Chinese New Year Craft Chinese Lantern Template Lunar New Year Lantern 2026

Chinese New Year Craft 2026 Lunar New Year 2026 Chinese New Year Paper Lanterns Year of the Horse & Chinese Zodiac Lanterns: Need an easy Chinese New Year craft that looks adorable and doesn’t take hours to prep? These Chinese New Year paper lanterns are truly print-and-go.

Just print, follow the directions, and your students will fold, cut, and glue their way to a festive lantern you can hang up right away.

This Lunar New Year 2026 activity is perfect when you want something hands-on for your Chinese New Year lesson plans, without having to prep materials, trace templates, or figure out complicated steps.

The pages include clear directions, and students make a cool “accordion lantern” effect by folding, cutting to the stop line, and assembling with a handle.

Bonus: there’s a lantern for every animal in the Chinese zodiac, including a horse option for 2026!

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What’s Included:

• 27 total pages
• Chinese New Year paper lantern templates for all 12 Chinese zodiac animals
• Color + black-and-white versions (students can color their own)
• Step-by-step instructions (simple and kid-friendly)
• Lantern pieces include:
  • Lantern template with cutting lines
  • Handle strip for each lantern

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