For a few years, when I lived in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, I celebrated the Chinese New Year at the parade on 8th Avenue, Brooklyn’s Chinatown area. I haven’t even paid attention to it for a while. And it’s such a fun, hopeful, joyful time that I really want to get back into celebrating it.
My son’s school has a fantastic dragon in the hallway. Especially appropriate considering the Year of the Snake is coming. Each part of the body is a child’s paper plate self-portrait. It’s absolutely adorable – and a total party on the wall.
How are you celebrating?
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I loved this pic when I saw it on IG. And as for how we’re celebrating- it’s Carnival here so it’s insane. Planning on a parade tomorrow and hoping there aren’t fireworks tonight
Sounds like fun! I have never really celebrated Karneval – (or Carnival or Karnival) but I have always wanted to be in the midst of REAL celebrations. Enjoy!
That is such a great idea to make a snake out of the kids’ faces!
It’s really cute. The kids are so detailed in their self-portraits.
I loved it the first time when I saw it on Instagram! So cute
I want it for my house!
What a cool way to display the self-portraits!
I know! It really made the kids feel a part of the celebration.
We’re celebrating by going to Panda Express tonight (at my four year old son’s suggestion). . . On a more serious note, when I used to to teach ancient Chinese history to sixth graders, we’d always tie in the Chinese New Year, and the kids would have a blast w/ the costumes and the traditions. . . and of course the dragons. Fun, fun!
It’s such a happy celebration. And the envelopes. All the kids love the envelopes.
That’s such a cool looking dragon. My daughter’s school had some kind of celebration which made me realize that I know next to nothing about Chinese New Year. I should probably google myself up some cultural literacy and figure out something for us to do.
I knew nothing until I lived in an area that really celebrated it in more ways than just sticking a dragon on the counter. It’s wicked fun.
Not celebrating it this year but last year we experienced to MOST amazing celebration at our friends Chinese church…in Kansas of all places!
It’s truly the party of the year!
I saw a post on Facebook that it looked like a bunch of families who had adopted girls from China went out to dinner last night to celebrate. Seeing your post made it all click. That is one cool dragon.
I’m glad I helped something click. Lately, I feel like the only things snapping are my tendons in this cold!
Beautiful photograph!
Thank you!
That’s the coolest dragon! What a great idea. We aren’t celebrating, but now I kind of want to…
Plan for next year. It’s a wicked good time.
That dragon is great! My daughter brought home a Chinese New Year craft, but it wasn’t as cool as that.
I can’t imagine anyone gets to take this home…maybe it will be a door prize at the next big fundraiser?!
Love that dragon! What a great design.
Thank you! I really want it in my living room.
i love Chinese New Year – but only celebrate as an outsider. Last year I got my kids envelopes with Hello Kitty and they were a big hit!
I’ll bet they were a huge hit!
Hey thats really neat and cool! I was born in the year of the Dragon =]