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Paper Chain Snowman Christmas Countdown: Chinese, Korean, & Printable

By Betty
November 18, 2020

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Paper Chain Snowman Christmas Countdown
Paper chain snowman Christmas countdown - free printable advent activity for kids in English, Chinese, and Korean

Christmas is our favorite holiday, and one of favorite advent activities includes this trilingual Paper Chain Snowman Christmas Countdown!

We love paper chain countdowns because it’s a very visual way to kids to know how many days are left until Christmas. It gives then a concrete sense of time, especially as they learn about the calendar.

Plus, my kids find the ripping part very exciting… ha!

To minimize prep time for our family and yours, I’m sharing a printable template for the paper chain snowmen in Chinese, Korean, and English!

Paper chain snowman Christmas countdown - free printable advent activity for kids in English, Chinese, and Korean

Countdown to Christmas in Chinese, Korean, and English with Paper Chain snowmen!

Both of my children can’t wait for Christmas and constantly ask: 到十二月二十五日要多久?(Dào shí’èr yuè èrshíwǔ rì yào duōjiǔ? How long until December 25?). They know the day is special because of Jesus’ birthday, and we get to spend quality family time together!

I first created this printable paper chain snowman activity years ago when my oldest child was learning how to count backwards.

As you can see in the image below, that year we hung up snowmen family without hats. Since we live in sunny California, my daughter said the snowmen were too hot for winter hats! 🙂

Paper chain snowman Christmas countdown - free printable advent activity for kids in English, Chinese, and Korean
How our Chinese paper chain snowmen looked a few years ago! Before, I used SongTi font, but I’ve since updated to KaiTi font per feedback from readers!

Now my youngest child is 4 years old, learning how to count in Chinese, Korean, and English! We are excited to use the paper chain snowmen to celebrate advent in all 3 languages!

Paper Chain Snowman Christmas Countdown - free printable Korean, English, Chinese

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Important Christmas countdown vocabulary in English, Chinese, Pinyin, and Korean

Since my kids are learning Chinese and Korean as minority languages, I took some notes on the translations for other non-fluent parents who have found this list to be helpful!

  • Christmas = 圣诞节 / 聖誕節 (Shèngdàn jié); 크리스마스
  • Start the countdown = 开始倒数 / 開始倒數 (Kāishǐ dàoshǔ); 카운트 타운 시작
  • Numbers = 数字 / 數字 (Shùzì); 숫자
  • Snowmen = 雪人 (Xuěrén); 눈사람
Paper chain snowman Christmas countdown - free printable advent activity for kids in English, Chinese, and Korean
Korean and Chinese printable paper chain snowmen templates

What you need for Paper Chain Snowman Christmas Countdown:

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  1. White paper
  2. Black paper
  3. Small piece of cardboard
  4. Paper chain Snowman template – click on the links below for free downloads in 3 languages:
    1. Chinese numbers
    2. Korean numbers
    3. English (Arabic numerals)
  5. Orange marker
  6. Scissors and/or paper cutter
  7. Tape
  8. Optional for hanging: Clothespins and cotton twine string or painter’s tape
Paper cutter saves time for cutting paper chains
Paper cutter saves time for cutting paper chains

How to set up Paper Chain Snowman Christmas Countdown

How to create the paper chain snowman

  1. Print template on white paper
  2. Cut paper along dotted lines
  3. Use orange marker to draw carrot nose for snowman’s face
  4. Loop and tape the rings together with 5 links attached to each snowman face
  5. Optional: If you prefer to make one long paper chain snowman instead of a snowman family of 5 paper chains, simply recycle the extra smiley faces and connect all of the numbers together!
Paper chain snowman Christmas countdown - free printable advent activity for kids in English, Chinese, and Korean
Cutting Chinese paper chain snowman template

How to create a top hat for the paper chain snowman

  1. Draw top hat shape onto cardboard
  2. Cut out cardboard top hat
  3. Trace cardboard hat template onto black construction paper
  4. cut out
Tracing DIY cardboard hat template on black construction paper

How to prepare paper chain snowman for Christmas countdown

  1. Hang paper chains with clothespins and string
  2. Starting on December 1, remove 1 paper ring each day!
Paper chain snowman Christmas countdown - free printable advent activity for kids in English, Chinese, and Korean
Part of the Chinese paper chain snowman is complete! Now getting the Korean version ready!

Here’s a side view of how the numbers look on each paper chain!

Paper chain snowman Christmas countdown - free printable advent activity for kids in English, Chinese, and Korean

And here’s how each paper chain snowman are hung on our wall last year year! I just taped them up with painter’s tape.

My younger child has been impressed at the length the paper chain snowmen, and we are ready for our trilingual Christmas countdown to begin!!

Here’s our set up this year!

Reading Chinese and English Christmas books, Christmas snowman countdown, Christmas banner

Have you tried the Paper Chain Snowman Christmas Countdown activity?

If you try this activity, please let us know in the comments below! What age(s) are your kid(s) and how did it go? We’d love to hear about your learning experience!

On Instagram and Facebook, tag a photo @chalkacademy and use the hashtag #ChalkAcademy so our family can check out the action! Or email me a photo at [email protected]!

Save this educational Christmas countdown activity on Pinterest!

Paper Chain Snowman Christmas Countdown - free printable Korean, English, Chinese

DIY Christmas Countdown with Bible Verses and Free Envelope Printable

If you’re looking for more educational and meaningful advent activities, here is a DIY Christmas countdown that we created as a family last year!

DIY Christmas Countdown with bible verses and envelopes!

We wrote bible verses for each day of the month, and I’ve included free mini envelope printables that you can use!

Click here to learn more about Christmas Advent Countdown with 25 Envelopes, Bible Verses, & Messages.

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Merry Christmas, friends!

圣诞节快乐 / 聖誕節快樂! (Shèngdàn jié kuàilè)

메리 크리스마스!

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About Betty

I'm a Chinese-American mom who is having fun teaching my children Mandarin Chinese while re-learning the language myself. I love coming up with creative, hands-on, and educational activities, and I hope these ideas help your children have fun learning Chinese!

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Comments

  1. Sophia (aka sofiercely) says

    December 17, 2019 at 1:20 pm

    this is such a great idea!! going to print these now =) thanks so much Betty for all these awesome ideas!

    Reply
    • Betty Choi says

      December 18, 2019 at 7:59 am

      Thank you so much, Sophia! So happy that more families can enjoy them! 🙂 Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  2. Natalia Nita says

    November 30, 2020 at 7:43 pm

    Thanks a lot for sharing. Printing right now before December 1st!

    Reply
    • Betty says

      December 5, 2020 at 12:32 am

      Yay! So glad that you can join us in the countdown :-)!

      Reply

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