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Below you will find Kwanzaa Crafts Arts and Crafts Projects Ideas for your Kids....Many Kwanzaa Crafts for your Children. Tell your children about your African heritage with these crafts and activities.

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Adinkra Printing : Kwanzaa Crafts for African American Kids - Adinkra is a type of cloth worn in Western Africa. It is a printed grid pattern made up of combed grid lines and a small shape printed in the squares.

African Gold Weights - African Gold Weights, an ancient form of African currency, is a fun Kwanzaa craft for kids -- and makes an excellent gift for the holidays.

Animal Anklet - Holiday crafts are not only about decorating your house -- this Kwanzaa activity is all about decorating yourself with cool animal anklets. Wear some of Africa's special creatures to your next Kwanzaa party and make two anklets -- one for each leg.

A Box of Crayons : African Crafts Ideas for Kids - I just finished a lesson in honor of Martin Luther King Day that I found to be one of the best of my 6 year teaching career. This truly is a great lesson I'd love to share!

Adire Cloth : African Crafts Ideas for Kids - In Africa, cloth is used for both decoration and communication. Celebrate African-American heritage with your own colorful scarf or tablecloth that conveys a message.

Animal Cracker Magnets - Making animal cracker magnets is a simple and fun holiday craft activity. Paint the animals in traditional African colors and put them to work holding up all your Kwanzaa and holiday greeting cards.

African Drum Crafts Project for Kwanzaa - Your children can celebrate Kwanzaa by making their own African Drum to play with. Make a drum out of a coffee can and some basic supplies.

African Drum : African Crafts Ideas for Kids - The finished project is about 9 inches tall.

African Drum : African Crafts Ideas for Kids - A conga is an African drum traditionally made of hardwood and a cow-skin drum head.

African Hut Kwanzaa Craft - Make a simple African dwelling. To make this hut you will need a round can or jar, brown construction paper, paper shreds or raffia, crayons, glue, and scissors.

Amazing African Masks Craft for Kids - Discover some of the splendor and richness of Africa!

Barotse Bowl - Making bowls is a traditional craft of the Barotse tribe of Zambia -- make a Barotse bowl to hold Kwanzaa treats.

Bottle-cap Tambourines : African Arts and Crafts Ideas for Children - Make and shake these tambourines that are popular in Brazil and Africa.

Corn Cob Craft - Materials you will need are a printer, paper, scissors, glue, and something to color with.  You will also need popcorn or yellow tissue paper if you choose to glue it onto the craft.

Corn Collage - Fall means harvest time, and that means fresh corn on the cob! Share in the harvest with your kids this year by making this cute and festive corn collage to display.

Cute Kinara Paper Craft - This cute Kwanzaa Kinara craft is very easy for young children to make and it turns out really cute.  They love the little faces on the candles. 

Doll Pin Kinara : Kwanzaa Arts and Crafts Ideas for Kids - Create your own kinara for Kwanzaa out of doll pins and spools. Fun to paint and display!- Create your own kinara for Kwanzaa out of doll pins and spools. Fun to paint and display!

Ear of Corn Place Cards : Kwanzaa Arts and Crafts Ideas for Kids - Make festive place cards that picture an ear of corn. These simple-to-make table decorations are great for any celebration.

Easy Kwanzaa Kleenex Box Cover - It's very easy and fun to make.

Egg-citing Safari - Put the animals of Africa into a beautiful centerpiece with an "egg-citing" Kwanzaa safari -- a fun children's holiday craft project.

Egg Carton Kinara - Celebrate the season of Kwanzaa with this fun and easy to make kinara. The colors of the candles represent the people (black), their struggles (red), and the future (green).

Egg Carton Mancala Game - Eco-Friendly Christmas or Holiday Gift From Recycled Materials

Fabulous Felt Kinara for Kwanzaa - Light up your Kwanza celebration with a felt kinara! To make this felt kinara, you will need red, green, black, yellow and two other colors.

