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Printable family adventure · Ages 5 to 10

Hui Hui’s Chinese New Year Adventure 新年快乐

Help Hui Hui the red panda reach the New Year feast. Three stations of real Chinese, a red envelope to make, dumplings to fold and a lucky sign for your front door. No Chinese needed from you.

A$25 one payment

  • Instant download, emailed to you too
  • A4 and US Letter, plus a low-ink version
  • Print it for every child in your family, year after year
Chinese New Year 2027 is on Saturday 6 February.It’s the Year of the Goat 羊 yáng.

Why families do it

Chinese New Year, made theirs

  • If your family celebratesGive your children their own part in the New Year, with real words to say to grandparents and a sign they made for the door.
  • If you’re discovering itA real tradition, explained simply and told through a story, so children remember why families do it, not just what they do.
  • If you’re short on timeIt’s all planned: what to print, what to buy, what to say. You don’t need to speak any Chinese, and every word comes with audio.

How it works

One afternoon, start to finish

You read the story aloud, then children work through the stations. At the end of each one they shout 我会 wǒ huì, “I can!”, and earn a piece of the door sign.

  1. 30 minSetup: print, cut and hide the cards
  2. 5 minRead Hui Hui’s story aloud
  3. 10 minStation 1: The Greeting Gate
  4. 15 minStation 2: The Zodiac Trail
  5. 20 minStation 3: The Red Envelope Workshop
  6. About 1 hrFinale: dumplings, then up goes the sign

The stations

Real Chinese, real traditions

Each station teaches something families really do at Chinese New Year, told through Hui Hui’s story and illustrated in watercolour.

  • Hui Hui and the goat gatekeeper at a red gate hung with lanterns

    Station 1 · 10 minutes

    The Greeting Gate

    Say 新年快乐 xīnnián kuàilè, Happy New Year, with Hui Hui until the goat opens the gate. Then greet the family with the traditional hand greeting.

  • Hui Hui and the goat on a garden trail with the twelve zodiac animals

    Station 2 · 15 minutes

    The Zodiac Trail

    Hunt for twelve zodiac animal cards hidden around the house, say each name in Chinese, put them in order and find everyone’s birth year.

  • Hui Hui holding out a red envelope with two hands

    Station 3 · 20 minutes

    The Red Envelope Workshop

    Hear the old folk tale behind 红包 hóngbāo, red envelopes, then make one, and practise giving it with two hands and saying thank you.

  • Hui Hui and friends around a table of dumplings

    Finale · About 1 hour

    The Dumpling Table

    Fold veggie dumplings together, say 好吃 hǎochī, delicious, with the first bite, and put up your lucky 福 door sign.

Look inside

All 14 pages

Tap any page to see it larger.

The low-ink version has the same pages with lighter pictures and outlined colour, and one door sign to colour in.

Hear it

Every word, in a child’s voice

Each station page has a code to scan. It opens Hui Hui’s word page, with every word at normal speed and slowly, so you never have to guess. Try three now.

In the download

What you get

  1. A parent guide with the timings, what to print, a shopping list and a 30-minute setup.
  2. Hui Hui’s story to read aloud, which starts the adventure.
  3. Three station pages with simple steps, a Big kids challenge and a note for grown-ups.
  4. Twelve zodiac animal cards to cut out and hide, with birth years from 1960 to 2027.
  5. A red envelope template to colour, fold and fill.
  6. The finale and a veggie dumpling recipe that makes about 30, with shop-bought wrappers.
  7. A four-piece 福 door sign, in red or to colour in.
  8. A certificate for every child, and a word list of all 23 Chinese words.

Questions

Good to know

Do I need to speak Chinese?

No. Every Chinese word has its pinyin and an easy “say it like” guide, and every word can be heard in a child’s voice, at normal speed and slowly. Scan the code on any station page, or open the listening page.

What ages is it for?

Ages 5 to 10. Younger children listen, say and make. Every station also has a Big kids challenge, so a 5-year-old and a 10-year-old can play together.

What do I need?

A printer, scissors, a glue stick, sticky tape, and red and gold pencils or crayons. For the finale: a packet of round dumpling wrappers and a few vegetables. The shopping list is in the parent guide.

How long does it take?

About 30 minutes to set up, then an afternoon: the story, three stations of 10 to 20 minutes each, and about an hour for the dumplings. You can also spread it over a few days.

When is Chinese New Year 2027?

Saturday 6 February 2027, the start of the Year of the Goat. The adventure works any time around the New Year.

How many children can use it?

Every child in your family. Print as many copies as you need, this year and every year after.

How do I get it?

Straight after payment you can download it, and the download link is emailed to you too, so you can download it again on any device.

Hui Hui waving

Ready for the feast?

Print it tonight. Hui Hui will meet your children at the gate.

A$25 one payment

  • Instant download, emailed to you too
  • A4 and US Letter, plus a low-ink version
  • Print it for every child in your family, year after year