2025 marks the Year of the Snake, and if you are planning to celebrate the Lunar New Year with your children and family, I have a playful and simple Chinese New Year snake paper hat for you to color, cut out, and wear during the festivities.
This snake craft includes an easy printable template that teachers can use in the classroom or parents can enjoy at home while making crafts with their children.
The Chinese New Year snake paper hat shows a snake, the year 2025 printed below it, and the phrase Happy Chinese New Year. Since I enjoy providing choices with my craft templates, I designed four wording options:
- 2025 Happy Chinese New Year
- 2025 Year Of The Snake
- 2025 Happy Year Of The Snake
- 2025 Happy New Year
Choose the version you like best, print the headband, and begin coloring.
Preschoolers, kindergartners, and elementary school children can enjoy making this cheerful Lunar New Year craft in January or February.
Year of the Snake
Within the twelve-year Chinese zodiac cycle, which follows the Chinese calendar, the snake is the sixth animal.
The Year of the Snake returns every 12 years, with the previous one taking place in 2013.
People born during the Year of the Snake are often believed to be clever, thoughtful, and strategic.
How can you celebrate Chinese New Year with children?
Enjoying Chinese New Year with children can be both entertaining and informative. Here are a few suggestions:
Decorate your home
Choose classic red and gold decorations because these colors are thought to symbolize luck and joy. Create paper lanterns, dragon masks, or DIY snake paper crowns together with your children.
Explore the Zodiac
Introduce children to the 12 creatures in the Chinese zodiac. Read stories or watch videos that explain the legends and traditions connected to Chinese New Year and its zodiac animals.
Prepare traditional dishes
Use this celebration as a chance to sample foods like dumplings and rice cakes. Prepare them at home while allowing children to help in the kitchen, or visit a nearby Asian restaurant.
DIY Chinese New Year Snake Paper Hat
Materials:
How to create a Chinese New Year snake paper hat
Print the headband template onto white paper.
Decorate the front section with color, then cut it out.
Attach the two side panels to the front section with tape.
Curve the headband into a ring and place it around the child’s head to test the size. Secure the ends with tape.