Get ready for Lunar New Year with these free printable Chinese New Year red envelope templates.
We have created a full set of 24 printable hongbao that you can print, cut and fold at home. There are cute envelopes for kids, detailed coloring designs, and classic red and gold envelopes for a more traditional look.
Use them for gifting money, chocolate coins or small notes of blessing to family, friends, students and party guests.
Free printable Chinese New Year red envelopes
This collection includes 24 different printable red envelope templates.
You will find:
- Year Of The Horse 2026 envelopes
Detailed horse designs, bold red and gold horse patterns and cute kawaii horse characters for the Year Of The Horse. - Kawaii character red envelopes
Smiling dragons, lucky cats, lanterns, koi fish, oranges, dumplings, gold ingots, firecrackers and more. Some are in full colour and some are black and white for kids to color in. - Traditional red and gold envelopes
Elegant envelopes with lanterns, flowers, waves, clouds and 福 characters that feel more classic and grown up. - Coloring red envelope templates
Outlined designs that children can color before you fold them. These work well on white card, but you can also print on light red paper for an extra festive look.
Every page has a ready made envelope template with cut and fold lines, so there is no measuring or guessing.
Year of the Horse Red Envelope Templates
Chinese New Year Red Envelope Templates
How to print these Chinese New Year red envelope templates
Printing is simple even if you only have a basic home printer.
- Click the image of your favorite red envelope template
- A high quality pdf will open in a new tab – download or print directly from your browser
- Set the print scale to Actual size or 100 percent
- Choose Highest or Best quality if your printer has that option
- For black and white designs you can print in grayscale or on coloured paper
If your printer has a border, leave the scaling alone and let the small margin print. The envelope template is designed to sit safely inside the printable area.
How to fold your printable red envelopes
Each template has solid lines for cutting and dotted lines for folding.
- Print the page on your chosen paper or card.
- Cut around the envelope shape following the outer solid line.
- Score the fold lines lightly with a blunt knife or bone folder if you want very crisp folds.
- Fold in the side flaps along the dotted lines.
- Fold up the bottom flap and glue it to the side flaps.
- Leave the top flap open until you have filled the envelope, then fold it down and secure it with a sticker, glue stick or a small piece of tape.
We use a glue stick with our children because it is quick and not too messy.
Ideas for using your printable red envelopes
There are lots of ways to use these printable Chinese New Year red envelope templates:
- Give money gifts to children, grandchildren or godchildren
- Fill with chocolate coins, sweets or small toys for party favours
- Use the coloring envelopes as a classroom craft before Lunar New Year
- Create a red envelope banner by pegging empty envelopes onto twine
- Slip a handwritten blessing or prayer inside for friends and family
- Use them in math activities, pretend play shops or Chinese New Year role play
Because you can print as many as you like, each child can choose their favourite design and decorate it in their own style.
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These all work well together with the zodiac animal coloring pages to create a complete celebration or lesson plan.
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