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Paper Lantern Craft - Dragon Theme
Paper lantern
craft, a printable activity suitable to celebrate Chinese New Year or a
dragon theme. The Lantern Festival is the last day of Chinese New
Year festival.
Skills developed: scissor cutting, following a set of
instructions.
The dragon is one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Motto: "I
Reign" Colors: yellow and gold. Dragon
years: 1916, 1928,
1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
Character education > Discuss some of the positive character traits associated with the
dragon personality: strong, noble, intellectual, decisive,
pioneering, artistic, generous, and loyal.
Online
jigsaw puzzle > Dragon
Skills: Problem solving, bilingual English and Spanish,
information about dragons
The default puzzle is 6
pieces. Click on the change cut button to change shape and
number of pieces.
Print friendly > Only the instructions below will print. Adjust margins to fit on one page.
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Printable Paper Lantern Dragon Theme |
  black & white or color the dragon |
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Print these instructions and lantern template
'color the dragon' or black & white version. Black & white
version can be printed on light yellow paper and colored in. Read all the instructions first. As you read the instructions, have children point and identify the solid, dashed, and dotted lines on the template. Adults will help with some of the assembly and folds needed. Children will make a check mark or an X next to the number as each step is completed. Assembly instructions: _____ 1. Cut along the solid lines ___. Note: The large piece with the dragon image will be the lantern and the long strip at the bottom is the lantern's handle. _____ 2. Color the
dragon image. Optional: draw or add other decorations around
the dragons image and borders. _____ 7. Apply glue over
the area designated "Glue here" and bring the opposite
side and paste over the area with glue. |
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