Chinese New Year Art and Craft (Lion dance and fortune god roly poly + Fish Lantern Craft Templates)

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Chinese New Year Art and Craft (Lion dance and fortune god roly-poly + Fish Lantern Craft Templates)

Looking for a Chinese New Year Art and Craft which you can do at home or in school? In this craft download, you will receive templates for:

• • Lion dance roly-poly – Lion Dance or (年）nian is closely related to the origins of Chinese New Year.
  • 财神 (Caishen) / Fortune god roly-poly – The Chinese believe that meeting or touching this mythological figure will bring wealth.
  • Fish lantern – During Chinese New Year, many will say 年年有余 which means always have abundance which has the same sound as fish. That is why fish is used as a decoration during Lunar New Year.

Why a roly-poly? We want money to keep rolling to you. (财源滚滚）It is also a symbol of resistance and not falling down.

If you have children who love making crafts at home, they are guaranteed to love this.

Science teachers can use this to teach kids about balance and the pendulum. Social studies teachers can impart Chinese culture to the pupils to tell the story of nian; the origins of Chinese New Year.

All the items, required for this eco-friendly craft, use materials that can be recycled and found at home.

This craft is perfect for Chinese New Year for a child-and-parent bonding activity.

Why buy our Chinese New Year Art and Craft?

• An innovative method to make the traditional Chinese New Year decorations – Spark that maker’s mindset in children.
• Eco-friendly – All the items use things around the house to reuse.
• Fast and international – Receive the template to download immediately upon payment. No matter where you are around the world, you can get it immediately. (Please only choose the download option if you are not from Singapore.)
• Easy-to-do – If you are getting our package with all the materials provided, we have made it child-friendly easier by pre-doing the more difficult tasks.
• Video Instruction – You will get a Chinese video to watch with English subtitles. Hey, you can learn Mandarin at the same time! (N.B. It is not a word-for-word translation to make it easier to understand the instructions.)

Shipping: Download OR All Materials provided.
Recommended age: 5 years and up.

This Chinese New Year Craft is Available in 2 formats:

Download Option: 

Upon payment, you will receive the video link instructions as well as a template printout. Please it on A4 size using your home printer.

You will need to prepare materials:

• Printer to print the templates on A4 or A3 paper
• Masking Tape core (i.e. do not throw away what is leftover from a masking/duct tape once you have finished using it.)
• Weight – for instance, you can use a water balloon, a used battery OR a long bolt
• Yarn or thin ribbon
• Masking Tape
• Double-sided tape or glue
• Scissors
• Colouring materials (crayons, colour pencils, markers, etc.)
• Marker (optional)

All Materials provided Option

Have a stress-free option by buying our Chinese New Year craft box. All the required materials are provided except for scissors and colouring materials.

Just scan the QR code on the box to watch the video.

Other items which are suitable for Chinese New Year.

• • Chinese New Year Prediction – Mr Bottle shows 16 pictures of items related to Chinese New Year on a 4 x 4 grid. A volunteer chooses a number from 1 to 16 to select one of them. The magician reveals the prediction to match his selection. As a surprise ending, the item appears magically from the flat piece of paper.
  • Fishing Game Magic Trick –  A fun presentation using the fishing game which children are familiar with.
  • Chinese New Year Themed Magic Show – Mr Bottle has performed at numerous CNY events including River Hongbao, MOE school celebrations and Chinese clans CNY celebrations.
  • Chinese New Year Mascots like Fortune God (caishenye 财神爷）, zodiac animals and Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity Mascots (fulushou 福禄寿).
  • Lion Dance Art & Craft + Fire Cracker Craft-  Make a lion dance art & craft which can move without batteries as well as a child-safe firecracker that can shoot confetti during your Chinese New Year Event.
  • Lion dance and fortune god roly-poly + Fish Lantern Craft Templates – We will provide you with a template to make your fish lantern, as well as a fun CNY themed roly-poly.