Activity sheets will not be physically mailed; this is a digital printable program designed to pair perfectly with the embroidered patch.
Please go back to the Patch Section to purchase the patch separately here:
👉 Lunar New Year Patch
🐉🎆 A YEAR OF THE DRAGON CELEBRATION ISN'T JUST SOMETHING GIRLS COMPLETE — IT'S SOMETHING THEY REFLECT ON, CREATE, CELEBRATE, DREAM ABOUT, REMEMBER, AND CARRY WITH THEM LONG AFTER THE NEW YEAR BEGINS.
Welcome to the Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon Celebration Program, a joyful cultural adventure that transforms a troop meeting, holiday celebration, patch program, or family event into an unforgettable journey of reflection, creativity, courage, and new beginnings.
This isn't just a New Year's activity program.
It's an inspiring experience where girls explore Lunar New Year traditions celebrated across many Asian cultures, including Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean communities, while discovering the powerful qualities associated with the Year of the Dragon: courage, wisdom, kindness, beauty, and ambition.
Like a book filled with blank pages waiting for a new story, girls are encouraged to celebrate where they've been, reflect on what they've learned, and dream about the possibilities that lie ahead. Through crafts, games, movement, reflection, and cultural exploration, girls learn that every new year is an opportunity to grow, shine, and become the best version of themselves.
Throughout the adventure, girls will:
🐉 Learn about Lunar New Year traditions and celebrations
✨ Reflect on accomplishments and memories from the past year
🎨 Create festive decorations and cultural crafts
🌟 Set goals and dreams for the future
🤝 Celebrate courage, kindness, and personal growth
Then the celebration comes to life through a series of exciting New Year experiences leaders can guide step by step:
📸 Reflections & Gratitude Time Capsule — girls create a memory-filled time capsule featuring favorite moments, accomplishments, photos, and reflections from the previous year.
🎊 Dazzling Decorations — design festive Lunar New Year decorations, signs, and dragon-inspired displays to welcome the year ahead.
🐯 Zodiac Zoology Charades — learn about the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac and play a fun charades game inspired by each animal's traits.
🐉 Dramatic Dragon Masks — create a unique dragon persona complete with scales, horns, colors, and personality traits that symbolize personal strengths.
💃 Dragon Dances — move, dance, and celebrate like a soaring dragon while practicing teamwork, creativity, and confidence.
🌟 New Year's Vision Board — create a collage of dreams, goals, and aspirations that represent hopes for the coming year.
🧁 Midnight Snack Creations — decorate festive cupcakes and treats to celebrate the joy and traditions of New Year's gatherings.
🎈 Bursting Balloon Drop Challenge — work together to keep a confetti-filled balloon in the air while practicing communication and teamwork.
🎆 Firework Fixings Craft — create colorful firework artwork inspired by celebrations around the world.
🌌 Star Gaze Wherever You Are — build a constellation viewer and explore famous constellations including Orion, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, and the Big Dipper.
As girls move through each activity, they create something meaningful: memories, goals, keepsakes, confidence, friendships, cultural appreciation, and excitement for the future. Every station helps girls celebrate where they've been while inspiring them to embrace the year ahead with courage and optimism.
The experience becomes more than a holiday celebration—it becomes a powerful reminder that every new year brings fresh opportunities to learn, grow, and make a positive impact.
🎒 What's Included?
✅ Complete Lunar New Year printable program
✅ 10 pages of themed activities
✅ 10 hands-on Year of the Dragon experiences
✅ Reflection worksheet
✅ Chinese Zodiac Chart
✅ Constellation cut-out templates
✅ Leader-friendly instructions
✅ Certificate of Completion
✅ Flexible format for all ages and troop sizes
💛 Why Leaders Love It
✔ Celebrates cultural traditions in a fun and meaningful way
✔ Encourages reflection, gratitude, and goal setting
✔ Combines movement, crafts, games, and STEM activities
✔ Easy-to-follow and adaptable for all ages
✔ Includes ready-to-print worksheets and templates
✔ Promotes confidence, creativity, and cultural awareness
✔ Creates memorable New Year traditions girls will treasure
🌟 What the Final Moment Feels Like
By the end of the celebration, girls are proudly wearing their dragon masks, showing off vision boards, sharing favorite memories from their time capsules, and talking excitedly about their goals for the year ahead. The room feels hopeful, joyful, and full of possibility as girls realize that every ending creates a new beginning.
They leave with keepsakes, certificates, new dreams, and the courage to approach the coming year with a Dragon's heart—brave, kind, ambitious, and ready for adventure.
👉 Add the Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon Celebration Program to your troop calendar for a festive, meaningful, and unforgettable celebration filled with culture, creativity, confidence, and new beginnings. 🐉🎆✨
