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Create a Koi fish sensory bin for a fun Chinese New Year activity.
In Chinese culture, Koi fish symbolize wealth, happiness, and success, making them a perfect addition to your Chinese New Year celebrations. Creating paper koi fish and incorporating them into your kids’ sensory bin is a delightful way to embrace these positive attributes and engage in festive activities.
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How to set up a koi fish sensory bin:
Materials needed:
- Round tray
- Patterned paper; green, orange, yellow and pink
- Colored papers; pink and green
- Glue gun and stick
- Scissors
- Black marker
- Koi fish template
For the colored rice:
- 1 cup rice
- Blue food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- Ziplock
- Paper towel
Instructions:
For the colored rice:
- Fill the ziplock with a cup of rice.
- Pour the vinegar.
- Pour a few drops of the food coloring.
- Close the ziplock.
- Mix and spread the food coloring with the rice.
- Add more drops until you reach your desired hue.
- Pour the colored rice evenly on the paper towel and let dry.
Koi fish origamis:
- Download the koi fish template and follow the instructions found on the template.
- Create koi fish origamis using the patterned paper.
- Add eyes to the fish using the black marker.
Water lilies:
- Draw and cut out the water lilies from the pink cardstock.
- Draw and cut out the lily pads from the green cardstock.
- Glue the water lilies on top of the lily pads.
How to set up:
- Fill the tray with the colored rice.
- Arrange the koi fish and lily pads on top.
- Put out scoops, plates and bowls.
How to play:
- Encourage kids to scoop and transfer the rice.
- Explore the different items.
- Have fun.
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