Hello my friends of the Omschool! Today begins Chinese New Year of the Snake, also called Lunar New Year, Lantern Festival and Spring Festival. I've always loved this celebration and all things China, Asia and surrounding countries. Before I knew there was such a thing as Chinese New Year even. Beginning at age 5ish, I recall reading with relish, in my Omi's Childcraft books, about countries referred to then as the Orient. I've always loved learning about how children in other lands live, eat, worship, celebrate, dress and live their daily life. If you want to explore Lunar New Year of the Snake, here are free printables, activities and crafts to do so.
First, play the Year of the Snake Google Doodle game. Help a cute animated snake find lychees ( I think they are) to eat as she swims among the lotus blossoms. And speaking of snakes, why not being by coloring these beautiful free printable snake coloring pages from Coloring.ws (part of DLTK). Shoutout to my grandson Moses, lover of snakes and serpents! There are some free printable connect the dot games too (one of my favorite puzzles in childhood).
Next, slither on over to Activity Village for free printable Chinese New Year activities. The Lunar New Year celebrates a rotating zodiac of animals and this year is the snake. So people born this year and every 12 years previous are born under the sign of the snake (2025, 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965, 1953, etc). You can find which animal you are at Enchanted Learning. You'll find free printable Chinese Zodiac and Lunar New Year and Lantern Festival crafts, games, coloring pages and lesson plans. Click each link on the page for more on all animals in the Chinese Zodiac.
Click my link here for kids books and children's literature to read for Chinese New Year plus lesson plans and text to life activities.
Here are other posts from different Chinese Zodiac year animals.
Free printable CNY year of the monkey crafts
Free printable Lantern Festival activities
Year of the Dragon activities and printables (that's me! I'm a wood dragon!)
And may I wish you Gong Xi Fa Cai (said like Kung Hei Fat Choy) and happy Lunar New Year!
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