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Lesson Plans


Re: Elem. Chinese New Year Ideas?

From: Moonbeargj
Date: Wed Jan 05 2000 - 14:31:16 PST

Our local cultural arts center is holding a contest to see which school can
come up with the most amazing Chinese dragon. Saw the directions and without
too much elaboration here's the deal. Use 5 or 6 boxes that copy paper comes
in. Turn them upside down and use cord or whatever to tie them
together.....like cars on a train. Two holes are put about 10 inches apart
on front and back of each box and sections of cord are attached between
boxes...big knot tied to hold cord in the hole. These boxes are the body
segments of the dragon. Head and tail parts may also be out of boxes or the
lids but that part of the creation is left to designers of your dragon. How
you decorate and or paint the dragon is up to creator. This dragon may be
carried overhead with one child under each box...like the ones seen in the
parade. The cultural arts center will be hanging up all entries....guess
this could be hung horozontally or vertically. I have made a similar dragon
in the past and it looks cool to hang colorful crepe paper streamers from the
sides of the boxes. Looks great when people move with dragon and kind of
hides the people. Now I'm excited about the project and may try it. 

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