{"id":3259,"date":"2019-01-20T12:34:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T12:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/01\/20\/chinese-new-year-wreath\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:58:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:58:56","slug":"chinese-new-year-wreath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/chinese-new-year-wreath\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese New Year Wreath"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Create your own red and gold Chinese New Year wreath with a decorative 3D lantern and paper flowers<\/a>. Incorporate traditional symbols like lucky coins and calligraphy for added festivity. This vibrant wreath<\/a> will bring prosperity and good fortune to your home as you welcome the Lunar New Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Create your own red and gold Chinese New Year wreath with a decorative 3D lantern and paper flowers. Incorporate traditional symbols like lucky coins and calligraphy for added festivity. This vibrant wreath will bring prosperity and good fortune to your home as you welcome the Lunar New Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,233,27,237,227,229,231,280],"tags":[589,721],"class_list":["post-3259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-activity","category-grown-ups","category-chinese-new-year","category-occasions","category-themes","category-themes-grown-ups","category-wreath-making","tag-chinese-new-year","tag-wreath-making"],"acf":{"age":["6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Intermediate"],"time-to-make":["1 hour"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K410","time":"1.5 hours + drying time for glue","skill_level":"Intermediate","how_to_make":"

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  1. Wrap a piece of ribbon all the way around wreath then tie the ends together in a knot to hold it in place. If the ribbon isn\u2019t long enough to go all the way around the wreath, tie 2 pieces together. Wrap more ribbon around the wreath to add another colour. Tie a loop of ribbon at the top of the wreath.<\/li>\r\n
  2. To make the flowers, cut some 12cm circle from tissue paper. You\u2019ll need 3 x circles to make each flower. It\u2019s quicker to stack several sheets of tissue together to cut the circles, rather than cutting each one separately.<\/li>\r\n
  3. Wrap a piece of ribbon all the way around wreath then tie the ends together in a knot to hold it in place. If the ribbon isn\u2019t long enough to go all the way around the wreath, tie 2 pieces together. Wrap more ribbon around the wreath to add another colour. Tie a loop of ribbon at the top of the wreath.<\/li>\r\n
  4. To make the flowers, cut some 12cm circle from tissue paper. You\u2019ll need 3 x circles to make each flower. It\u2019s quicker to stack several sheets of tissue together to cut the circles, rather than cutting each one separately.<\/li>\r\n
  5. To attach the tassel onto the lantern, make a hole using a sharp tool or pointed scissors in the side of the bottom section of the box, in the middle, and another hole on the facing side. Thread a bead onto the top of the tassel then push the ends of the thread through one hole in the box, through the middle then out through the facing hole. Thread another bead at the top and tie a double knot to hold it in place.<\/li>\r\n
  6. Fit the lid back onto the box with some glue and a strip of red tissue paper to seal the join. Decorate the front of the lantern with gems and cut out gold paper shapes. Tie the ends of the thread in a loop around the top of the wreath so it hangs in the middle.<\/li>\r\n
  7. Use a glue gun to attach the flowers and leaves around the wreath.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","shopping_list":"
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