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Chinese New Year Creativity

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My take on the measuring noodles activity for Chinese New Year.

My take on the measuring noodles activity for Chinese New Year.

A lovely Chinese New Year dragon puppet with two paper plates and egg cups for eyes.  The wide-open mouth full of teeth is fabulous.

A lovely Chinese New Year dragon puppet with two paper plates and egg cups for eyes. The wide-open mouth full of teeth is fabulous.

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Another handprint dragon for Chinese New Year - this one uses a foot and two hands for the head, along with a snout made out of an egg carton cup.

Another handprint dragon for Chinese New Year - this one uses a foot and two hands for the head, along with a snout made out of an egg carton cup.

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A paper-chain and cut-out-handprint dragon sculpture for Chinese New Year.

A paper-chain and cut-out-handprint dragon sculpture for Chinese New Year.

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A cool take on the egg-carton dragon for Chinese New Year; the whole box becomes the dragon's head.

A cool take on the egg-carton dragon for Chinese New Year; the whole box becomes the dragon's head.

The typical quick-and-easy paper lanterns and egg carton dragons for Chinese New Year.

The typical quick-and-easy paper lanterns and egg carton dragons for Chinese New Year.

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A new take on the usual paper lanterns for Chinese New Year: these have paper strips glued onto a central black cylinder.

A new take on the usual paper lanterns for Chinese New Year: these have paper strips glued onto a central black cylinder.

Thumbprint lanterns on a newspaper city street for Chinese New Year.  Wish we had a newspaper printed in Chinese!

Thumbprint lanterns on a newspaper city street for Chinese New Year. Wish we had a newspaper printed in Chinese!

Lion Dance digiscrap kit for Chinese New Year.  Look at those great papers!

Lion Dance digiscrap kit for Chinese New Year. Look at those great papers!

Step-by-step drawing instructions to make a dragon for Chinese New Year.  This site also includes some cross-curricular theme ideas in math, history, science, and language arts.

Step-by-step drawing instructions to make a dragon for Chinese New Year. This site also includes some cross-curricular theme ideas in math, history, science, and language arts.

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A sensory bin for Chinese New Year.  Most of these would be hard to find locally, for us, but I can keep an eye out for next year!

A sensory bin for Chinese New Year. Most of these would be hard to find locally, for us, but I can keep an eye out for next year!

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A messily-enthusiastic handprint painted dragon for Chinese New Year.

A messily-enthusiastic handprint painted dragon for Chinese New Year.

Lucky playdough for Chinese New Year - use Wilton's Red Red food color and knead in red and gold glitter.

Lucky playdough for Chinese New Year - use Wilton's Red Red food color and knead in red and gold glitter.

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Fun felt food for Chinese New Year - we've made fortune cookies in the past; I'd love to do the little crab rangoons this year.

Fun felt food for Chinese New Year - we've made fortune cookies in the past; I'd love to do the little crab rangoons this year.

Elementary school art project to make an eye-popping symmetrical cut-paper dragon for Chinese New Year.

Elementary school art project to make an eye-popping symmetrical cut-paper dragon for Chinese New Year.

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Use chopsticks to pluck a yarn noodle from a bowl, then linking cubes to measure its length.  A fun independent work for Chinese New Year.

Use chopsticks to pluck a yarn noodle from a bowl, then linking cubes to measure its length. A fun independent work for Chinese New Year.

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