Chinese New Year - Brooklyn Children's Museum

Activities to do with your students
6. Before cutting the paper, students should unfold the paper and
decorate their lantern. Encourage students to use symbolism
that they’ve seem during the Chinese New Year unit. Maybe they
want to include their favorite zodiac animal? Maybe they want
to include other lucky symbols? Have the Lucky Symbols sheets,
case’s resource books, and objects available for students to
refer to for ideas.
7. When students complete decorating their lanterns, instruct
students to refold the paper and cut four slits along their
previously drawn lines, leaving one inch of paper uncut at the
open end.
8. Once complete and dry, show the students how to bring the two
short edges of the paper together and secure with tape at each
end to close their lantern. Have students cut a piece of yarn
about 12” long and tape each end of the string to the inside of
the lantern’s top rim.
9. Hang the students’ work around the classroom.
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