Happy Chinese New Year 2026: Year of the Fire Horse 
 
Art & Drawing Bundle – 16 Creative Pages for the Classroom
 
Celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse with this vibrant, hands-on art resource packed with creative activities and cultural learning! This 16-page bundle is perfect for art classes, cross-curricular lessons, early finishers, sub plans, or seasonal enrichment. With a focus on line, texture, symmetry, and color theory, students will explore art techniques while learning about Chinese New Year traditions.
 
What's Included: 
✅ 1 Page – Introduction to Chinese New Year & Fire Horse Facts
A brief, student-friendly overview of the holiday, zodiac cycle, and what makes the Fire Horse special.
✅ 2 Pages – Fire Horse Coloring Pages
Dynamic Asian-style horse illustrations to color, perfect for mindfulness or early finishers.
✅ 1 Page – One-Line Horse Drawing Worksheet
Includes example image, helpful tips, and reflection questions. Students draw a horse without lifting their pencil!
✅ 1 Page – Expressive vs. Constructive Line Drawing Worksheet
Students explore different types of line using a reference horse image. Includes space for drawing both styles and reflection prompts.
✅ 2 Pages – Drawing Techniques: Hatching, Cross-Hatching, Scumbling, Stippling
Examples applied to horse drawings plus student practice boxes for each technique.
✅ 1 Page – Symmetry & Mark Making Worksheet
Students complete the other half of a horse head using symmetrical observation and texture-building lines.
✅ 1 Page – Elementary Zentangle Horse
Simplified horse silhouette with pattern examples—perfect for younger students exploring line and repetition.
✅ 2 Pages – Color Theory Horse Coloring Activity
Two horses ready to be colored using one of six listed color harmonies(complementary, analogous, triadic, etc.). Students choose and apply their favorite harmony.
✅ 2 Pages – Fractaled Horses for Advanced Color or Zentangle Work
Intricate horse designs ideal for detailed coloring, pattern filling, or advanced color theory exercises.
✅ 3 Bonus Pages – Larger Horse Designs
Three of the coolest horse designs from earlier pages—now enlarged for additional technique application (color theory, texture, pattern work, or expressive design).
 
Why It Works: 
Combines art techniques, creative expression, and cultural learning
Covers line, symmetry, mark making, shading, and color theory
Adaptable across grade levels (elementary–middle school)