Puzzles for Kids - Chinese New Year

In honor of the Chinese New Year, free puzzle games and printable puzzles with a Chinese theme.

Puzzles and Games

Tangrams
Arrange the seven geometric shapes (Tans) so that they match the different figures.

Chinese Zodiac Concentration
See if you can pair together the animals from the Chinese Zodiac in this interactive puzzle game.

Chinese New Year Quiz
Test your knowledge of Chinese New Year beliefs and traditions.

Word Search Puzzles

Chinese New Year Word Search
Find the hidden words associated with the Chinese New Year celebration. Play game online or print and solve on paper.

Chinese Zodiac Animal Word Find
Easy interactive word search game. Java

Chinese Culture Word Search
Very easy interactive word search puzzle from apples4theteacher.com.

Chinese Culture Challenge Word Search
A more difficult word search puzzle game from apples4theteacher.com.

Here are some word search puzzles to print and solve.

• Chinese Horoscope Word Search(Easy)
• Chinese Zodiac Word Search (Hard)

Crossword Puzzles

Teachers can print these puzzles out for classroom solving.

• Chinese New Year Crossword Puzzle
• Chinese New Year

Jigsaw Puzzles

Chinese New Year Jigsaw Puzzles
Here are some jigsaw puzzles with a Chinese New Year theme, including Lion Dance, Dragon Dance, Chinese Lanterns and more! Difficulty levels range from extra easy to intermediate.

Chinese Dragon Drag and Drop Puzzle
Easy online puzzle game from primarygames.com

Chinese New Year Mask Jigsaw Puzzle
Easy jigsaw puzzle from surfnetkids.com.

Chinese New Year Jigsaw Puzzle
This JigZone puzzle has 48 pieces, but can be adapted from 6 to 247 pieces.

More Games

Print out these puzzles for more puzzle fun.

• Chinese New Year Maze Puzzle
• Chinese New Year Dot-to-Dot Puzzle

Palindrome Play

A palindrome is a word, verse, sentence or poem which reads the same backwards as it does forwards. Here, you'll find a selection of books featuring this form of wordplay. Most of these books are meant for younger readers.