The Mid-Autumn Festival is fast approaching, and we are all looking forward to the beautiful lights, delicious mooncakes and majestic decorations. Here are some Mid-Autumn Festival crafts with a twist for you and your little ones to enjoy making together during this lunar celebration!
In Chinese folklore, the rabbit’s sacrifice touched the hearts of the sages thus making him a legend.
Here is an adorable way to commemorate this noble long-eared animal.
You will need for this Mid-Autumn Festival crafts:
- Pebbles or stones of different shapes and sizes
- Paint
- Paintbrush
WHAT TO DO:
Paint your pebble or stone a base colour and let it completely dry before using another colour to paint on the rabbit’s features, such as eyes, ears, nose, whiskers, mouth and ears.
The more odd-shaped the pebble or stone is, the more interesting and unique your lucky rabbit will turn out.
Your kids can also add a bit of shimmer by dabbing on some glitter when the base-coat paint is still wet, or you can be extra creative and glue on a cute tiny bow as a special accessory.
Use these adorable little treasures to accentuate your snack display or creatively arrange them for a rabbit-themed vignette decor in your home.
5. No-cook edible mooncake play-dough
Mid-Autumn Festival: 8 Unique and Creative Craft Ideas
Mooncakes come in all sorts of different shapes with intricate patterns, so why not whip up some no-cook edible playdough and have some fun with the beautiful moulds?
You will need for this Mid-Autumn Festival crafts:
- 1 cup of flour
- ½ cup of salt
- Two tbs of cream of tartar
- 1bs of cooking oil
- Food colouring
- 1 cup of boiling water
- Mooncake moulds
WHAT TO DO:
Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar, and cooking oil in a large bowl. Add a capful of food colouring into the boiling water, then carefully pour it into the large bowl and mix well.
Once the mixture has been stirred well and forms into a doughy consistency, knead it with your hands until it is a nice dough ball.
You can now use your new no-cook edible playdough with any mooncake mould to form fun shapes for your kids to play with at a make-believe tea party!
And since it is edible (although it probably won’t taste as nice as a real mooncake), you don’t have to worry if your little ones decide to take a little bite.
Jade is valued for its metaphysical properties and is revered in ancient cultures. If you would like a cheap and easy way to create a jade-inspired décor item, this is a unique craft your kids can enjoy.
You will need for this Mid-Autumn Festival crafts:
- New bars of green or white soap
- Plastic knives/ Carving tools/ Ice-lolly sticks/ Toothpicks
WHAT TO DO:
Using the toothpick, your kids can draw an outline of a simple design directly onto the bar of soap.
Then, with your help, cut away the excess parts of the soap and use your fingers to smooth out the sides and edges.
They can now use their preferred carving tool to scrape out the details of their design; the deeper they carve, the more prominent the details will become.
Eventually, you will have your very own fragrant “jade” statuette or pendant for that extra good luck (and good smell)!
Keep calm, drink tea and celebrate the Mid Autumn Festival! Here is a unique use of the popular beverage for you to create beautiful pieces of art.
You will need for this Mid-Autumn Festival crafts:
- Two teabags (the darker the blend of tea, the better)
- Hot water
- Cup
- Spoon
- Paint pallete
- Paintbrush
- Paper
WHAT TO DO:
In a cup, pour in enough boiling water just to cover the teabags and wait for about 5 minutes until the water has darkened.
Use a spoon to press the teabags and all the darkest coloured tea out and pour one tablespoon of tea into the paint pallete.
Add more water to the cup until it is half full, then scoop out one more spoon into the pallete. Repeat this once or twice more so that you can get a spectrum of lighter shades.
Now, your children can have fun painting in a unique way and showing off their beautiful artwork once it dries!
8. Finger family puppets
Mid-Autumn Festival: 8 Unique and Creative Craft Ideas
This is the season when families will come together to celebrate this magical festival.
So here is a fun craft that also includes a special song about families for you to sing with your children.
You will need for this Mid-Autumn Festival crafts:
- Old gloves
- Felt (assortment of different colours)
- Wool
- Super glue
- Permanent markers
- Scissors
WHAT TO DO:
Cut off the fingers from the old gloves or cut out a base from felt to create the body of the finger puppet.
Using different bits of felt, glue them on for the details of each character.
The wool adds a nice touch as hair, and your kids can draw on the facial features with a permanent marker.
Once you have created this lovely little finger family, you can have fun singing this upbeat children’s song together and wriggling your fingers to the beat!
