Throwing a Chinese New Year party is a great way to learn about another culture and today we’ve put together a round-up of our favourite Chinese New Year games and activities for you to play at home or in school.
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“Titanic” may seem purely luck-based, but it also depends on the risk you’re willing to take to. Bunco is a dice game that you can play with a lot of luck, and 9 dice. The game is often played with a total of 12 people, which you split into three teams of four. You can play with fewer or more people than 12, but you need everyone to be in a group of four to play. How to Play Bunco. Bunco, like most dice games, is all about luck.
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From easy crafts and DIYs to fun party games that aren’t too complicated for kids, take your pick and get the party started!
Give out fortune cookies
First things first, no Chinese New Year celebration is complete without fortune cookies! Kids love them and they’re great fun to break open and find out what your fortune will be for the new year. Plus, parents will love how cheap they are – perfect for keeping the cost of your party down.
Play the chopstick game
Put your chopstick skills to the test with our next game! In this fun minute-to-win-it game you’ll race against each other to transfer as many sweets from one bowl to the other but there’s one condition – you can only use chopsticks!
For each player, you will need:
- Pair of chopsticks
- Two plastic bowls
- Handful of sweets or mini marshmallows
What to do:
- Give each player a pair of chopsticks and two plastic bowls. Fill one of each player’s bowls with a few handfuls of sweets and to keep things fair, make sure each player has the same number of sweets in their bowl.
- Start the timer and give your players one minute to transfer as many sweets from one bowl to the other using only their chopsticks!
- Whoever transfers the most sweets in one minute wins a prize.
Good luck and if you like this game, why not try playing it with straws and mini marshmallows?
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Make your own Chinese lanterns
For a quieter Chinese New Year game, how about making your own Chinese lanterns? They’ll be great party decorations and they’re really easy to make with our free printables – simply print them out and follow our step-by-step instructions to put your lanterns together.
Then thread them together with a piece of balloons ribbon and hang them along your walls or in your windows!
Get a dragon piñata
Who doesn’t love playing piñata? And since dragons are such an iconic symbol of China, a dragon piñata like this would make the perfect Chinese New Year party game.
Simply fill the piñata with sweets and toys and hang it from the ceiling. Then take it in turns to bash it and if anything falls out, take a handful! And as for keeping your party on budget, we’d recommend getting a piñata kit like this that includes everything you need including a stick, blindfold, sweets and small toys.
Paint your face like this year’s animal
This year marks the beginning of the Year of the Monkey so why not do some face painting as a fun CNY activity?
All you need is some Snazaroo face paints like these and a couple of brushes and sponges to transform your children into cheeky little monkeys!
Play catch the dragon’s tail
Last up is a traditional Chinese New Year game that’s great fun for kids – catch the dragon tail!
Get all the children to form a line with their hands on the shoulders of the child in front of them. The child at the front of the line is the dragon’s head and the child at the back is the dragon’s tail. The aim of the game is for the dragon’s head to tag the dragon’s tail, and all the children in the middle must do their best to keep the chain in tact!
When the child at the back of the dragon gets tagged, they move to the front for their turn to be the dragon’s head.
If that’s not enough and you still want more Chinese New Year activities, remember that it’s good luck to clean your home in the days running up to Chinese New Year (although we can’t promise this will be fun!) as it will sweep away all the bad luck that’s coming to an end. (Just remember that it’s also bad luck to clean your home in the first few days of the new year as you’ll sweep away the good luck for the coming year).
Printable Chinese New Year Games
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I thought that I was finally done creating bingo games, but I came across this adorable Chinese New Year clipart, and I knew I had to make one more! This game is perfect just for fun or for teachers who teach units about China. I hope you enjoy Chinese New Year bingo!
Chinese New Year Bingo Game
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It seems like my kids do a unit on China every couple of years in school. Since I spent 4 months teaching school in China during college, it’s fun to get out all of my Chinese souvenirs to show my girls when they start studying China. (I spent way to much money on things I’ll never need, so at least I have a reason to get them out once in a while!) I was in China from September to December, so I missed the Chinese New Year celebration. I wish I had been able to see it.
If I were in elementary school, I would enjoy playing this Chinese New Year bingo game as part of my China unit. If I were still a teacher, I’d enjoy having something fun to do with my unit that I didn’t have to make myself. It’s a win win!
Chinese New Year Dice Games
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Since this game is obviously different than traditional Bingo, here’s how it works: Cut the two pages of calling cards into individual cards and put them into a bag or hat. To play, pull a card out of the hat and call out what is on the card (or just show the card). Players look for that picture on their card and cover it up with a marker or jelly bean. Continue pulling cards from the bag one at a time until someone gets five in a row. (You cannot play blackout because every card has every picture on it. This game is meant to be played for traditional five-in-a-row bingo only.)
Ready to download? Click on the download image (with the three dots) below. Clicking the image will open up the pdf file in a new window. You can print from there or save the file to your computer to print later. This game includes 8 unique game boards and one set of calling cards. It’s the perfect amount of Bingo cards to play in small groups. If you are looking for a class set, keep reading.
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