Making : Chinese New Year Crafts (Hong Bao Fish & Fire Crackers)
Since it is not yet 15 days after Chinese New Year, here are more Chinese New Year craft ideas to share with you! =)
We made these Hong Bao fish and fire crackers.
(We’re seriously recycling our used hong baos! =)
Another set of simple Chinese New Year craft ideas for the kids!
To make the fish, we did this:
– I drew the fish shape (not to forget the ‘inside area’ of the fish that will be covered by Hong Bao pieces)
– I cut out rectangular shapes out of used hong baos
– Brie smeared UHU glue stick and stuck the pieces
– Don’t forget the fish eye! =)
And …. THAT’S IT!
To make the fire crackers, we did this:
– I cut an A4-sized red carton into 4 pieces
– Brie stuck Hong Bao pieces onto them
– I covered the sticky surface with scotch tape (the large one), rolled it into a tube, and taped the ends
– Used a wool yarn as the string
Btw, we made plain ones too.
We rolled the red carton and stuck orange-coloured origami strips on both ends! =)
And there they are! =)
Nothing fancy from shops.
Instead, all were hand-made, and the kids OWNED them!
The satisfaction is better, I reckon =)
