Give each Cub a Tangram Template printed onto a piece of paper. Get them to cut out the main shapes and then try to create the silhouettes by positioning the tangram pieces in the right places. Origami Make an origami Panda. Chinese New Year Word Search Give each Cub, or group of Cubs, a copy of the Chinese New Year Word Search Chopstick Challenge Here are 10 ways to celebrate Chinese New Year with your troop: Read this colorful description of Chinese New Year celebrations. Learn a Chinese New Year song. Eat! Try making egg rolls, Chinese chicken soup, rice balls or Chinese dumplings or a more complex dish. Do Chinese New Year’s Readers Theatre. Make Chinese lanterns. You learned about a new culture. What do you think of when you hear the word ‘dragon’? You may think about monsters, breathing fire, and eating people. In China, dragons are lucky—people believe they bring people luck at festivals like Chinese New Year. Why is it useful to know what things like animals mean for people from other cultures? To introduce the Chinese New Year and make fun objects. Resources. Lantern templates, dragon card templates, colouring activity sheets, pencils, pens, scissors, ribbon and staples. Projector or print out if using slides. Instructions. Begin making the lanterns as explained, helping with the stapling, if time progress to the cards. Can play this Cubs are to transfer object (5 each) from one bowl to the other. Could start with cotton wool balls and then try something harder. See which team can move all 5 things the quickest. One group to move onto the next base the other to challenge the next group. Each group should have two goes at the relay. Tags. Chinese New Year; International 15 Chinese New Year Activities for Kids. Keep the Chinese tradition of cleaning the house before the New Year comes in sounds like a good excuse to get the whole family doing a bit of housework 😉; Read a Book. There are many great books about Chinese New Year and Chinese folk tales to be found. – See more at the bottom of this post Try your hand at some Chinese calligraphy and make a traditional Chinese New Year decoration. The holiday marks the first full moon of the new lunar year and the end of the Chinese New Year; During the festival, houses are festooned with colourful lanterns, often with riddles written on them. If the riddle is answered correctly, the solver earns a small gift. Festival celebrations also include lion and dragon dances, parades, and fireworks. Cubs took part in some Chinese New Year activities, with a chopsticks challenge carrying marbles around an obstacle course, making lucky red envelopes to share with other members of the pack, and creating dragons in their Sixes to perform a traditional dance at the end of the session. Now back to the Chinese New Year Night! This year, Chinese New Year fell on Saturday 28th January, making this the year of the Rooster, and 2017 marks the year 4715 on the Chinese calendar. The Cubs learnt about China and it’s traditions as part of their Our World Challenge Award. To start the evening, the Cubs learnt some facts about China Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) (10 Feb) Lunar New Year is the beginning of the year for calendars based on the moon. Why not celebrate Chinese New Year? Activities to try: Make some Chinese Window Flowers; Play Catch the Dragon's tail; Make your own Fortune cookies This blog offers 20 fun and festive ideas to keep your kids entertained while honoring the spirit of Chinese New Year. Let the festivities begin! 20 Exciting Ways to Celebrate Chinese New Year 2025 with Kids. Make the upcoming Chinese New Year 2025 unforgettable for your little ones with activities that blend tradition and fun. Celebrating Jul 10, 2017 - Activities or events to for Cubs. See more ideas about chinese new year crafts, chinese new year activities, chinese crafts. Welcome to our Chinese New Year pages for kids! We've got a huge collection of fun kids crafts and printable activities for you to explore and enjoy with your children, both at home or in the classroom. You can learn about the current year, the Year of the Rabbit, or the year about to start - the Year of the Dragon. Or just enjoy our general Chinese New Year resources, including our fabulous Beavers Chinese New Years Activities. Resources. Attached: Quiz with Answers, valid for 2020 Story of Chinese Zodiac to read out Chart with years of zodiac, to work out what sign they/you are Coloured paper, pens, stickytape/stapler, scissors. Instructions. Do the quiz, and swap for marking. The answer sheet also contains a few other "fun facts Don’t forget to light incense and make a wish for the year ahead. Celebrate Chinese New Year 2025 with these must-have activities to make your festivities unforgettable! Whether you're hosting a big family gathering or simply enjoying the traditions, these activities ensure a vibrant and prosperous start to the Year of the Snake. Cubs - Chinese New year HM King Charles III has been confirmed as our new Patron, a great honour for UK Scouts. The King continues a long tradition of the monarch giving their Patronage, dating back to 1912. Lunar New Year program provides an opportunity to teach students about the history and traditions of Lunar New Year. Designed for in-classroom or distance learning, the curriculum is made up of 8 interactive activities that explore the rich traditions of Lunar New Year- like trivia, world exploration, simple Chinese words and phrases, and so Using this activity to celebrate Lunar New Year. Take some time to discuss some of the principles and traditions of Lunar New Year. For example, it’s an opportunity to sweep out the old and celebrate the new. The colour red is used to symbolise good luck and happiness. There’s a very famous, ancient banyan tree in Lam Tsuen in Hong Kong. Nursery (Tiger Cubs) Chinese New Year Activities. Curriculum Overview. Safeguarding. School Meals & Milk
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