5 Fun Chinese New Year Activities for Kids

Chinese New Year is the biggest and the most important annual celebration for the Chinese people. It falls on the first day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar, which is different from the Gregorian calendar that we use day-to-day. It is also the busiest time of the year filled with activities that can start two to four weeks before the actual festival begins and lasts for fifteen days.

Customs include spring cleaning before the New Year’s Day, a reunion dinner with family on the eve of the Chinese New Year, and visiting relatives and friends. Chinese New Year can be enjoyed by everyone who traditionally do not celebrate the occasion. There are plenty of Chinese New Year activities for kids to do in the classroom, at home, or in the community. Here we share five of them: