Color your own Chinese New Year decoration with this printable banner featuring the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. This is a fun activity for kids, teens or adults! Simply cut out and color the banner to create a personalized New Year decoration. This banner features all 12 animal signs of the Chinese zodiac as well as a “Happy New Year” flag and a “2025” flag.
Do this activity independently or as a group with each person coloring a flag on the banner. Great for parties and Chinese New Year celebrations. This fun craft doubles as a decoration and keepsake.
Materials needed:
- Free Chinese Zodiac Coloring Banner Printable
- Scissors
- Tape or hole punch
- String
- Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Instructions
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Print all pages on 8.5×11″ paper or cardstock. I recommend cardstock for durability.
Next, you can either cut out each flag first or color each flag and then cut it out. There are a total of 14 flags in this banner.
Attach the flags to your string. There are a couple ways you can do this:
- Use a hole punch to punch a hole in the upper right and upper left corner of each flag. Thread your string through the holes of each flag to create your banner.
- Fold the top of each banner down (about half an inch) over the string and tape down the fold to hold the string in place.
Hang up your banner by taping or tying the ends of the string.
Learn about the 12 Chinese zodiac signs and find out which one you are born under with this free calculator from chinesenewyear.net.
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Celebrate Chinese New Year
Here are some additional ideas for celebrating and learning about Chinese New Year.
More Free Chinese New Year Activities
Check out these free online activities that will help to round out your new year celebration.
- Find your Chinese zodiac sign with this free calculator from chinesenewyear.net.
- Learn all about the Year of the Snake in a Zoom webinar with the National Museum of Asian Art. Sessions available for children in grades 1-3 and 4-6. You can also browse the Museum’s online collection of artifacts and artwork.
- Listen to classical Chinese music as you color your banner. Here’s a playlist from WFMT Chicago and another from the Smithsonian Institution.
- Get crafty with these free printable activities from HP including paper lantern templates.
Gifts and Accessories
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