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Celebrate special days in China with themed activity ideas, history, quizzes, trivia and more! Multicultural Activities for Seniors!Printable Chinese New Year Poster - 2020 - Year of the Rat #2
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Save DownloadThe Chinese New Year is also called Spring Festival and dates back 4,000 years. 2020 is a year of the Rat.
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Save DownloadFortune cookies are delicious and fun! Inside each one is a small piece of paper with a 'fortune' or a vague prophecy written on it. Enjoy some time together on Chinese New Year eating these tasty crisp and sugary cookies and reading out fortunes.
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Save DownloadDecorate your facility with flags, dragons, lanterns, and everything Chinese! Use the color red which is prominent in the Festival. If you have children visiting, use the opportunity to couple them with residents to make decorations.
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Napkin holders with the animals of the Chinese Zodiac.
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Save DownloadTo celebrate the Chinese New Year why not print out your clients, residents, staff and volunteer names in Chinese lettering.
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Save DownloadHere's a word finder to celebrate the Chinese New Year!
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Save DownloadPeople of the Chinese culture have been consulting fortune tellers, alchemists and soothsayers, since time immemorial. This is one of the Craft Activities I am doing with my residents to celebrate Chinese new year.
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Save DownloadHave the residents write their own fortunes/lucky numbers on small pieces of paper. Then get them to help create the dough for the fortune cookies! These cookies can be used for dessert at dinner or as a snack. Either way, the residents will enjoy creating the cookies and sharing their words of wisdom with the rest of the community.
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Save DownloadThe Chinese New Year is also called Spring Festival and dates back 4,000 years. 2016 is a year of the Monkey.
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Save DownloadAn easy matching game with 24 Chinese zodiac animal cards. A great game to challenge memory skills and improve concentration.
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Save DownloadIn which Chinese Zodiac year do you belong?
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Get ready for Chinese New Year with a crossword!
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Save DownloadOur residents are stamping designs on red copy paper using black ink pads and next week we will cut lanterns and hang them up all decorated.
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Save DownloadCreate a poster for Chinese New Year 2013 - Year of the Snake!
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Here is an easy hat you can make in an arts and crafts session to celebrate Chinese New Year.
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Create some easy and lovely paper lanterns to celebrate Chinese New Year!
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Save DownloadCreate these lovely paper chains to decorate your facility in time for Chinese New Year!
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Save DownloadSome famous people that were born in the year of the Dragon are...
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Decorate your facility with lanterns, streamers, fans, incense and goats or sheep (2015 – year of the goat / sheep). Of course there is no Chinese New Year without some dragons!
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Save DownloadTake your residents on a fascinating cultural experience – celebrate Chinese New Year!
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