The Chinese New Year is the most important and longest celebration in the Chinese calendar. Festivities to mark this occasion are also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, which run from February 1st to February 15th. There are twelve Chinese Zodiac animals, each of which is linked to certain characteristics and elements, and they rotate each year.

Did you know that this year is the Year of the Tiger? Rooooooar! 

To celebrate The Chinese New Year, we have created a fun task for you and your little ones which encourages creativity in the form of making your own Chinese dragon!

Download our Chinese Dragon template and follow the instructions below (they’re on our template to make it extra easy too). Once you’ve finished your beautiful masterpieces, tag us on social media using the hashtag, we’d love to see #mpactivites

What you need for your Chinese Dragon

• Printable Chinese dragon
• A4 Coloured paper
• Pens or crayons
• Lollipop sticks or straws
• Glue and scissor

1. Print out your dragon template for the Chinese New Year.

2. Let the children colour all the parts of the dragon with pens or crayons.

3.  Carefully cut out the the head and tail of the dragon.

4. Cut the A4 coloured paper in half (long side) and accordion fold it.

5. Glue head, tail and lollipop sticks or straws to the body.

6. Enjoy! Share your dragon with us. Don’t forget to use #mpactivities