Chinese Dragon Mask Printable Coloring Activity

This Chinese Dragon mask will be fun to color and wear at any Chinese New Year celebration. Yes, 2021 is the year of the ox and not the dragon. (There is a cow mask that you can download right here on my blog if you like.) When many people think of Chinese New Year, they think of a Chinese dragon dancing down a parade route. What fun it would be to have your children decorate their own masks and create their own parade.

Getting the Dragon Mask

First, you will need to do is to download the Chinese Dragon Mask Coloring Printable.

Next, you will need to open it with a PDF reader. Acrobat Reader is a very popular one.

Finally, you will need to print it out on bright white cardstock. Most cardstock labeled white will have a slightly gray tint.

Preparing the Mask for Your Children

You can have your children cut out the mask before or after they decorate it. If you plan on cutting out the mask for them, you may want them to decorate the mask after it is cut out. Then you can attach the way they will wear it and they can wear it right away.

Deciding What Coloring Tools to Use

You can put out a variety of coloring tools for your children to use or choose just one. Below you will find a list of fun ways to color.

Magic Markers give the mask some texture. They also give you a brightly colored mask. The colors don’t fade much.
Crayons also give a mask texture. They aren’t messy and are easy to color over if you make a mistake. They don’t create bright vividly colored masks.
Color pencils give a mask a soft and fuzzy look. They aren’t messy!
Watercolors give the mask a sheer layer of color. They are messy and colors can run from one area of the mask to another. We used watercolors to paint this mask!

Wearing the Mask

There are a number of ways you can wear the mask.

First, you can punch holes on either side of the mask. Then you can attach yarn to both of the holes. You can tie the two pieces of yarn in the back.
Second, you can attach a strip of cardstock to both sides of the mask. Your children can then slip the mask over their heads.
Third, you may have children that don’t want to wear the mask on their face. You can attach a wooden craft stick to the mask. Children can hold the mask over their faces.