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Celebrating Chinese New Years

Chinese New Year Songs

Lion Dance Song Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb
See the lion dance and prance,
Dance and prance, dance and prance.
See the lion dance and prance
On Chinese New Year's Day.

Hear the firecrackers pop,
Pop,pop,pop; pop,pop,pop
Hear the firecrackers pop
On Chinese New Year's Day.

Chinese Dragon Tune: Frere Jacques
Chinese dragon, Chinese dragon,
Breathing fire, breathing fire,
Happy, happy new year,
Happy, happy new year,
Gung hay fat choy,
Gung hay fat choy.

kellykids wrote:
"In the past I have done the following: Eat with chop sticks- have a variety of foods to try to pick up with. Even cottonballs etc can be used. I made a chinese dragon with a flat cardboard box. We painted it red and added streamers etc Then we put on Chinese Music and walked with the dragon above our heads. We talk about the Penny and make a luck red money envelop. Play a matching game with the Chinesee New Year Animals."