The Lunar New Year is a meaningful festival in Chinese culture and gives your family a chance to discover a unique, special holiday. Because 2026 is the Year of the Horse, you can create a Chinese New Year horse spinner craft with your children.
In Chinese culture, horses are powerful symbols of strength, speed, freedom and achievement. While creating this horse coloring craft, children can discover more about the Zodiac animals while taking part in an enjoyable and imaginative activity.
The Chinese New Year horse spinner craft needs just a few materials, and children simply have to color both designs.
The front design displays 2026, while one side of the wheel shows a horse and the other reads: Happy Chinese New Year.
In 2026, the Chinese New Year celebration lasts 16 days, although just the first seven days are recognized as a public holiday. The Lantern Festival takes place afterward in March.
Preschoolers, kindergartners and elementary-aged children can easily enjoy making our horse craft in the classroom with a teacher or at home with mom on a chilly winter day. It is especially useful if your area has snowy weather and you need fun projects to keep children occupied and amused indoors.
Additional Chinese New Year craft printables
Chinese New Year Horse Spinner Craft
Materials:
Instructions
First, print the spinner and cover onto white cardstock.
Add color to the spinner, then cut it out.
Decorate the cover with color and cut it out.
With a pencil, create a hole in the center of the spinner (at the marked spot).
Punch a hole through the center of the cover using a hole punch (at the marked spot).
Secure the spinner and cover together using a paper fastener.