Get creative with your kids this Lunar New Year and create these Chinese food using recycled cardboard.
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I love creating stuff with my boys especially when it involves recycled cardboard and coloring. We had been doing a few Chinese New Year crafts lately and this DIY cardboard dim sum is one of my favorites.

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How to create cardboard dim sum craft:
Materials needed:
- Recycled cardboard
- Chalkola Chalk Markers
- Scissors
- Pencil and eraser
- Glue gun and stick
Instructions:
- Sketch and cut dumplings, shrimps and siomai shapes from the recycled cardboard.
- Let your kids color the shapes.
- Add extra details to the shapes.
For the cardboard plates:
- Cut four round cardboard pieces.
- Cut the edge from the two round pieces (about 1 inch).
- Attach each on top of the round cardboard.




We had a fun afternoon making this craft and the boys enjoyed pretending to cook, sell and eat the dim sum food.


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