Chinese New Year crafts
Chinese New Year crafts: choose from 14 paper projects. Ages and difficulty. Open a 3D lesson and print the complete step diagrams.
Origami · 4
Origami money envelope
Ages 8+ · Easy · Fold a flat envelope in red paper for a gift of money.
Pleated fan
Ages 6+ · Intermediate · Choose colors for your celebration and make a row of crisp pleats.
Origami red envelope (hongbao)
Ages 7+ · Easy · Fold a slim red envelope from one strip and slip in a New Year gift.
Red-envelope lantern
Ages 8+ · Intermediate · A hanging decoration made from red packet fronts or red paper. · Scissors and glue; adult help with narrow cutsPaper cutting · 10
Chinese window flower (chuanghua)
Ages 9+ · Easy · Cut a round red flower with windows and tape it to a window. · Scissors; adult help with cutting
Fold-and-cut firecracker
Ages 8+ · Easy · Cut a red firecracker with a fuse and a spark, then make a few for a garland. · Scissors; adult help with cutting
Fold-and-cut gold ingot (yuanbao)
Ages 8+ · Easy · Cut a gold ingot and glue it on a red card. · Scissors; adult help with cutting
Fold-and-cut lucky cat
Ages 9+ · Easy · Cut a seated cat with both paws raised, and color its coin gold. · Scissors; adult help with cutting
Fold-and-cut paper goat
Ages 9+ · Easy · Cut a goat's head with curved horns for the Year of the Goat. · Scissors; adult help with cutting
Fold-and-cut red lantern garland
Ages 8+ · Easy · Cut a string of six joined lanterns to hang across a door. · Scissors; adult help with cutting
Fold-and-cut red lantern with tassel
Ages 8+ · Easy · Cut a flat red lantern with a tassel for a window or a card. · Scissors; adult help with cutting
Fu blessing diamond cutout
Ages 9+ · Easy · Cut a lacy red diamond and hang it with a corner pointing down. · Scissors; adult help with cutting
Spring couplet strip with cut border
Ages 9+ · Easy · Fold a red strip once and cut 立春大吉, coin windows and a scalloped border through both layers. · Scissors; adult help with cutting
Square paper doily
Ages 8+ · Easy · Cut a repeated border for a table or window decoration. · Scissors; adult help with cuttingNo models match. Try another search or clear the filters.
Dates for 2026–2028
The dates below follow the Chinese calendar. Traditions and New Year dates differ across communities.
- 2026
- 2027
- 2028
Dates: Hong Kong Observatory: 2026 lunar calendar · Hong Kong Observatory: 2027 lunar calendar · Hong Kong Observatory: 2028 lunar calendar.
Paper crafts and traditions
In Chinese New Year celebrations, paper cuttings and New Year pictures decorate homes with wishes for the year ahead. Start with a pleated fan, a folded red envelope or a fold-and-cut lantern, window flower or goat.
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