Chinese New Year Games

 


You can have lots of fun with the family playing these printable Chinese New Year games as well as our take on some traditional Chinese games. Many are also perfect for the classroom or a Chinese New Year party or gathering.

Chinese New Year Games

Printable Chinese New Year Games:

Chinese Characters Number Poster

Chinese Characters Number Poster

Use this Chinese Characters Number Poster to brighten up the walls of the classroom or home at Chinese New Year or for counting activities. The poster prints out well on bright-coloured paper or card.

Chinese Lantern Tic Tac Toe

Chinese Lantern Tic-Tac-Toe

Why not use red and either orange or pink counters to play on tic-tac-toe on this Chinese lantern grid? Fun for Chinese New Year.  

Chinese New Year Bingo

Chinese New Year Bingo

There are 10 bingo cards and 1 calling card in this Chinese New Year bingo set, so the whole family or a big group of kids can join in the fun. And it's a great way to learn about the symbols of Chinese New Year, too, of course!

Chinese New Year Boxes

Chinese New Year Boxes

Not a traditional Chinese game maybe but if your children love playing boxes why not enjoy a Chinese New Year version with our fun printables.  

Chinese New Year Dominoes

Chinese New Year Dominoes

These beautifully illustrated Chinese New Year dominoes make a lovely alternative to traditional dominoes. Print onto some card, then laminate, or stick onto craft foam if you wish to make them more durable. They'd also make a lovely Chinese New Year gift...

Chinese New Year Game Cards

Chinese New Year Game Cards

Play snap or matching games with these beautifully illustrated Chinese New Year game cards to help encourage your child's observation and matching skills. These are so pretty, they'd make a lovely Chinese New Year gift too!

Chinese Zodiac Animal Noises

Chinese Zodiac Animal Noises

This Chinese Zodiac Animal Noises game is fun in the classroom or for any large group, perhaps at your Chinese New Year party or celebration. There are many different ways you can play it.

Chinese Zodiac Cards

Chinese Zodiac Cards

Print out these fun Chinese Zodiac cards and use them to play games with the kids at Chinese New Year. Find the printables below.

Chinese Zodiac File Folder Game

Chinese Zodiac File Folder Game

Print and cut out our bright and cheerful Chinese Zodiac File Folder Game, and your children will have fun spelling out the names of all the animals. The instructions below might make it sounds a little complicated, but once it is set up you will be able to have fun with it many times over.

Chinese Zodiac Game Cards

Chinese Zodiac Game Cards

Playing with game cards helps children to develop their matching, observation and social skills, plus they'll have a lot of fun too! This set features the animals found in the Chinese Zodiac. 

Chinese Zodiac Vocabulary Matching Cards

Chinese Zodiac Vocabulary Matching Cards

You can use these fun cards to play a big memory game, a treasure hunt (give each child a word and send them off to look for the corresponding picture card) or for a file folder game perhaps. Or just match them up!

A Quick Classroom Game Idea:

Chinese Zodiac Alphabetical Order Race
If you have more than 12 children, you can assign them each an animal from the Chinese Zodiac (they could pick a slip out of a hat, or you could hand them one of our Chinese Zodiac Cards. At your signal, they must race to put themselves in alphabetical order. Or play the noisy version below!

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A Collection of Traditional Chinese Games

Traditional Chinese Games
Traditional Chinese Games

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Chinese New Year Colouring Pages
Chinese New Year Colouring Pages

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