66 Fortune-Bringing Chinese New Year Crafts

Kicking things off with our very own “get-rich-quick” hack—just kidding (or not)! These projects are genuinely quick and easy, with the only wait time being for the paint to dry. If you love the vibe, why not give it a try?

Quick to create and bursting with festive charm, this Chinese New Year ornament features a vibrant design that symbolizes good fortune. Made with simple materials like silk fabric and red envelope, it's both meaningful and easy to craft.

Bring luck and prosperity to your home with a beautiful Chinese New Year Paper Cutting! This enjoyable craft is not only a relaxing pastime but also a rewarding way to decorate your walls and showcase your creativity.

Add a festive touch to your Chinese New Year "tree" with these auspicious ornaments! Designed to bring luck, wealth, and positivity, they’re the perfect way to kick off the year on a high note.

A pagoda is a tiered tower that is very common in places like Japan, China, Nepal etc. They often have religious roots in Buddhism and sometimes Taoism. But if you are just looking to have a cool structure in your home, try it out!

We cannot get enough of fortune and luck this auspicious year. So we made sure our cups were lucky! The coasters have a bright red and blue finish to capture your friends and families' eyes.

Treats are such a big thing during the festival; families and friends handing gifts to each other and exchanging them. To stand out even more, you can try this tutorial to make a dashing treat holder!

Celebrate this Spring Festival by learning a fun and creative new skill! Crocheting these adorable lantern amigurumi is perfect for beginners and super quick to pick up. Follow our easy tutorial to make eye-catching Chinese Lanterns that add a festive touch to any space!

During the Spring Festival, families and friends often exchange treats and snacks as part of the Chinese New Year tradition. Make it extra special with this stylish basket that lets you share goodies in style!

Add a fun twist to your Chinese New Year celebrations with these cute felt fortune cookies! They’re super easy to make with just felt, wire, and glue and perfect for sharing heartfelt wishes or little surprises. Spread joy and good vibes all 15 days with these adorable keepsakes!

Peach blossoms symbolize growth, prosperity, and romance, making them a popular decoration during the Chinese New Year. This video tutorial shows how to twist and shape colorful pipe cleaners into beautiful, lifelike flowers, adding a playful and festive touch to your celebrations.

Instead of buying real pussy willow, you can DIY your own using pipe cleaners for a creative and festive touch. Decorate your pussy willow branches with red envelopes, mini lanterns, and gold ribbons for a festive flair, and enhance their charm with fairy lights, silk flowers, or peach blossom for a touch of elegance and cheer.

The Lucky Eight Ang Pow Craft is one of the easiest Chinese New Year crafts that transforms 14 red envelopes into a vibrant figure-eight wall hanging, symbolizing prosperity and good fortune.

Making a God of Wealth with a paper cup and colored paper is such a fun and easy craft for Chinese New Year! It’s a creative way to bring good luck and festive vibes to your home. Grab your supplies, get crafty, and let the wealth roll in!

3D paper cutouts of the Chinese character "春" (Spring) are a festive Chinese New Year craft symbolizing renewal, happiness, and prosperity. Making and hanging them to bring luck, good fortune, and festive vibes into the home!

Want to jazz up your Chinese New Year decor? Make a cool lantern using red envelopes, chopsticks (or skewers), and elastic bands! It’s super simple, totally festive, and a fun way to bring some lucky vibes to your celebrations.

The lion, like the dragon in Chinese culture, symbolizes strength and prosperity. By making these masks, we can ensure that all of these are added to your list! They use a paper bag with cut-out features, making it a hands-on activity.

Make your own stunning 3D low-poly paper lion dance head—it’s so gorgeous, the effort is totally worth it! Just download the PDF templates, print them on colorful paper, and follow the easy video tutorial to bring them to life.

Turn red envelopes into beautiful Chinese lanterns for the Lunar New Year! This fun craft symbolizes prosperity and adds a festive flair to your celebrations. It’s an easy and meaningful way to get the whole family involved!

Red gift packets, a beloved Lunar New Year tradition, symbolize luck and prosperity. These easy, budget-friendly party favors put a creative twist on the classic and are a fun way to spread festive joy!

In the Hokkien dialect, the word for "pineapple" sounds like "bringing wealth," making it a popular symbol of prosperity. For this reason, many Chinese families and businesses decorate their spaces with pineapple crafts during the Lunar New Year, hoping to attract good fortune and success!

