My Chinese New Year decorations every year is very minimal. I usually take 3 angpows, clip them together then string them up. Well, this year I'm inspired by
Mumsgather. She wrote a post about how she and the kids spent some time doing angpow crafts. So this year, I taught the kids how to make fish angpows. You can
get the instructions here. Here they are hanging on my wall:
When they were done, my girl counted and proudly declared they had made 44. Mommy immediately said "choi, choi, not a good number, make some more." KokoD also made some. But in the end I had to "repair" a lot of his work. I also tried making an angpow lantern. Here is how it turned out:
Mamas Parenting Tip:
Fish angpows are very easy to do. I would say suitable for children 6 years and up. Must be able to handle scissors well and avoid stapling their own fingers :)
Nice! I;;l try this since I"VE got so many red packets at home!
ReplyDeleteBTW, you no longer sell books now? I mean all the books you sell now are via affiliate links?
Yes, I no longer sell children's books like before. Biz now focus on affiliate products.
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