Has anyone any good links or ideas for Chinese New Year for under 5's?

We are going to do Moon Cakes, make a lantern etc.

Any suggestions please (I am in my Year - of the Rat!!)

We are going to make lanterns and crowns! I know crowns aren't particularly chinese but I wanted to use the chinese translations of their names and this was all I could think of so I've just got some crown templates off the net and I'm going to make crowns and glue their chinese names on and then let them decorate them before I fit them to their heads!

I'm really looking forward to it!

make some extra ones and hang them up around the place looks very good also have the kids pick things up with chopsticks
and fortune cookie not sure where you could buy them from
make noodles,etc, prawn crackers:clapping:

make some extra ones and hang them up around the place looks very good also have the kids pick things up with chopsticks
and fortune cookie not sure where you could buy them from
make noodles,etc, prawn crackers:clapping:

you get fortune cookies from the chinese food takeaway!! I saved mine last year for this (any excuse for a chinese meal eh!!)

I intend to get some fortune cookies and some chopsticks from the take away - good excuse for a chinese tonight methinks!
We'll also make lanterns and a dragon puppet.

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/china/index.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/chinesenewyear/

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/chinese_new_year.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/Jan05_china.htm

http://www.billybear4kids.com/FingerPuppets/steps/instructions.shtml

http://www.billybear4kids.com/FingerPuppets/steps/instructions.shtml

amanda xx

Thanks for the links Amanda

Miffy xx

Thanks ladies:thumbsup:

Thanks for that Amanda x

I intend to get some fortune cookies and some chopsticks from the take away - good excuse for a chinese tonight methinks!
We'll also make lanterns and a dragon puppet.

I love the packs of sushi that you get in supermarkets. The ones from Tesco haev a little set of chopsticks in so are just the right size for little hands

Has anyone any good links or ideas for Chinese New Year for under 5's?

We are going to do Moon Cakes, make a lantern etc.

Any suggestions please (I am in my Year - of the Rat!!)

I think i'm a rabbit ! 1975 ?

I'm a boar! 1971

came accross ressources I thought might be useful to you all for chinese new year. I find it lovely!

www.tes.co.uk/Resources/Resource.aspx?resourceId=10113

Thanks I've downloaded it

I use this site a lot

Miffy xx

I just had a go at the money envelopes on here. Quite good to get the older children to do their own

amanda xx

Thanks for the links just sitting down to do some planning for the week based on Chinese new year so saved me loads of time:thumbsup: . Been to a local chinese supermarket this morning, it was really interesting, planning on taking the children.

helen

They have added a new Happy New Year banner on here

http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/topic/fest/chinese.html

Just what I needed to finish my display off.

amanda xx

Thanks Amanda....you are a star!!!

thank you xxx