Chinese New Year is the mot important of the Chinese holidays, and is a time of feasting with the family, celebration, fireworks and gift-giving.  It is a 15-day holiday, beginning on the first day of a new moon and ending with the full moon on the day of the Lantern Festival.

The Chinese calendar follows a 12-year pattern with each year named after an animal.  2013 is the year of the Snake.

The girls had 4 activities to complete - make a stir fry; create a snake using funky foam; complete a word search and pictures to colour and play chinese pairs.