The Casa community celebrated Chinese New Year (also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year) with a variety of activities. During the week, the children focused on two art activities. First, they made three dimensional orange paper crafts as oranges are considered symbols of wealth and good luck. Next, the children painted their own Chinese Coin Tree Art. At circle, we read books to learn more about this holiday, listened to traditional folk tales, and performed the songs below. The children also choreographed a special dance for “Chinese Dragon”. Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Chinese New Year Songs from CanTeach.ca
Chinese Hello Song
(to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”)
Let’s wave and say “Ni hao (nee how)”,
Let’s wave and say “Ni hao”.
Let’s say “hello” to all our friends,
Let’s wave and say “Ni hao”.
Chinese Dragon
(to the tune of “Frere Jacques”)
Chinese dragon, Chinese dragon,
Breathing fire, breathing fire,
Happy, happy new year,
Happy, happy new year,
Gung hay fat choy,
Gung hay fat choy.
