Chinese New Year Party for Young Children -World Culture for Kids

Chinese New Year is Lunar New Year or Spring Festival in Chinese.

Lunar New Year is the most amazing time of the year for many Asian countries.

It is celebrated in China, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, and Chinese communities around the world!

Now, you can also see Lunar New Year festival activities in major international cities. You cansee event listing by location at the end of this post.  These events are for the Chinese community and local residents who are interested in learning about world culture.

For children, this is a time for them to explore something new.  It is also an opportunity for them to learn about a culture that has so much to offer.

This year I have shared my Global Education – Lunar New Year program with families in greater Washington D.C. area.

My appreciation goes to Mary Riley Styles Public Library for hosting this event for young children.

Their continued support includes their multilingual book collection for children and their continued support to multicultural events throughout the year.

As a parent, or an educator you can also share your heritage culture or world culture knowledge with your community.

Locations you can host a Chinese New Year party

Home: This is where you can do have a dumpling party.  In the link, you can find the cultural notes and an authentic delicious recipe.

School: You will enjoy it if you are a parent because your children will be so proud to share something they know with their peers.

Author Eugenia Chu read her book, Brandon Makes Jiao Zi at her son’s class.

You can use this Lunar New Year culture book list and pick the ones that work with the age group of your young audience.

Library: This is a great place to have Story Time with singing, crafts, and hands-on activities.

You can read about a series of Lunar New Year program I put together here.

Programs you can choose for a Lunar New Year event

Story Time: Author Allison Branscombe of All About China has done many Lunar New Year events over the years to maintain her daughters’ Chinese heritage culture.

You can see her collection of Chinese New Year cultural items here.

Craft Session: Kids big and small enjoy craft fun.  You can find resources here coloring pages, lucky word sign template, a collection of arts and crafts ideas.

Hands-on Culture Experience: There are so many activities you can do with young kids.  Use mixed art media to inspire creation – airdry clay, play dough, origami, Chinese brush writing, Chinese brush painting, Go game…, etc.  You can see examples here.

Singing: Teaching children catchy Lunar New Year Chinese songs!

Happy New Year by Little Fox is a simple Chinese greeting song!

Gong Xi Gong Xi is a classic Lunar New Year song and here is the version by Bada namu.

Gong Xi Gong Xi with simplified Chinese and pinyin by New York School.

Firecrackers by Wang Da-Wen, this song is always a hit for older kids!  One of Miss Panda’s favorite Lunar New Year songs!

Here is another version Gong Xi Gong Xi.  This song really is the king of all the Lunar New Year songs!

Lunar New Year celebration by location – Field trip time!

Washington D.C.

New York

San Francisco; Chinatown San Francisco; Los Angeles

Boston

Chicago

Texas

South Florida; Central Florida

Hawaii