In order to carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture, enhance national self-confidence and pride, and promote the new vitality of traditional art, on February 3, Gaotai County Library held a children's paper-cutting activity of "skillfully cutting window flowers and welcoming the New Year with joy" to add a festive atmosphere to the upcoming Spring Festival.
During the activity, the library teacher organized the children to appreciate the exquisite paper-cut window flowers, and told the children about the origin and meaning of the New Year's window flowers and window flowers, so that they had an understanding of the art of paper-cutting. Then, the teacher explained in detail to the children the materials, patterns, patterns and other related knowledge of paper-cutting, and taught the children to start from learning to cut the simplest pattern, follow the teacher step by step to learn the folding method of paper-cutting, the drawing method of the pattern, the marking method of the cut part, and then learn the cutting method under the guidance of the teacher. Following the teacher's explanation and demonstration, the children were engrossed, carefully folding, drawing, and cutting, and the ordinary red paper became a window flower full of New Year's flavor in the hands of the children. Looking at the works in their hands, the children were full of surprise, and with the encouragement of the teacher, they gave full play to their imagination, cut a large window flower, and then cut a small window flower, admired each other, and happily displayed their works. Paper-cut works and happy smiling faces form the most beautiful picture.
This activity enriched the children's cultural life during the winter vacation, created a strong festival atmosphere, and the children also appreciated the charm of paper-cutting art, mastered simple origami paper-cutting skills, and exercised their hands-on ability. The beautiful window flowers also convey the children's best wishes for the New Year. (Gaotai County Library: Wang Caiyin)