2025 is the Year of the Snake
Chinese New Year Coloring Pages
and Printable Activities @ First-School.ws
Enjoy these free coloring pages to celebrate Chinese or Lunar New Year. These are suitable for children of all ages: toddlers, preschool, elementary school and the young at heart. The links may include alphabet and other printable activities.
Chinese Zodiac Animals:
Chinese New Year Pig [with text] [no text]
Lunar New Year · Pig [more pigs]
wild boar [1] [2] in Japan
Chinese inventions and themes:
Chinese paper lantern
Chinese paper lantern 
dominoes [printable]
Chinese invention
kites [various]
Chinese invention
panda [various]
Chinese National Treasure
umbrella [various]
Chinese invention
Chinese New Year o Lunar New Year is a special time to celebrate with family and friends. It's like a big party that marks the beginning of a new year on the Chinese calendar as well as the start of spring. Each year is named after one of twelve zodiac animals, and people born in that year are said to share some of the animal's traits. The year is also connected to one of five elements, such as fire, wood, water, earth, or metal.
This celebration and the zodiac has been adapted to many other Southeast Asian cultures, such as Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and others. To find out what is your zodiac animal look at a chart that contains information about the years of birth associated with each animal.
The zodiac animals are a fun way to learn about the positive traits, element, and lucky colors associated for each:- The Rat: traits: quick-witted, resourceful, versatile, charming, hardworking, creative; element: water; lucky colors: black, gold, blue, green
- The Ox: traits: diligent, dependable, strong, patient, honest; element: earth; lucky colors: green, red, purple
- The Tiger: traits: brave, confident, competitive, passionate, ambitious; element: wood; lucky colors: gray, white, blue, purple, orange, black
- The Rabbit: traits: gentle, elegant, kind, responsible, artistic; element: wood; lucky colors: black, pink, purple, blue, gray, red
- The Dragon: traits: confident, intelligent, enthusiastic, ambitious, powerful; element: earth; lucky colors: yellow, green, blue
- The Snake: traits: wise, intuitive, excellent decision-making skills, enigmatic; element: fire; lucky colors: red, light yellow, black
- The Horse: traits: energetic, optimistic, independent, adaptable, curious; element: fire, lucky colors: gold; yellow, red, blue
- The Sheep/Ram: traits: calm, gentle, sympathetic, empathetic, dreamy; element: earth; lucky colors: green, red, purple
- The Monkey: traits: sharp, smart, curious, charming, humorous; element: metal; lucky colors: white, blue
- The Rooster: traits: observant, hardworking, courageous, honest, loyal; element: metal; lucky colors: gold, brown, yellow
- The Dog: traits: loyal, honest, prudent, noble, just; element: earth; lucky colors: black, green, red, purple
- The Pig: traits: compassionate, generous, diligent; element: water; lucky colors: yellow, gray, brown