Firecracker decorations are a Lunar New Year must-have, packed with festive vibes and meaning! They symbolize driving away bad energy while adding a pop of color to your celebrations. Plus, crafting them is a fun and creative way to get everyone involved in the holiday spirit!

People always confuse tangerines with oranges, but we prefer tangerines as they are so sweet, not to mention juicy! Enough talk about tangerines, but more about this tangerine craft that you can make in different colors.

What is better than Chinese Lanterns? Every Chinese kid would have grown up with these homemade cutout lanterns. They’re a fun and traditional craft that brings a festive touch to any celebration!

DIY Chinese New Year Lanterns are a fun and festive craft that’s easy to make with simple materials like paper and red envelopes. These vibrant decorations add a traditional touch and are a great way for kids to explore creativity and culture!

The lanterns are like art in itself with their round and plump demeanor. It is simple and easy to make your house and surroundings extra aesthetic! The Chinese believe that a great start to the year will mean you are blessed throughout, so let us get a good start!

Fishes are a symbol of wealth in the Lunar New Year, and when it is pronounced in a different tone, it means abundance. So double the wealth for you and your family!

Create a unique and fun fish ornament for the Chinese New Year with this simple craft! The clever slice cutting allows the fish to stretch and lengthen when pulled, adding a playful touch.

Similarly, Koi fish, symbols of perseverance, strength, and good fortune, hold special significance during Chinese New Year as they represent prosperity and abundance for the year ahead.

Here is another fish crafts for Chinese New Year that's also made from red envelope. Goldfish symbolizes wealth and harmony; it’s a simple and festive way to repurpose red envelopes for Chinese New Year.

Get the kids in on the Lunar New Year fun with these printable banners—they’re great for decorating or tracing (come with stroke directions)! Choose from Traditional or Simplified Chinese designs, let the kids pick their favorites, or challenge them to create their phrases. Sign-up is needed to access the printables.

Are you looking for more banners, especially ones featuring zodiac animals? This website has plenty to share! These printables are free with a quick sign-up—grab them and kick off the festive fun today!

During Chinese New Year, married couples traditionally give red envelopes to children and singles as a symbol of luck, life, and happiness. With this easy tutorial, you can DIY your own red envelopes to share the festive spirit. Need Chinese characters? Grab tracing templates from this list above to complete the look!

In a hurry? Here’s a quick and easy way to make red envelopes! All you need is red paper, a printer for the template, a glue stick, and scissors. Don’t forget to slip in some small notes to share good luck and prosperity with the receivers!

Drums are such a big part of Chinese culture, especially in events like lion and dragon dances. These little hand drums not only add a splash of color to your festivities but also symbolize the joy and excitement of welcoming a new year.

The Cherry Blossom tree is traditionally pink, but feel free to get creative with other colors! Making it is simple—just paint the tree roots with black or any color you love and let your imagination bloom!

Here’s another beautiful Cherry Blossom craft to try! This one is extra special because it uses a recycled bottle, making it both creative and eco-friendly. A perfect way to craft and celebrate sustainability!

Enjoy the delightful aroma of a candle glowing warmly in this beautiful handmade Candle Holder! Featuring a Chinese character design on the glass jar, it brings a festive touch to your space. Add a Chinese New Year-inspired scent to complete the cozy, aromatic ambiance.

Mason jars are a crafter’s best friend—they’re cute, versatile, and so much fun to work with! Their classic shape makes them perfect for all kinds of creative projects. This lantern design adds a festive twist with a warm golden glow and a vibrant red paper wrap. It’s easy, fun, and totally worth a try!

Celebrate the joy of Chinese New Year with this fun and festive printable coloring sheet! It's the perfect way to keep little hands busy while embracing the festive spirit and learning about this colorful tradition!

Chinese fans are not just pretty but perfectly match the festive vibe of Lunar New Year! This tutorial shares fun graphic ideas you can draw on your fan, but hey, feel free to let your creativity run wild with your own unique patterns!

Decorating fans for Chinese New Year is a fun mix of creativity and tradition. Using red and gold, symbols of luck and fortune, you can create festive, personalized decorations. It’s a perfect hands-on activity for kids to join the celebration!

While this craft might not be recyclable, it's a delightful way to repurpose a potato you don’t plan to use for cooking! These adorable pandas are super easy to make and only require some paint and paper—items you probably already have at home.

