Here's an activity for Chinese New Year, (7th February 2008). It is a Sunday! I believe the tradition is to give out Red Pockets to those who say 'Kung Hei Fat Choy' for the first 15 days of the lunar month. 

This is a new resource and should therefore be treated as a Beta version. Any feedback would be extremely welcome!www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/hongBow_v4.html

Happy New Year!
James

Visit our Chinese New Year page for more resources on Chinese New Year.
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/festivals/chinese.htm

Comments

# re: Chinese New Year

Thursday, February 15, 2007 10:39 AM by Ms Dana

Great activity! My class loved making these envelopes for Chinese New Year. Thank you

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Friday, February 16, 2007 11:30 AM by Ruth Bradley

Many Thanks. it was so nice to be able to give these with little gifts to the two Chinese children in my school.

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Sunday, February 18, 2007 8:57 PM by Angela Lewis

Just come back from China Town, I'm home educating and was looking for something connected to our day.  Very pleased with what I found, I shall be letting my fellow home educators know about your site.

Thank you very much

Angela Lewis

# re: Chinese New Year

Friday, January 25, 2008 8:49 PM by Carol Stewart

RE: CHINESE NEW YEAR

Great activity!  Very good to make and give to our 3-4 year olds in playgroup to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Thank You.

# re: Chinese New Year

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:19 PM by caroline

Fantastic resources and ideas for my Rainbow Guides! Thank You so much.

# re: Chinese New Year

Sunday, February 03, 2008 11:10 AM by Carol

Thank you - this resource made our Chinese Week in school great fun!

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Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:46 AM by Jackie Richardson

Brilliant site!! The children in my class really enjoyed using the computer to generate the envelopes and then make them up. Thank you. The other resources are good too.

# re: Chinese New Year

Thursday, February 07, 2008 11:47 AM by Mrs Lloyd

Wonderful activities our reception children loved the Hong Bow.  Just a quick comment to say that some of the pictures on the other pages showed the animals in different orders the dragon and snake were swopped depending on the page.

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Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:36 PM by Mrs Adams

Envelope was lovely, but would use up all my ink because of red colour! WOuld be better plain then we could colour it in!

# re: Chinese New Year

Friday, February 08, 2008 7:05 PM by mrs campbell

Loved the pocket but the children liked to write their names on the front, so it didn't make sense to have 'from'.  'To' would work better.  I put a chocolate in each pocket and they took them home.  thank you.

# re: Chinese New Year

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 11:29 AM by barbara foord

The children are off curriculum this week and each class is studying a country.  Year 2 are doing China.  This was a quick and easy activity which they enjoyed.  Resources were also good.  It was light releif from the brushwordk they tried and a good contrast.  Thanks

# re: Chinese New Year

Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:24 AM by Beth

Brilliant all the kids I used it with really enjoyed it thanks!

# re: Chinese New Year

Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:24 AM by Beth

Brilliant all the kids I used it with really enjoyed it thanks!

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Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:44 PM by WENDY IRVINE

This was super fun, and excellent interactive learning.

Thank you

# re: Chinese New Year

Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:52 AM by Beverley

fantastic  brilliant site

# re: Chinese New Year

Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:52 AM by Lia Reyes

Lots of information and lovely activities. Great!.

# re: Chinese New Year

Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:42 PM by Sarah

Thank you very much!

Planning a Chinese New Year week at school and this will definitely be one of the activities!!

# re: Chinese New Year

Friday, January 23, 2009 11:24 AM by hawa

i think it is a nice game to play and print and give it to a person

# re: Chinese New Year

Friday, January 23, 2009 11:25 AM by hifzur

i think it is a beutiful game and make us proud of it

# re: Chinese New Year

Friday, January 23, 2009 10:27 PM by Jo

Can't wait to make envelopes - think this is fab!

MANY MANY Thanks for other links and resources too!

# re: Chinese New Year

Monday, January 26, 2009 2:23 PM by Class 3 @ Trinity Primary School, Shropshire

Thank you for the activities, we had fun making the Hong Bow envelopes

You have a great site :-)

Thanks

# re: Chinese New Year

Monday, January 26, 2009 7:41 PM by Juniors, Coelbren School, Powys

We really enjoyed this activity, and looking at your site, for our Chinese New Year Day.  Thank you!  I am now out of ink (but worth it for the enjoyment they had!)- would it be possible to do a colour-it-in-yourself version?

Thanks again for a great site.