Today is Chinese New Year, one of the most important holidays in the Chinese culture. The celebration begins on the first day of the first month of the traditional Chinese calendar and ends with a lantern festival on the 15th day. Here are a few crafts you can make to celebrate in your own home!
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5/30/11
Cardboard Tube Dragon
Dragon Supply List: 1 toilet paper roll, glue, glitter marker or paint, google eyes, scraps of green and red paper, scissors
Begin by painting or coloring your toilet paper roll. We found these glitter markers on sale at Target. They were much messier than I expected, but Cole had fun using them and loved the sparkles.
Cut out feet, wings, tail and a tongue/fire from your scrap paper. We had some extra time so we colored on our dragon parts using the glitter markers.
Using a pair of sharp and pointy scissors (adults only please) cut a zig zag mouth out of the dragon.
Glue on your eyes and other body parts and allow to dry.
Cute! The red thing hanging out of his mouth was supposed to be fire, but Cole thought it looked more like a tongue, so we'll go with that.

Book Suggestion: Another favorite dragon book by another favorite author. The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie dePaola pits what should be two formidable opponents against each other, but the outcome is not what you would expect. A delightful read for pre-school kids.
5/24/11
Toilet Paper Roll Fire Breathing Dragon
Dragon Supply List: 1 toilet paper roll, red tissue paper, scissors, paint, google eyes, glue, 2 beans, pom poms
Start by painting your toilet paper roll green and allow to dry.
Cut your tissue paper into long strips.
Glue the strips of tissue paper into the inside of the painted toilet paper roll. Add your beans for nostrils. Glue google eyes to the pom poms and then glue them on top of your toilet paper roll.
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