Chinese New Year activities

Lesson ideas, activities and games to support your pupils as they discover more about Chinese New Year traditions

Tes Resources Team

Red Chinese lanterns for the Lantern Festival and Chinese New Year activities for EYFS, KS1 and KS2

Explore the traditions and customs of Chinese New Year with these hand-picked resources

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, marks the first day of a brand new year in the Chinese calendar. 2026 marks the year of the Horse and the peak of the 15-day Spring Festival celebration, the Lantern Festival, will take place on 3 March, when people traditionally celebrate with meals, dancing and the giving and receiving of hongbao (red money envelopes).

Here, we have gathered together some of our favourite resources that you could use with your students to discover more about Chinese New Year.

Why not also check out our hand-picked primary collections for more resources that are both curriculum-aligned and designed to mark and learn about key events?

Chinese New Year EYFS activities

Chinese New Year Playdough Mats
PrintPlayLearn

Chinese New Year Playdough Mats

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Chinese New Year Playdough Mats Five different playdough mats approximately A4 size for example; make noodles, fortune cookies, lanterns, a fan and chopsticks. A great activity with playdough to encourage different use e.g. rolling, turning, pulling, squashing. An Early Years (EYFS) and Primary ...
Chinese New Year Resources
EYFS_funMissD

Chinese New Year Resources

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Chinese new year printables including * Phase 2 and 3 CVC word writing * Chinese dragon Subitising to 5 game * Loose parts/playdough mats - make a chinese dragon head or body * mark making patterns and chinese numbers to 10

Chinese New Year KS1 activities

FREE KS1 Chinese New Year Activities
hoppytimes

FREE KS1 Chinese New Year Activities

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A fun set of activities to celebrate Chinese New Year with your KS1/ lower KS2 students. The resource includes: Colouring pages Write your name in Chinese activity Word search (with answers) 2 Colour by Number activities 2 Chinese New Year mystery pictures (with answers) It is a .pdf f...
Chinese New Year Assembly
Primary Teacher

Chinese New Year Assembly

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Chinese New Year Assembly Editable PowerPoint with Teacher Notes | KS2 Celebrate the vibrant traditions of Chinese New Year with this fully editable assembly PowerPoint, ideal for KS2 learners. This engaging presentation introduces children to the origins, customs, stories, and celebrations of ...

Chinese New Year KS2 activities

Chinese New Year
Krazikas

Chinese New Year

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This resource contains a Chinese New Year themed word search. You may also be interested in: **[Chinese New Year Themed Puzzle Pack](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chinese-new-year-puzzle-pack-11195886)** The resource contains eight Chinese New Year themed puzzles and includes: Two Word S...
Class Assembly & Resources: Chinese New Year 2026
Teach4Uresources

Class Assembly & Resources: Chinese New Year 2026

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**Class Assembly & Resources: Chinese New Year 2026** * Approximately 10 - 15 minutes long. * Suitable for 5 - 9 years. * Full script (Word and PDF), PowerPoint and music attached. * Also includes a small Tai Chi routine for a class to perform (slides 6 - 18). . **Main topics covered:** - Chines...
Chinese New Year presentation / assembly
hoppytimes

Chinese New Year presentation / assembly

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Chinese New Year lesson/ assembly. A fun and interactive PowerPoint presentation about Chinese New Year, its origins and traditions. 26 slides with basic information about the holiday. Suitable for stand alone lessons and assemblies in KS1/KS2. Included: history of the holiday; story ...