2011 is the Year of the Rabbit
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Today is the Chinese New Year!
If you were born in 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, or 2011 - you were born under the sign of the rabbit. This is what is said about those that are born in the Year of the Rabbit: They are gracious, good friends, kind, sensitive, soft-spoken, amiable, elegant, reserved, cautious, artistic, thorough, tender, self-assured, shy, astute, compassionate, lucky, flexible. They can be moody, detached, superficial, self-indulgent, opportunistic, and stubborn. Click here for a full list of Chinese Zodiac signs.
CRAFTS
Get festive by creating some Chinese New Year crafts with your kids. Create a rabbit, a lantern or more with these easy instructions.
Rabbit
What you need:
- An old CD or Paper Plate
- Markers
- A sheet of plain paper or construction paper
- Toothpicks
- Glue
How to make it:
Cut the paper into ear shapes and teeth. Color in the ears. Adhere the ears and teeth to the CD or plate with glue. Draw in eyes and glue the toothpicks on as whiskers. Add bowties and any other accessories to your rabbit!
Paper Lantern
What you need:
- Plain or colored paper
- Stapler
- Scissors
- Ruler
How to make it:
Cut a stip of paper about an inch thick from the bottom of your square paper to use as the handle. Fold your paper in half and begin cutting strips from the folded side to about a quarter inch from the end. Each cut should be about an inch apart. Unfold the paper and roll it to touch the paper ends so that your cuts are now vertical. Staple your lantern together. Add the handle by arching it over the top of the lantern and staple it. Now decorate the lantern as desired.
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Take the Metro to the New Year Parade
So you are planning to attend the Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown. For just $6 for a day pass, you can take the Metro in and out of Chinatown on the day of the parade and not have to fight traffic or try to find parking. The Gold Line runs from Pasadena to the Chinatown station, or you can pick it up from a connecting metro line at Union Station. |
Chinese New Year Books
To help get your kids in the spirit of the Chinese New Year, here are a few books that feature dragons, woks and of course, rabbits!
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