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Felt Kinara - Glue felt reactangle onto oaktag. They should be same size, or oaktag can be slightly larger. This is the background. Glue kinara onto felt background. Children put black candle in the center (DO NOT GLUE!!) and three red on 1 side and 3 red on the other. Light the candles with the orange felt flames. ...
Kwanzaa Designs - Dribble rubber cement over paper, allow to dry for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Paint over glue. When glue is dry, peel off cement and reveal designs. This can be hung as a decoration, or used as a placemat. *Use care with children and rubber cement.
Mkeka (place mat) - take your black, red, green material cut with scissors into strips interweave the strips using one colour at a time fold over the end edges and hot glue gun them to stay in place. You can also use construction paper instead of material. This makes a wonderful mkeka (place mat) for the kwanzaa celabration... ...
Learn Swahili Words - 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 ...
Kwanzaa Memory Book - The plastic bags will be the pages of your book. Stack them so that th bottoms of the bags are on your left. From the brown paper bag, cut a cover that folds around the plastic bags to form both the front and the back of the book. (The cover should be a little larger than the pages.) Make sure all ...
Lentil Centerpiece - Set candle in center of plate. Line the plate with a single layer of cotton. Dampen cotton and cover with a layer of lentils. Mist the lentils and pour off any standing water. Cover the plate with plastic wrap. Put in window, but avoid direct sun. Check cotton every few days and mist when needed. ...
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