Chinese New Year

Celebrate Chinese New Year (also known as Lunar New Year) with these fun craft ideas!

Year of the Pig Lantern

Create your very own Year of the Pig lantern with 3 easy steps!
  • Step 1 Construct your lantern using the instructions provided. Use magenta acrylic paint and add colour to your lantern. Allow to dry.
  • Step 2 Use coloured paper and cut out the eyes, ears and mouth of your pig. You may even wish to make a pair of eyelashes like we did!
  • Step 3 Attach all the features of your pig's face to the lantern using glue dots. Your pig is now ready to be used to welcome in the Chinese New year!

Materials used in this activity

Paper Lantern
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CleverPatch Cover Paper Assorted - A4 - Pack of 275
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