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Chinese New Year is right around the corner, making it the perfect time to teach your children about this mega-festive celebration that happens in China and all around the world each year. Chinese New Year is all about starting fresh, wishing for good luck, and having a blast with family and friends. To learn more about this prominent holiday, check out these free Chinese New Year printables we’ve created for you.
Chinese New Year Worksheets
Your Chinese New Year printables comes with three pages of learning fun. The first page includes a matching activity with traditional Chinese New Year images and words. Next, your child will get to color the Chinese New Year dragon head (fun fact: 2024 is also the year of the dragon 🐲). Finally, your child will learn some Chinese/Mandarin characters while practicing letter tracing (in English).
Prepping Your Chinese New Year Printables
Prepping your Chinese New Year printables is super easy. All you need to do is print them out and make sure your child is set up with the writing and coloring tools of your/their choice. You may consider letting them explore with different art mediums, such as pastels, colored pencils, crayons, markers, colored pens, paints, and more.
Development
These Chinese New Year printables are jam-packed with learning fun. In these free worksheets, you can expect that your child will be working on their:
- Cultural awareness & appreciation
- Creativity
- Focus & concentration
- Critical thinking skills
- Language skills
- And more!
The Year of the Dragon 🐉
In 2024, Chinese New Year will fall on February 10th, and it will be known as the Year of the Dragon. Families will get together for huge feasts with dumplings, noodles, and other traditional dishes and treats. There will also be some dragon and lion dances in the streets, with fireworks to scare away any evil spirits. Red decorations will line the cities and towns, as red is thought to bring good luck. Even if you aren’t able to celebrate this amazing holiday, you don’t have to miss out on the fun! Our free Chinese New Year printables will get you in full celebratory spirits.
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