It is the Chinese New Year, Year of the Horse 2014
Looking for a meaningful horse quote for Pinterest or Facebook for the Chinese New Year? It is the year of the horse! When is the Chinese New Year? The new Moon on January 30, 2014 begins the year of the Wood Horse. Chinese New Year is a spring festival that begins on the second new Moon after Winter Solstice, with the Sun and Moon are in Aquarius. Last year, 2013, was the year of the water snake. Enjoy!
Horse quote by Ovid for the year of the horse.
In Chinese astrology, this year is considered fortunate, bringing luck and good things. The Magical Horse has supernatural powers, is heroic, strong, and can even fly! The horse is a hero in China because important battles were won due to its power and strength. Here is a fun horse word search from homeschoolhelpersonline.com or how about a horse coloring page printable from onlinecoloringbook.net. We have a Chinese Dragon New Year printable.
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Make this New Year Care Package Kit for the Countdown
What do you when the clock strikes twelve? When the ball drops? Here's a new Tradition for New Year's Eve. Make a Midnight Care Package for family and party guests to open in the New Year. Enjoy! Silver Surprise Package filled with...
Midnight New Year Care Package Kit for the Countdown.
Grab those leftover gift boxes from Christmas or get busy recycling and wrap an empty box in shiny paper. We used a tiny jewelry box. Construction paper tag reads:
"Do not open until Midnight - 12/31/16"
How to make a New Year Countdown Care Package Kit
Tie a ribbon around the package and insert sparkly pipe-cleaners. To make spirals, wrap the pipe-cleaner around your finger or a pencil. Wrap the end of the pipe-cleaner around the ribbon to attach. Loop another piece of ribbon through the end of package bow. Tie a knot to hang from mantle. Don't forget to curl all the loose ends with your scissors. Take strand of ribbon, stretch taut, and slide one scissor blade from end to end to curl. Hang from mantle on festive silver hooks.
Fill box with fun gifts for the kiddos or make it a Midnight Care Package by filling it with a noise maker/kazoo and a pair of silly glasses, a special message, and a party hat. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Surprise.
Tip: For an Adult alternative, hang these from silver hooks over the mantle or from a fancy ribbon garland overhead in the doorway. Fill the tiny boxes with fortunes (think cookie) or use larger boxes and fill with noisemakers, and pen and paper to write down resolutions. Let guest open just before the ball drop on Times Square.
Tip: Instead of resolutions, have guests write fun fortunes, toss them all in a hat, and pass the hat around to "reveal" your New Year's future. Recommended Reading: New Year's Quote for Facebook
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Recycle a paper cup, plastic spoon, holiday ornament or that jingle bell necklace into a fun, kid-crafted bell noisemaker for the year-end celebration.
Make a bell to ring in the New Year with a paper cup and ball ornament.
Paint a paper cup.
Paint the NEW YEAR on cup with glitter glue.
With scissors or a box cutter, slice a 1" slit in base of cup.
Cut a triangle pattern out around the top of the cup.
Bend the triangles out to make a star.
Wrap a sparkly pipe-cleaner around the spoon's handle (make a loop for hanging at top).
Insert spoon in slit on base of cup.
Tape may be necessary to keep spoon aligned.
Attach a short string to a mini-ornament or jingle bell and attach with tape.
Hang for display on mantle.
At midnight, grab those bells and make some noise!
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Wondering, what year is 2015 in Chinese New Year? 2015 is the year of the sheep (also goat and ram). The Chinese New Year, year of the sheep runs from February 19, 2015 to February 7, 2016 or the Lunar New Year. In honor of 2015 Chinese New Year, we are sharing a free printable trace and color, sheepcoloring sheet. Enjoy!
The sheep is a favorite animal in Chinese culture. It is cute, warm, calm, and gentle. Like the sheep, people born under this sign are kind-hearted, clever, tender, and they are sensitive to art.
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Are you planning a slumber party for your New Year's Eve celebration? The winter months are a great time to stay indoors and plan a teen sleepover. We've found 9 new ideas for a sleepover that will make you the coolest party host ever! If you're planning a slumber party for 13, 14, 15, or 16 yr. olds, you'll find fun activities and themes to keep everyone happy and having a good time. Whether your 13 or 31, these New Year's Eve Sleepover Ideas will make your sleepover party the best one ever!
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New Year's Sleepover Ideas
Spend the Night in a Theme Hotel
All you need is you and some cash. No prep needed. Want something super special to do to celebrate the New Year? Pack your bags and gather the gang to spend the night at an Indoor Water Park like Big Splash in French Lick, Indiana pictured above. They offer rooms for up to 9 guests. In addition to the water activities, there's also a game room with a Gyroball ride and a cafe.
Wear cool pajamas and pack your bags for a night full of fun activities!
Blindfold Makeup Challenge
No matter your age, the blindfold makeup challenge is a lot of fun. There are tons of videos out there. Join the fun and post yours to Instagram, #blindfoldmakeupchallenge. All you need are some blindfolds, a makeup kit, and willing participants. Snap a selfie of the gang after everyone's makeup is done. How fun is that?
Shaving Cream Twister
Got a basement or a big kitchen? A game of shaving cream Twister is a hoot. Roll out your official Twister Board or Make your own with a tarp. Just spray circles of shaving cream in the Twister pattern and add a drop of food coloring (mix it up to get the color) and then use the official spinner. No game, no spinner? That's okay, put all of the colors on cards and draw one on each turn to see what color to go to next.
Game of Phones
This is a cool game to play with cell phones. It can work with tablets too. Get the official version on Amazon, but you could easily make your own with some index cards and a Sharpie.
