How to Make Paper Spiral Chinese Dragons

Need a fun decoration for Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year? Learn how to make paper spiral Chinese dragons; You can use our handy template or let your kids draw their own.

These are perfect for decorating your home or classroom, making them a great group project. The more of these, the merrier.

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We’ve made several designs as well as design your own so children can fill in the dragon’s body with the pattern of their choice.

This is a great craft that focuses on scissor skills.

And most importantly, it’s fun to make.

How to make a spiral Chinese dragon with paper

What you need:

Step-by-step instructions

Print the template and have your children color the dragon (or print the pre-colored template).

We start with yellow markers, but kids can use any color or highlighter. If children use markers, we recommend printing the template on thicker printer paper.

Yellow is done.

Ask the children to choose another color to fill in the dragon’s scales.

We finished the dragon’s body with red.

Ask them to color the dragon’s head – we thought the green gave ours a lively feel.

We also added some blue.

Our dragon’s head will be yellow.

And the same thing happens with the feet.

It’s time to color the fire.

And orange on the outside.

Almost finished coloring.

Add a few details to the nails and the coloring is complete!

Now, let your child cut out parts of the dragon.

Must have four legs and body.

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