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Make a Hongbao

tomorrow starts the year of the ox
Paper & Cardboard, Cutting & Pasting, and Lunar New Year
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What do you need?
red folding sheets 15x15cm
a piece of red cardboard
a piece of beige cardboard
a piece of black cardboard
wobbly eyes
a pencil
scissors
hobby glue
felt-tip pen, black
felt-tip pen, gold

Hong bao ox home
The red envelope plays an important role in the Chinese New Year celebration. It is the most frequently given gift to Chinese people, money to buy something nice for yourself. The envelopes for children are cute or funny and often the animal of the year (from the Chinese Zodiac) is depicted on them. This year that animal is the ox and our ox is very happy, its belly is well filled!
 
How to make a Chinese Hongbao for the Year of the Ox
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Take a red or pink square paper sheet.

Fold the folding sheet in half lengthwise.

Fold open, fold 2 cm from the bottom up.

Cut off a small corner from both sides.

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Close the envelop and fold 2cm from the top downward.

Fold open, cut off the fold on the right + both left corners.

Glue the bottom and the side closed.

Allow the glue to dry well, use paperclips or clothes pegs to assist

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Trace the loose parts.

Cut them all out.

Draw nostrils and a small mouth.

Stick on all the loose parts.

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Write the Chinese character for ox in gold.

Stick on the character, legs and tail.

Hurray! Now the Hongbao can be filled!

Do mind! The Chinese are a generous people, they only put in banknotes, no coins. Xin Nian Kuai Le!