Chinese New Year Printables
Chinese New Year is a happy, family non-religious celebration. To mark this celebration, we have a growing collection of printables here at Topmarks which you can download and print off.
Year of the Horse
The Chinese New Year of the Horse began on 17 February 2026. Why not download our Year of the Horse sheet?
In Chinese culture the Horse often symbolises speed, progress, perseverance, ambition and vitality.
Chinese New Year Sudoku
Try our printable Chinese New Year Sudoku puzzle. It has four 4 x 4 grids with animals from the Chinese Zodiac.
Cut out the animals from below the grid and place them in the missing squares so each row and column has just one of each animal.
Chinese Writing
Test your skills at some Chinese writing. Our template shows how 'Happy New Year' is written. There are two alternative printable pages, one with an outline guide to trace over and the other with just the characters to copy.
Chinese Dragon Dance
How about printing off and colouring in this picture of the Chinese Dragon Dance?
You may like to look at the traditional colours and patterns of Chinese Dragons on our Dragon Dance page before you start.
Chinese Lantern
Chinese Lanterns hang in homes and streets everywhere in China and countries which celebrate Chinese New Year. The traditional colours are red for good luck and gold represents wealth.
You can find out about the Chinese Lantern festival on our Lantern Festival page.
Chinese Lantern Border with Lines
Download this printable sheet with a lantern border for your writing about Chinese New Year.
Chinese Lantern Border
An alternative printable lantern border for your writing about Chinese New Year, but without lines.
Year of the Goat
The Chinese New Year of the Goat begins on 6 February 2027. This year is sometimes translated as sheep or ram. Why not download our Year of the Goat sheet?
In Chinese culture the Goat is linked with kindness, compassion, gentleness, good fortune and prosperity.
Year of the Monkey
The Chinese New Year of the Monkey begins on 26 January 2028. Why not download our Year of the Monkey sheet?
In Chinese culture the Monkey is linked with intelligence, charm and energy, as well as mischief and curiosity.
Year of the Rooster
The Chinese New Year of the Rooster begins on 13 February 2029. Why not download our Year of the Rooster sheet?
In Chinese culture the Rooster is linked with honesty, confidence, punctuality and welcoming new beginnings.
Year of the Dog
The Chinese New Year of the Dog begins on 3 February 2030. Why not download our Year of the Dog sheet?
In Chinese culture the Dog is linked with loyalty, honesty, devotion and reliability.
Year of the Boar
The Chinese New Year of the Boar (also called Pig) begins on 23 January 2031. Why not download our Year of the Boar sheet?
In Chinese culture the Boar is linked with kindness, generosity, good living and prosperity.
Year of the Rat
The Chinese New Year of the Rat begins on 11 February 2032. Why not download our Year of the Rat sheet?
In Chinese culture the Rat is linked with intelligence, problem-solving, prosperity and new beginnings.
Year of the Ox
The Chinese New Year of the Ox begins on 31 January 2033. Why not download our Year of the Ox sheet?
In Chinese culture the Ox is linked with patience, dependability, strength and hard work leading to success.
Year of the Tiger
The Chinese New Year of the Tiger begins on 19 February 2034. Why not download our Year of the Tiger sheet?
In Chinese culture the Tiger is linked with bravery, leadership, power and protection.
Year of the Rabbit
The Chinese New Year of the Rabbit begins on 8 February 2035. Why not download our Year of the Rabbit sheet?
In Chinese culture the Rabbit is linked with calm, kindness, good luck, safety and quiet intelligence.
Year of the Dragon
The Chinese New Year of the Dragon begins on 28 January 2036. Why not download our Year of the Dragon sheet?
Dragons in Chinese culture are friendly creatures that bring good luck, rather than fire-breathing monsters in western myths.
Year of the Snake
The Chinese New Year of the Snake begins on 15 February 2037. Why not download our Year of the Snake sheet?
In Chinese culture the Snake is linked with wisdom, good judgement, renewal and the ability to adapt.
We have more Chinese New Year printables on our make a goat mobile, make a horse puppet, make a snake mobile, make a rabbit puppet, make an ox and make a tiger pages.
