How Do You Make A Paper Chinese Dragon Head?
According to the Char4u article Dragon: The Heart of Chinese Culture, dragons are a symbol of wealth, wisdom, protection, strength—and good luck. Create a paper Chinese dragon head to celebrate Chinese New Year. Wear one as a mask and participate in a New Year’s parade, or hang it on the wall for a decoration. Cut a piece of poster board in half, lengthwise. This should give you an 11-by-28-inch strip of cardboard. Choose any color poster board: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple or black. One piece of poster board makes 2 large dragons. Cut it in half, lengthwise again, to make 4 dragons. Wrap the poster board strip around the back of your head or a child’s head. Staple the sides together close to the forehead. Remove from head and glue the two pieces of protruding poster board together. Cut out the shape of a mouth. Consider what an alligator’s mouth looks like when contouring the head and mouth: Add nostrils and a pointy snout. Use pieces of construction paper to make paper
