Year of the Horse Craft for Chinese New Year

February 17 marks the start of the Year of the Horse. This stylized horse is a fun project for kids to do to celebrate Chinese New Year. Affiliate links below.

Year of the Horse Craft

Materials: 

• chipboard
• binder clips
• scissors
• Folk Art paint
• gold Sharpie

Steps: 

Draw or print a pattern of a horse head. I found a stylized horse on PicMonkey that I really liked, so I printed it at the size I wanted. 

I used binder clips to attach the pattern to the chipboard, then cut out the horse.  

I used the pattern to help with where to put the eyes and nose, using the gold Sharpie. Then I outlined the shape. 

Finally, I used the Sharpie to doodle lines, dots, and flowers onto the horse. Obviously, you can use whatever patterns or designs you want. 

Rookie move - I didn't work from right to left and dragged my hand through the wet ink. Argh. Not a big deal though. Did you ever notice the smears in the final project? 

This horse was a lot of fun to make. I love how it coordinates with last year's snake. If you're looking for other Chinese New Year crafts, you can find a few on my Winter Crafts page. I'll be adding more ideas soon!