Make your own Lunar New Year Card

Craft activity for kids to make at home or in the classroom to celebrate Lunar New Year.

Join JoJo & Gran Gran for this special Gran Gran Plan as they make their own Lunar New Year card.

Step one

Print the template.

Step two

Fold the red A4 paper or card in half.

Step three

Decorate the border using a yellow crayon.

Step four

Draw a peach blossom tree branch in the top left corner. Colour the base with a brown crayon and the flowers with a pink crayon.

Step five

Colour in the orange tree and lanterns. For the tree, draw some circles that you can colour in orange, for the oranges, colour the bush green and colour in the pot any colour you want. Then colour in your lanterns red and yellow. 

Step six

Ask your grown-up to cutout the shapes on the template.

Step seven

Glue the shapes to the card.

Step eight

Finally draw your family portrait. And that's your card done!

Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year, is an annual celebration that marks the change in zodiac signs. In 2026, the festival will begin on Tuesday 17 February to welcome in the Year of the Horse.

Learn more about the Lunar New Year with JoJo and Gran Gran, and how it is celebrated across the world. 

Watch this beautiful animation to celebrate Lunar New Year and visit our celebrate Chinese and Lunar New Year collection for more fun!

Find more puzzles and quizzes about Chinese and Lunar New Year.

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