The Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) starts soon, and it’s a good time to prepare activities to celebrate. Montessori-inspired activities work well because you can prepare an activity tray to use for as many days or weeks as you wish.
Following are some Montessori-inspired activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year):
Montessori-Inspired Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) Activities
Chinese New Year Transferring Activity
Chinese New Year Transferring Activity
Making Good Luck Banners (Photo from To the Lesson!)
Chinese New Year Posts from To the Lesson! (Photo from Keeping up with the Crowd post)
Chinese New Year Sensory Bin from Rubber Boots and Elf Shoes
Chinese Writing from Rubber Boots and Elf Shoes
Playdough Inspired by Chinese New Year from Laughing Kids Learn
Chopstick Transfer (Photo from JDaniel4’s Mom)
Chinese New Year – Read.Explore.Learn from JDaniel4’s Mom
Chinese Names and Chinese Character Painting (Photo from Discovery Kidzone Montessori Adventures)
Montessori Monday – Chinese New Year from Discovery Kidzone Montessori Adventures
How to Say Happy Chinese New Year in Chinese: Mandarin and Cantonese from China Highlights
Chinese Zodiac Nomenclature Cards (Photo from Every Star Is Different)
Chinese New Year Activities from Every Star Is Different (Go to Free Printables tab at the top of the Every Star Is Different blog, then to Thematic Activities, then to Weather Activities, and then to “Chinese New Year and Extreme Weather Unit: Earthquakes and Volcanoes.”)
Chinese New Year Activities from Nurture Store
Chinese New Year Series on Multicultural Kid Blogs
Chinese New Year Practical Life Shelves (Photo from Trillium Montessori)
Chinese New Year Preschool Activities from Trillium Montessori
China from Montessori Teachings
Chinese New Year Posts from Little Tiger Growing Up
Chinese New Year Tray from H is for Homeschooling
Chinese New Year Tot Trays from H is for Homeschooling (blog is no longer available)
Chinese Calligraphy (Photo from The Pinay Homeschooler)
Asia – China and Asia – China (2) (Photo) from The Pinay Homeschooler
Celebrating Chinese New Year with Ribbon Dancing for Little Children from Magical Movement Company
Free Chinese New Year Celebration Dance Activity by Connie from Moving Is Learning at PreK + K Sharing
Chinese New Year Yoga from Kids Yoga Stories
Chinese New Year Drum Craft (Photo from Gift of Curiosity)
Chinese New Year Activities for Kids (Photo from Chinese New Year Drum Craft post) from Gift of Curiosity
Moons and Bunnies and Lunar New Year Lantern Making from On The Shelf: A Picture Diary of Montessori Work In Our Classroom
Chinese New Year Crafts from Artsy Momma
Paper Lantern Kid Craft for the Chinese New Year from Bombshell Bling
Round Folding Fans for Chinese New Year (Photo from Naturally Educational)
Round Folding Fans for Chinese New Year from Naturally Educational
Hanging Citrus Fruit Paper Craft for Kids (Photo from Buggy and Buddy)
Hanging Citrus Fruit Paper Craft for Kids from Buggy and Buddy
Paper Blossoms for Chinese New Year from Pink Stripey Socks
Chinese New Year Playdough from Laughing Kids Learn
Chinese New Year Sensory Tub (Photo from Carrots Are Orange)
Chinese New Year Posts from Carrots Are Orange (Photo from Chinese New Year Sensory Tub post)
Thumbprint Zodiac Craft from Fun Handprint Art
Chinese New Year Crafts for Kids from Red Ted Art
Hong Bao (Red Envelopes) for Chinese New Year (Photo from Danya Banya)
Hong Bao (Red Envelopes) for Chinese New Year from Danya Banya
Learning Chinese Writing Symbols for Kids from A China Family Adventure
10 Ideas for Chinese New Year from Pre-K Pages
2nd Grade China Crafts and Activities from The Pragmatic Mom
Montessori-Inspired Moon Unit (to focus on the Lunar New Year aspect of Chinese New Year)
Free Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time (includes YouTube videos with information about Chinese New Year)
Hundreds of Montessori-Friendly Resources for Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year)
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Chinese New Year Books for Kids
Kids’ Chinese New Year Activities Pinterest Board
I have a Kids’ Chinese New Year Activities Pinterest Board with lots of activities of all kinds to celebrate the holiday.
Are you planning activities for Chinese New Year?
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So many fun Chinese New Years ideas! This is our first time celebrating so we will be trying some of these ideas out!
Thanks, Erin! I’ll love to hear about your celebration! 🙂
Yet another collection of ideas that I will have to bookmark. You always pull together such fabulous ones!
Thanks so much for your kind comment, Martianne! I appreciate it! 🙂
Wow! What neat ideas. I actually forgot about Chinese New Year, lol. Maybe I can get a head start for next year :).
Thanks, Lisa! It doesn’t start until Sunday, so you can still celebrate this year, too. 🙂
Thank you for this resource – so many great ideas!
Thanks so much, Carolyn! I don’t know why I haven’t published a post about Chinese New Year before … it was fun to put together. 🙂
Wonderful ideas! I think I need a Montessori teacher to set up some shelves for *me* – I’d like to do some of that calligraphy, and perhaps relax with a Chinese New Year sensory bin 😉
Thanks, Deb!
Thanks, Melissa! I know what you mean … it’s amazing how much fun Montessori activities are for adults, too. I do miss having them around. 😉
Great list! I am not sure I know enough about Montessori to link up. But I’d like to share two free books that are China related I found a while age. Here is the link: http://igamemom.com/2013/01/29/free-apps-multilingual-books/ It could be a good cultual experience for the kids to learn some popular stories in China.
Thanks, iGameMom! My kids and I always loved reading books about different cultures. 🙂
This is a great post! I so needed some new ideas.
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Discovering Montessori! Chinese New Year is a fun holiday. I loved researching it! 🙂
I love your Chinese New Year post! It is a conglomeration of great ideas. I hope we have time to squeeze in a few of these this week. Thank you for posting. Your posts are always helpful and exactly what I need.
God bless,
Tracey
Thanks for your kind comment, Tracey! God bless you, too … and Happy Chinese New Year! 🙂
Tons of great ideas here Deb; love it! Your chopstick buffet activity is awesome for fine motor! So many great ideas I can’t wait to try with Big Brother! You are a Featured Favorite this week on Cheerios and Lattes! Thanks for sharing this last week, we can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to this week! Have a great weekend!
Mackenzie 🙂
I just found this, Mackenzie. The chopsticks transfer buffet was from JDaniel4’s Mom … I love it, too! Thanks so much for featuring me at Cheerios and Lattes! I always enjoy your Saturday link-up! 🙂
The sensory bin is fantastic! I would like to play in it myself so I know my kids would like it too!
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What great activities! I’ll be featuring these on my blog tomorrow, along with a few other Chinese New Year posts.