Use African colors and harvest foods to decorate the cards or posters containing the words.
asante (ah-sahn'-tay): thank you
bendera (ben-de'-rah) the red, black, and green striped flag of Africa
bibi (bee'-bee) Mrs.
boga (bo'-gah): pumpkin
buba (boo'-buh): an African house
bwana (bwah'-nuh): Mr.
chakula (sha-koo'-lah): food
chungwa (chuhng'-wah): orange
daktari (dahk-tah'-ree): doctor
dashiki (dah-shee'kee): an African man's tunic
duka (doo'-kuh): shop
fundi (fuhn'-dee): teacher or mentor
gele (gay'-lay): an African woman's head cloth or turban
habari (hah-bah'-ree): How are you?
jambo (jahm'-bo): hello
kanzu (kan'-zoo): an African man's robe
karamu (kah-rah'-moo): a thanksgiving harvest feast, held on the last day of Kwanzaa
kofi (ko'-fee): an African hat
kwaheri (kwa-heh'-ree): goodbye
loppa (lahp'-pah): an African skirt
matunda (mah-toon'-dah): fruit
nanasi (nah-nah'-see): pineapple
nazi (nah'-zee): coconut
ndizi (nuh-dee'-zee): banana
peya (pay'-yah): pear
tafadali (tah-fah-dah'-lee): please
toto (toh'-toh): child
tufa (too'-fah): apple
tutaonana (too-tow-nah'-nah): good-bye
wototo (wo-to'-to): children
zazibu (zah-zee'-boo): grapes
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also you can use these Kwanzaa terms:
kikomba cha umoja - the juice shaped cup
kinara - a candleholder
mazao - fresh vegetables and fruit
mishumaa saba - seven holiday candles (three red on the left, black in the middle, and three green on the right)
mkeka - table mat
muhindi - corn
zawadi - presents to exchange with friends
games to play...
songs to sing...
Balloon Battle
balloons
string
inflated balloons
Designate a certain color for each team. If you have a LOT of children you can have more teams or you don't have to have teams at all. Tie a balloon to each players ankle. Each team tries to burst the other's balloon first. The team with the last balloons wins. As your balloon is burst, you withdraw from the game.
waxed paper
styrofoam ball
glue
yellow tissue paper
pipe cleaners
beads
glitter
Place a piece of waxed paper down to protect your surface. Mix 2 parts glue to 1 part water. Tear tissue paper into small 1 - 2 inch pieces. Coat a section of foam ball with glue mixture, cover with pieces of torn tissue paper. Coat over the tissue with glue to smooth down. Repeat this until ball is completely covered. While ball is still wet, give it a sprinkle of glitter. Let ball dry completely. Cut the pipe cleaners in half and stick them into the foam ball in a row. Continue this till a row of rays are around the ball. Now you can either leave the pipe cleaners straight or you can get creative and make them bent or spiraled. Add a pony bead to the end of each pipe cleaner and twist to secure. Attach string and hang.
A fun small plastic dish or bowl
1 Whole Graham Cracker
1 tablespoon cream cheese
1 tablespoon strawberry preserves
This is a dump recipe. Get a large bowl and dump all ingredients into it. Mix well with clean hands. Store in individual sized snack bags that kids can grab and take along.
This month we are giving away some wonderful prizes geared toward kids! Three baseball themed coloring books and a fun exploration book for kids/ 