The art of Chinese paper cutting has been prized for many thousands of years.
Paper cuts are used for decoration, given as gifts, and are regarded as lucky.
Traditional paper cuts often showed celebrations, weddings and feasts, but now
all sorts of motifs are used.
Best for older kids, this is a good project for practising planning and design
skills.. Paper cuts are a very old, traditional craft in China and are often
seen at Chinese New Year. Chinese Paper Cut Craft
How to cut the character for "Double Happiness" - often used at weddings but
also appropriate for Chinese New Year. This one is fairly simple for kids to
follow:
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Cut a tiger's face. This one is definitely for older kids - but remember that
you can always pause the video whenever you need to so that you can follow
along.
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Chinese paper cutting tutorial - cut a flower. Older children should be able to follow along
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"If I had my life to live over I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains." Erma Bombeck
"Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you
are perfect. There is some work that will never be done if you
don't do it. There is someone who would miss you if you were
gone. There is a place that you alone can fill." Jacob M. Braude
Make a gorgeous bouquet of tissue paper flowers to decorate the house! Tissue paper flowers
A really lovely collection of panda crafts for kids of all ages! Panda craftsAll NEW!
