Celebrate Lunar New Year with our Water Tiger craft kit & some great books and videos! Kit available for pick up starting January 24th; come get yours.
Many nations and peoples celebrate Lunar New Year, this year on February 1st. Happy New Year to all! (新年好 and 心想事成 - China; 새해 복 많이 받으세요 - Korea; Chúc Mừng Năm Mới or 祝𢜏𢆥𡤓 - Vietnam) The year of the Water Tiger comes only every 60 years; it should be a lucky year for bold tigers! Make your own tiger with our Water Tiger Craft Kit, available starting January 24th.
To go with your Craft kit, check out a great book from our Lunar New Year booklist!
Then listen to this bilingual (Chinese/English) video about Chinese New Year the Evanston Public Library and some wonderful volunteers made last year.
One of the most important elements of Chinese New Year are the dumplings! Here is a boiled dumplings, Jiaozi, recipe to use for your celebration!
Finally, there is a fun new 2021 children's book about how many different cultures enjoy dumplings, called Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai. Watch Melissa Iwai create Baozi (steamed bun dumplings) using the recipe in the back of her book!
AGE GROUP: | Children |
EVENT TYPE: | Self-Directed | Crafts & DIY | Arts & Culture |
TAGS: | Family program |
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