Students in the Piscataway High School Life Skills art class found creative and high-tech ways to learn about and celebrate Lunar New Year!

Teacher Justin Lee first showed them a video that explained the Lunar New Year and how different countries celebrate. He also told them about his own life experiences celebrating with his family.

The students then got to work coloring and wearing lion masks to recognize lion dancing as a ceremonial ritual to bring prosperity and good luck.

Mr. Lee also created traditional “red envelopes” to allow student to take small goodies home, including Japanese guava candy – and Lunar New Year coins that he created using the class’s new 3-D printer! He said the 3-D printer has been an excellent addition to his class, enabling him and his students to create objects for Valentine’s Day, Halloween, and Christmas, as well.