Chinese Parade Dragon

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Chinese Parade Dragon

Grant's Class was learning about dragons and decided to make a large dragon for a school parade.

Dragons Head: 

Materials

• Use a large rectangular box upside down for the skull 
• 2 Large pieces of foam for the mouth/teeth  
• Tennis balls for eyes
• Green fabric to hang down on the sides of the head.
• Red fabric for Tongue
• Tempra paints (Green, Red, White, Black)
• Glue Gun
• Scissors

Steps

• Shape foam pieces
• Assemble Head by attaching 2 foam pieces to narrow side of box and side flap with a Glue Gun. (Kids will need help)
• Attach tennis ball eyes with glue.
• Cover bottom on long sides and back side of box with cloth. 
• Decorate with paint with tempra paints.

Dragons Body: 

Materials

• Use a large plain rectangular sheet of fabric (roughly 4-5 ft wide and as long as you like
• Small (6-10 in) pieces of coloured fabric/scraps for scales
• Long thin (2 ft) strips of coloured material
• Safety Pins for Pining / Or needle/thread for sowing scales on to larger fabric
• 5 Hula Hoops (depending on length of body) or 4 ft peices of hose to 

Steps

• Attach SCALES - small fabric pieces to cover large plain fabric
• Attach SIDES - Long fabric pieces to side edges of  large plain fabric
• Attach hula-hoops to underside of the large rectangular fabric
• Attach rectangular fabric to Head 

Have children line up under the dragon holding up head and using hoops to hold the body .

Head and hoops are pushed up and down to give the dragon the flowing, life like appearance.

Have fun on parade.