Lunar New Year / Paper Dragon Stick Puppets
Paper Dragon Stick Puppets
Children concertina-fold paper into a long dragon body, add a head and tail, then mount it on sticks to make it dance for the new year.
How to run it
- Show children how to concertina-fold two long strips of paper together.
- Have them draw, colour and cut out a dragon head and tail.
- Glue the head and tail to each end of the folded body.
- Tape a stick under the head and another under the tail.
- Hold a dragon parade with music.
You will need
- coloured paper strips
- card
- pencils and markers
- scissors
- glue sticks
- craft sticks or paper straws
- sticky tape
Make it easier or harderPre-cut heads and tails for younger children; older children can design a longer team dragon with several sticks.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 1, Outcome 2Children explore a cultural celebration and express it through making and movement.
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