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Easy Chinese New Year Decoration Tutorials & Activities Ideas For Teenagers

It is Chinese New Year! One of the most festive holidays in the world. So, what would you do to celebrate Chinese New Year this year? Here in this post, I have a bunch of ideas of activities you can do with your teen at home to celebrate Chinese New Year. I will start with a simple but very challenging craft for teenagers.

Easy Chinese New Year Decoration Tutorials & Activities Ideas For Teenagers

Well, this year we celebrate the year of the ox, when we celebrate the year of the roaster I made a roaster napkin, but this year I am not going to write about ox craft, I will post a more generic Chinese New Year simple craft idea, a hanging decoration.

Materials you’ll need:
2 Ang bao envelope, I’m so lucky I found envelop with beautiful paper cut embellishment.
Nylon cord thread in red color
Double tape with foam
Scissor

Easy Chinese New Year Decoration Tutorials & Activities Ideas For Teenagers

Methods:

Easy Chinese New Year Decoration Tutorials & Activities Ideas For Teenagers

First, cut the picture on the ang bao envelope.

Easy Chinese New Year Decoration Tutorials & Activities Ideas For Teenagers

Then cut the nylon cord thread on these sizes:
8 strands 40 cm long, cut to this size in 4 sets. Separate the four sets.
2 strands 60 cm long. Fold in the middle of the thread.

 

 Easy Chinese New Year Decoration Tutorials & Activities Ideas For Teenagers

Take 1 piece of thread measuring 60 cm, tie the two ends together with a large enough knot. This will be the hanging string.

Let’s start weaving 4 sets of thread to become the tassel

For more clear instructions you can watch the tutorial video here, this is not my video. I learned to make the tassel from this video so I would like to share it with you.

Easy Chinese New Year Decoration Tutorials & Activities Ideas For TeenagersHere is my tassel! YAY!

When the tassel is done you can attach the cut-out from ang bao envelop, here is how:

Easy Chinese New Year Decoration Tutorials & Activities Ideas For Teenagers

Attach 4 pieces of double tape with foam in this position. The gap between the two double foam tapes is right in the middle of the cut-out.

Easy Chinese New Year Decoration Tutorials & Activities Ideas For Teenagers

Make a knot of hanging string on this position. And then position the hanging string, attach the other cut-out to the double tape. And… Done! It is very easy!

Easy Chinese New Year Decoration Tutorials & Activities Ideas For Teenagers

Easy Chinese New Year Decoration Tutorials & Activities Ideas For TeenagersDone!

Easy Chinese New Year Decoration Tutorials & Activities Ideas For TeenagersYou can place it everywhere to have the festive look of Chinese New Year!

Here are some ideas for Chinese New Year activities that teenager can do while they are at home:

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Chinese New Year Banners

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Lucky Chinese Red Envelopes 红包

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Toilet Paper Roll Chinese New Year Firecracker Craft

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Fire Breathing Cardboard Tube Dragon Craft

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