Creative Booths

Creative Booths

Face Painting Creation

Students can refer to the instructor or choose their own colours for the face painting, filling them in symmetrically to create a unique design.

Aromatic Pouch

Traditional Chinese aromatic pouches are often made of silk and filled with ingredients such as realgar, aromatic herbs and mugwort, primarily to repel mosquitoes.

Grasshopper Weaving

Grass weaving is a folk craft with a long history. This workshop brings the art into school and teaches students the basics of weaving grasshoppers and the core concepts of grass weaving.

Chinese Knotting

Each basic knot is named for its shape and meaning. Decorative knots can be combined with auspicious ornaments to convey blessings and wishes.

Windmill

Made from straw and paper strips, or modern paper and plastic blades, windmills symbolise good fortune and prosperity.

Flour Dolls

Using flour dough in different colours, students knead, cut and assemble intricate figures to create unique flour dolls.

Calligraphy / Rainbow Calligraphy

Students learn this important Chinese art by using brush pens to practise writing Chinese characters on paper.

Hanfu Try-On

Students try on Hanfu, experience traditional clothing and compare it with modern styles.

Shadow Puppet Making and Experience

Students assemble jointed shadow puppets, then use rods, light and a translucent screen to create their own dialogue and story with the instructor's guidance.

Ink Wash Painting

Using rice paper, ink and water, students build layered effects and explore the beauty of Chinese ink wash painting.

Fan Painting

Students create unique fan designs using instructor references or their own ideas, with support suited to their abilities.

Calligraphy on Fan Surfaces

Students practise calligraphy on fans, traditional cooling tools whose surfaces also serve as media for writing, painting, appreciation and collecting.

Lacquer Dyeing Craft

Lacquer dyeing has a history of more than 8,000 years in China. Natural lacquer is durable, moisture-resistant and wear-resistant. Students choose colours, float prepared lacquer pigments on water, create patterns by blowing or stirring, then dip a fan into the surface to produce a colourful, one-of-a-kind design.

Pellet Drum Making

The pellet drum is an ancient folk instrument and toy. Traditionally made from wood, bamboo, clay or card with an animal-skin or paper drumhead, it dates back to the Neolithic period and became a popular children's toy after being widely sold during the Song dynasty.

Herbal Foot Soak Sachet Making

Traditional Chinese medicine regards the feet as the body's second heart. Students learn about the long history of hot foot baths and prepare herbal sachets traditionally used to support circulation, warmth, relaxation, sleep and digestive wellbeing.

Traditional Kite Making

Students design and colour their own kite, secure wooden or bamboo sticks in position, thread the flying line and finish it with decorative ribbons.

Tie-Dyeing

Students learn the history and different methods of tie-dyeing, then use fabric, dyes and tying techniques to create unique patterns and colours.

Lantern Making

Students learn the history and cultural meaning of lanterns, then use paper, bamboo and craft materials to design and make their own festive lantern.