Chinese New Year Videos for Kids

Chinese New Year videos are a great way to not only introduce your children to the holiday but also a great source of inspiration to make the holiday extra fun for your family.

From the story behind why Chinese New Year is celebrated to songs, crafts, recipes you can try with your kiddos, I found a wide range of videos on YouTube to make your Chinese New Year the best one yet!

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origins & customs

songs

food & recipes

crafts

Chinese New Year Videos: Origin & Customs

Below are some fun Chinese New Year videos on the origin and customs of Chinese New Year.

Mama Laoshi: All about Chinese New Year 🧧 for kids in Chinese 新年的故事與傳統 | 文化與傳統中文

Magic Tree House: Let’s Go to Dehua Street for New Year Goods/神奇故事屋：走，去迪化街買年貨（新春特輯）

How A Family in China Celebrates Chinese New Year (English)

How a Little Girl celebrates Lunar New Year in Taiwan

The Story of the Nian Monster/momo親子台 | 年獸的故事哈婆婆故事屋

Learn Chinese New Year Greetings/學習吉祥話

Teaches kids popular Chinese New Year greetings. Video is in traditional Chinese with zhuyin.

Baking Book Club Chinese New Year Special: 烤箱讀書會新春特別節目/團圓

Nian Monster’s New Year/ 小年獸的新年｜親子天下

A video sharing the story of the legend of the Nian monster.

Chinese New Year Videos: Songs

Ciao Hu Chinese New Year Song: 巧虎恭喜新年好歌

Chinese New Year Song with Lyrics/千金娃娃: 恭喜恭喜

Make Tang Yuan song/momo歡樂谷：搓湯圓

Congratulations/恭喜恭喜

One of the most popular songs for Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year Videos on Food

過年：守候的心意

舌尖上的新年 A Bite of China Celebrating the Chinese New Year

A great video introducing the food enjoyed during Chinese New Year.

17 Chinese New Year Dishes/ Yoyo TV 17 道團圓年菜動手做！

A recipe video teaching you how to make dishes for Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year Videos on Crafts

Chinese New Year Crafts/ Yoyotv DIY 過新年

Origami God of Fortune/紅包袋財神

Learn how to fold this easy origami god of fortune.

New Year Slime DIY/新年史萊姆

Make some Lunar New Year slime!

We hope you and your kids enjoy these videos! Hope they give you some wonderful ideas as to how to make it a fun and special one!

Wishing you all a very Happy Chinese New Year!

新年快樂/新年快乐/Xīnnián kuàilè

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