Make your own Photo Props for Selfies
While we're on the subject of mobile phones, CMCraftStudios sells these adorable photo props for selfies. You can purchase a set for $60 or you can hop over to a hobby store or Walmart and get some cardstock and make your own. Grab you phones and take fun selfies of each other to memorialize the New Year, New You!
Poop! Theme Sleepover Party Ideas
Make it a poop theme! Before the party, bake some chocolate cupcakes and then give everyone a baggie of poop (plastic bag with chocolate icing) so they can poop on their cupcakes. Gross, but fun! Click here to make your own icing tubes.
Get crafty and make a game of Pin the Poop as seen below.
Pin the Poop, uploaded to Pinterest by Heather Buller.
Glow Stick Pool Party
Live in a warm climate? Try a Glow Stick Pool Party! If not, grab an inflatable pool or use your indoor hot tub to create a glowing experience perfect to highlight the New Year. Just fill your pool with activated glow sticks!
Sleepover Tents
Tents are a fun addition to any party. Add some twinkle lights to make it magical. Better yet, prep the tent forms and get Butcher paper or white sheets and have your guests decorate their own tents before pitching them for the night!
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Here are 9 fun New Year Activities for Kids for a night of family fun and games! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Are you staying home with the kids? Looking for fun games and activities to play on New Year's Eve? Try these 9 ideas to celebrate and have a great party with kids. Enjoy!
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Looking for an easy recipe for new year's eve? Whether you are cooking for a crowd or an informal family get together, this Cornbread Mexican Casserole is sure to please! For more easy New Year's Eve recipes, scroll to the bottom of this post. Enjoy!
Cornbread Mexican Casserole: New Year's Eve Recipe
To make this easy Dragon ChineseNew Year's Craft for Kids, we took a simplecoloring page, cut it out, glued it to a piece of cardboard (empty cereal box), cut that out, then glued and glittered. Enjoy!
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Lay out your glitter. Add one color at a time and let dry. For example, take a bottle of school glue and fill in all the areas on the pattern that you would like green. Sprinkle on green glitter. Allow to dry completely. Shake off excess glitter. Repeat until all colors have been filled.
Chinese Dragon Craft Stencil with Glitter and Glue. Happy Chinese New Year!
Chinese Dragon Printable Pattern Template or use it as a Coloring Page.
Right click on image of glitter pattern to copy and print.
Tip: Trace your image with a pencil or light colored crayon so the lines do not show through the glitter. Reverse the image and make your Chinese Dragon double sided, and hang it from the ceiling. Recommended Reading:
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When is Chinese New Year? It's the Year of the Water Snake
2013 Chinese New Year was Sunday, February 10. What animal is it? Nope, they don't do a Chinese Dragon every year. 2013 is the year of the Water Snake. What year is 2016? 2016 is the year of the Monkey. Here's a free printable snake coloring sheet. Enjoy!
Snakes are revered, but not as much as the dragon. The snake is poised said to posses great wisdom, morality, and generally be financially secure. On the down side, a snake can be jealous and fickle.
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This easy, edible craft is perfect for preschool birthday parties or as a New Year fun snack for preschoolers
The Bagel Breakfast is a somewhat healthy alternative to the cupcake with bagels, cream cheese, banana, and pineapple.
New Year's Eve ~ Bagel Surprise Treat for Kids.
You need: Bagels Bananas Can of Pineapple Strawberries Cream Cheese To make: Toast bagel. Spread Cream Cheese onto one bagel half. Place Pineapple ring on top of cream cheese. Cut Banana in half and insert in center of bagel/pineapple. (Add a dab of cream cheese banana's base to help it stand on end.) Slice Strawberry and insert the slice around banana.
Now you have a candle in a votive cup.
Ring in the New Year, but Leave the Resolution in the Past: Quote for Facebook and Pinterest
We have lots of posts for ideas and activities to do with the kids on New Years Eve. Browse around or do a search for "New Year". Quote: Your resolution goes in one ear and out the other. Enjoy!
New Year Sayings and Quotes for Facebook or Pinterest posts.
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Make a New Year's Time Capsule from a Christmas Ornament
A clear glass or plastic Christmas ornament makes a fun party favor and Mini Time Capsule for New Year's Eve party celebrations with kids.
Festive New Year Decoration
I Spy Something,
How to make a New Year Time Capsule from a glass Christmas Ornament Decoration
You will need:
A clear ornament with a large opening.
Iridescent sparkle paint.
Glitter glue.
Cotton Balls or Fake Snow or Shredded Paper.
Miscellaneous items such as sparkly pipe-cleaners, star confetti, and mini-tree ornaments.
Remove the top and drip paint inside. Let dry by standing on a toilet tube. Once dry, insert snow. We tore cotton balls and stuffed them inside using a straw. Add piece of sparkle (pipe-cleaners or confetti). Insert surprises to "I Spy". We added a nutcracker soldier. Replace top. Using toilet tube as an easel paint "Happy" with glitter glue on outside. Add glitter glue dots of varying colors. Attach shiny ribbon and hang from mantle.
First thing out of her mouth New Year's Day- No 'Good Morning'. She must have had a sad night.
Ask Amanda, the funny things kids say.
"Mommy since Jake and Sam are going to grow up am I?" "I don't know what you mean? Of course!" "Last night you said Jake and Sam are going to get a year older but you said nothing about me!" "Huh? Oh! You mean because I said in the New Year Jake will be seven and Sam will be eighteen?" "Yes, but you said nothing about me. Am I going to get older too?" "Awww.... Of course! You'll be turning five this year." "Good because when you were talking you said nothing about me." Then... "Jake, I'm going to be five this year! I'm going to make my second birthday on Easter like Jesus because he has two birthdays."
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