this important Asian festival.
In this post, we’ll make a cheerful Lunar New Year greeting card decorated with meaningful symbols like oranges, lucky colors, and seasonal characters. Read on for easy craft instructions, then try making the card with your kids!
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The Benefits of Cultural Crafts
Immersing homeschool students in cultural celebrations through activities like cooking, crafting, and reading cultivates global awareness from an early age. Kids discover daily life around the world while reinforcing subjects like social studies, art, and even geography.
Crafting for holidays like the Lunar New Year offers additional educational benefits:
- Learn about unique cultural traditions and beliefs
- Explore folk tales and myths from diverse civilizations
- Try using art supplies and techniques from other countries
- Grow interest in the languages, food, and music of global cultures
- Develop deeper empathy, open-mindedness, and respect for all
By discovering the Lunar New Year, children gain insight into the nearly 1.5 billion people worldwide who observe this auspicious holiday. Making the Lunar New Year card craft below brings the spirit and customs of this prominent Asian festival to life!
Lunar New Year Card Craft Video Tutorial
Supplies for the Lunar New Year craft
What you will need:
- Red, Orange, and Green cardstock or construction paper
- Gold Glitter (glitter glue, glitter)
- Chinese Seasons Image
- Gold Felt-tip Pen
- Glue
- Scissors
- Sequins and treats (optional)
How to Make The Lunar New Year Card Craft
What to do:
- First, cut a piece of red cardstock, bend it in half, and keep it like a greeting card.
- Then cut out your orange circles from the orange cardstock.
- Then cut out some leaves or a stem for your oranges from the green cardstock.
- Next, trace or write your Spring (or whatever season you like) on your card.
- You can use your Gold Felt Tip Pen to color your spring character. We used a yellow paint pen and then covered it with gold glitter.
- Add glitter to your oranges (0ptional)
- Glue all your pieces down. Add any embellishments (drawings, sequins, etc.)
- Add your treats (optional)
The red card base symbolizes luck and good fortune. Oranges and their bright citrus color signify abundant happiness. The green accents represent new beginnings and spring renewal during this winter holiday. Together, all these special touches reflect the Chinese traditions of the Lunar New Year in one handmade craft.
Take this Lunar New Year Craft Further
Making this cultural craft opens the door to all kinds of related educational activities:
- Look up videos of Chinese New Year parades and celebrations
- Cook a festive dish like dumplings, noodles, or orange chicken
- Read original legends about Lunar New Year animals and traditions
- Explore other major holidays connected to Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist traditions
- Research how New Year’s rituals differ in neighboring countries like Korea, Vietnam, and Tibet
The more kids learn about the diverse beliefs and customs worldwide, the more open-minded and empathetic they become. So tap into their natural curiosity through engaging in cross-cultural crafts and activities all year round!
