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By Charise Rohm Nulsen
Entertainment and Activities, Holidays, Kwanzaa
Entertainment and Activities, Holidays, Kwanzaa
By Jacqueline Weiss
Entertainment and Activities, Holidays, Kwanzaa
Entertainment and Activities, Holidays, Kwanzaa
  • Entertainment and Activities
    Kwanzaa

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

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Kwanzaa

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

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Kwanzaa

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

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Kwanzaa

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

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Kwanzaa

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

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Kwanzaa

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

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Kwanzaa

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

  • Kwanzaa

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

  • Kwanzaa

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

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