Kwanzaa

Here are instructions for making a straw mat -- called a mkeka -- for your Kwanzaa celebration.

Follow these instructions to decorate your own unity cup for your Kwanzaa celebration.

One of the symbols of Kwanzaa is zawadi, or gifts. A handmade gift like this necklace will be treasured.

In this art activity, your toddler paints a Kwanzaa place mat with a corn cob.

This necklace in traditional African and Kwanzaa colors is an easy art project for a toddler.

Follow these simple instructions to make a pasta necklace, which can be given as a Zawadi gift.

Have your preschool child cut animal shapes out of clay to create Zawadi gifts!

Teach your toddler to build a Kwanzaa chain made of colored construction paper, and use it to decorate your home.

Help your preschooler make his own mkeka, the woven mat on which other Kwanzaa symbols rest.