The Chinese Lion Dance goes back some one thousand years. The lions express joy and happiness. From the fourth day to the fifteenth of the New Year, lion dance groups would tour from village to village in traditional China.
We then made our own lion puppets. First we made the body by folding two strips of paper to make a concertina. It was a little bit tricky but some of us got the hang of it and were able to help our peers so everyone could finish. Mrs Wadds was very proud of us helping each other. We then used tissue paper, crepe paper and cotton balls to make our lion's face and tail and then glued them to either end of the concertina.
At the end of the activity we all got a stamp in our passports for visiting China and used the spinner to find out where we are going next week.
These masterpieces belong to Emily A, Harrison and Kaitlyn.
Next week we are going back to Australia to do Aboriginal dot paintings.
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