Chinese New Year

This book explores the festival of Chinese New Year and the story behind it and features eight simple origami projects for your own festive fun!

The book shows how people around the world celebrate Chinese New Year and what the Chinese calendar and the animals of the zodiac are.

Attractively designed, its simple text and wonderful full-colour photos make this an essential book for children celebrating or learning about the festival.

The origami activities are accessible to all and are explained with step-by-step illustrations.

Your fantastic creations can be used as decorations for the festival, for presents, to impress your teacher for a Chinese New Year, or China, school project or simply to wow your friends!The book is part of the Origami Festivals series, which bring religious festivals to life through origami art.

Each festival is examined in detail, from its history to its significance today and the manner in which people worldwide celebrate it. Origami craft activities engage the reader in each festival and add a fun art and design element to the series.

An interactive craft series for children aged 9+.