Do you want to present something new to your near and dear ones on the Chinese New Year? If yes, then you should try making some Chinese New Year crafts. Chinese new Year crafts make wonderful gift for new year and at the same time, they can be great decorative element for the festival. Given below are the methods to create some Chinese New Year crafts:
Method to make Chinese paper lantern:
Ingredients:
- One piece of paper (8.5" x 11" approximately), ideally red for Chinese New Year
- Pencil
- Tape
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Crayons
Method: Paper cutting is the most important thing here. You have to make separate cuttings for the lantern and its handle. After cutting the papers, you have to glue the strips with each other. Make sure to mark the folding areas. You can color the paper with colors or simply can take a colored paper. You can put the lantern on the table or also can present this to your family and friends. Always remember that these lanterns are solely for decorative purpose. You will need 15 minutes to make this craft.
Method to make Chinese noodle fireworks:
Ingredients:
- Macaroni noodles
- 2 Ziploc Baggie or Bowls
- Rubbing alcohol
- Food coloring
- Heavy Black
- Dark Blue Paper
- Glue
Method: First of all, you need to leave the macaroni noodles for coloring, following by a drying session. Take a bowl and put the colors. Put the noodles in the bowl. Put some alcohol in it, followed by some food color. Once you will get the desired color, leave the noodles for drying. Take a paper and make the firework designs by the colorful noodles, and do nor forget to glue them with a good adhesive. You can make different designs to show your creativity. These firework designs make wonderful craft for new Year decorations. You can use different colored noodles for this.
Method to make Chinese New Year fan
Ingredients:
- 3 sheets red construction paper
- Decorative foam stamps
- Paint brush
- Gold acrylic paint
- Glue
- 2 gold chenille stems
- 2 gold jumbo craft sticks
- 1 red chenille stem
Method: First, you need to decorate the red papers with the painted foam stamps. Use a good glue to attach separate sheets. Fold the papers and join them together. Wrap with the chenille stems and finish it with red and gold color.
These are the best Chinese New Year crafts. Apart from these, you can have innovative Chinese craft ideas on the internet. There are many websites, which can offer you creative ideas on Chinese New Year crafts.