Who wouldn't love getting a cute panda plushie as a gift during Chinese New Year? If you're not quite at the stage of handing out red envelopes to the kiddos, why not surprise them with these adorable sock-sewn pandas instead? They're fun, festive, and totally unforgettable!

Get ready to soak up some Vitamin D while enjoying Chinese New Year crafts! These fun projects are super quick and easy to set up, perfect if you're still deciding on the perfect craft for this Spring Festival. Give them a try and share your creations with us—we’d love to see them!

In many Chinese diners, you’ll spot the adorable waving cat, known as the Maneki Neko, believed to bring luck and prosperity to the owner. While we can’t make the real thing, you can create your own paper replica to capture its lucky spirit!

This is a not-so-traditional craft using some pasta and paper plates that preschoolers and kids up to 2nd graders like! You will only need 8 materials and all of them are easy to source from a local convenience store.

Make a beautiful Chinese New Year wreath to bring luck and prosperity to your home. This festive decoration adds a cheerful touch to your celebrations. Watch the video for a step-by-step guide to creating your own!

Turn red envelopes into this adorable little rat with just a few simple folds! Follow the video tutorial to create a festive craft that's perfect for Chinese New Year. It’s a fun and creative way to recycle while celebrating the Year of the Rat!

Kids can fold and cut red paper to create adorable rat designs inspired by traditional Chinese art, perfect for the Year of the Rat. It's a fun and creative way to enjoy the festive season!

Make the cutest Chinese oxen using toilet rolls, red envelopes, and some colorful craft supplies! Add googly eyes, gold hats, and festive details to give them a fun personality.

The Tiger Fortune Teller is a fun twist on the classic paper game, perfect for the Year of the Tiger! Kids can decorate it and add messages, making it creative and interactive. It’s a playful way to celebrate the Chinese zodiac!

The Year of the Rabbit Paper Puppet is a fun, creative way to celebrate Chinese New Year! With movable parts and a colorful design, it’s easy to make and can be adapted to other zodiac animals with simple tweaks. Perfect for all ages!

Known for their elegance, wisdom, and benevolent nature, Chinese dragons are symbols of power and good fortune. With this tutorial, you can transform this legendary creature into a cute, chubby, and friendly companion perfect for the Spring Festival!

If you’re after a more "Chinese-style" dragon, this origami dragon is perfect—and it doubles as an excellent corner bookmark, too!

Here’s another type of dragon craft to try out! This one features a chain design for a more realistic 3D look and uses vibrant colored paper, making it both eye-catching and fun to create. Perfect for adding a playful touch to your decorations!

Puppets are a good way to make kids kill some time by playing with them. This one uses egg cartons, which makes it recyclable and painted, so even kids can try this craft out!

Sss... The snake is one of the zodiac animals in the zodiac calendar. It is only fitting that you have this Paper Cup Snake for the Chinese New Year. It uses paper, so materials should not be difficult to source.

Create your own slithery snake finger puppet with this fun craft! Simply download the free printable, color it in your favorite shades, and cut it out to assemble. It's a quick and easy activity that kids will love for creative playtime!

This vibrant snake craft is made with a toilet roll tube and colorful paper, making it both creative and eco-friendly. Kids will enjoy folding the paper into a wiggly body and adding googly eyes and a tongue for a playful touch.

Kids can quickly snip and fold their way to awesome horse designs while learning about tradition. It's a creative and cool way to celebrate the Year of the Horse!

Usher in the Year of the Goat with a creative twist—these adorable stuffed sheep plushies made from socks are more than just decorations; they’re guaranteed conversation starters!

Creative and adorable, the bookmark makes a thoughtful gift for friends or a festive addition to your favorite books during the Year of the Monkey!

This is perfect for celebrating the Year of the Rooster! Elevate the festive spirit by sewing your chicken in bold red and gold fabrics—classic symbols of prosperity and happiness for Chinese New Year.

This adorable origami dog is another Chinese New Year craft made from red envelopes, adding a festive touch to your celebrations! It’s a simple and fun activity that’s great for kids and adults alike!

Ring in the Year of the Pig with a charming DIY pig plushie made from just one sock! This super simple and kid-friendly project requires only a bit of sewing. Whether you use your sock pig as a festive decoration or a snuggly toy, it's sure to bring good vibes and prosperity all year long!