Lunar New Year Kids Activity Pack 2027 (Year of the Goat)

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A gentle, accurate introduction to Lunar New Year for children ages about 4-8. Lunar New Year 2027 begins on Saturday, February 6 and welcomes the Year of the Goat. The Lantern Festival follows on Saturday, February 20. Use it at home, in a classroom or homeschool, or at a library program.

AI disclosure: this item was created with the use of AI. LB3 Trackers designed it with AI assistance: AI tools helped write the code that draws every picture from simple shapes, the code that builds and checks the puzzles, and the wording. All artwork is original, with no clip art, photos or licensed characters.

13 pages (US Letter PDF):

- For grown-ups: a short introduction covering who celebrates (Chinese Spring Festival, Korean Seollal, Vietnamese Tết and communities worldwide), the 2027 dates, the Year of the Goat, common traditions, and tips for sharing them respectfully

- The 12 zodiac animals wheel, plus a "find your animal" table for birth years 2015-2026 with each year's new-year date

- Picture sudoku: two 4x4 puzzles with cut-out pieces, and one 6x6 puzzle (lantern, goat, mandarin, red envelope, dumpling, fan)

- Count and graph

- Word search (12 words)

- Lantern maze

- Coloring page: Year of the Goat

- Make a paper lantern: a classic folded-lantern craft template

- Say Happy New Year: Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean and Vietnamese greetings, with the written form, romanization, an easy pronunciation guide and the meaning

- My New Year wishes: a writing and drawing page

- Answer key

Every sudoku is checked by computer to have exactly one solution.

Please note: this is a simple first introduction, not a complete picture of any culture. Traditions vary from family to family and from country to country.

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