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Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration!
We had a lot of fun at a Chinese New Year Celebration this weekend! My kids especially loved the lion dancers (in the Southern style).
Before we went, we made red envelopes to feed the lions:
In addition to the lion dancers, there was also a demonstration of traditional Japanese drumming:
For the last number, there was audience participation!
Afterwards there was a cute dragon hand print craft in honor of the year of the dragon!
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Candace Lindemann, Yale, BA, Harvard Graduate School of Education, EdM, is an educational consultant and published writer. She enjoys new learning experiences with her children, ages 6 and 4 and 1.5.
Filed under: 3-5 (Preschool), 5-6 (Kindergarten), All Ages, Featured, History and Culture · Tags: China, Chinese New Year, Dragons, Lions
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Candace Lindemann is a published children’s writer and educational consultant. She holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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