Family History Book for Kwanzaa - Kids can fill a woven book cover with your family's history--it's the perfect craft to make as a gift for Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, Mother's Day, Father's Day or any occasion.

Felt Kufi : African Arts and Crafts Ideas for Children - Celebrate Kwanzaa with this tri-colored traditional headware.

Fimo Kinara - The colors of Kwanzaa shine through with this rolled and stacked Fimo clay candleholder craft for kids.

Family Trees from Handprints Kwanzaa Tradition- Make a fantastic family using the handprint cut-outs of your family members. To make this craft project you will need colored construction paper, scissors, glue, tape, a pencil or pen, crayons, your hand to trace, and your family members hands to trace To begin trace your hand on colored construction paper and cut out the print you made.

Flags of Africa Kwanzaa Cards - Research your family’s heritage, find your flag and make a Happy Kwanzaa card!

Freedom Friends : African Arts and Crafts Ideas for Children - Friends come in all colors and sizes! Teach kids about diversity and freedom with these cute little puppets.

Glittering Freedom Bell : African Arts and Crafts Ideas for Children- The Liberty Bell, and its replica the Freedom Bell, are symbolic of independence and equality--two ideals that Martin Luther King Jr. - fought to achieve for all men and women.

Handprint Kinara Kwanzaa Craft for Kids- Make this fabulous kinara from your handprints! To make this kinara you will need colored construction paper, scissors, and glue.

Kinara Centerpiece - A pretty Kinara centerpiece craft that kids can make as a Kwanzaa decoration.

Kwanzaa Bag - The beautiful Kwanzaa bag is a great gift -- full or empty -- and an easy holiday craft activity for both kids and adults.

Kente Cloths : African Arts and Crafts Ideas for Children- An interesting African craft.

Kwanzaa Calendar - The Kwanzaa calendar is a kids' craft that is sure to delight everyone. It is fun to make and is as colorful as it is helpful.

Kwanzaa Bead Candles : African Arts and Crafts Ideas for Children - These beaded "candles" are a creative way to introduce the seven principles of Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday that begins December 26.

Kwanzaa Kinara : Crafts to Celebrate Your African American Heritage - In order to play this game, a prop box needs to be made.

Kwanzaa Mobile : Crafts to Celebrate Your African American Heritage - This craft project incorporates the three colors and seven principles of Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa Necklace : Crafts to Celebrate Your African American Heritage - Celebrate African-American heritage by wearing a necklace made with traditional holiday colors -- black to symbolize the people of Africa, red to recall struggles for freedom and green for growth.

Kwanzaa Candle - This pretend Kwanzaa candle is made with a toilet paper tube, a printer and a little imagination.  It goes well as a table decoration

Kwanzaa Candle Craft -Learn how to make this candle craft to celebrate Kwanzaa with your kids.

Kwanzaa Candles Card - You can make a simple and elegant card for Kwanzaa. The candles and candleholder are cut from construction paper.

Kwanzaa Handprint Wreath Craft for Kids - I love handprint crafts! I save each one in a special binder and peek at them every so often. It's fun to compare and see how they've grown.

Kwanzaa Candles With Secret Treat - Make candles (called mishumaa in Swahili) containing secret treats to decorate your Kwanzaa celebration table. These simple-to-make candles are a great table decoration that can be given to children as an after-dinner treat.

Kwanzaa Corn Pin - Children can create this attractive Woodsies Kwanzaa Corn Pin for their parents to wear for Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa Gift Can - A Kwanzaa gift craft for kids made out of a recycled can and specially painted for Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa Napkin Ring Craft - This makes a good craft for a Kwanzaa party.  It's fairly quick to do if you do the first four steps prior to the party.  Then let the party-goers glue on their own corn cobs, use stickers and sparkles to decorate, and inscribe their names.   It goes well as a table decoration.

Kwanzaa Party Favors - Make a miniature flag as a party favor for each person you invite to your holiday karamu, or Kwanzaa celebration feast. It's an easy craft activity that everyone can take part in.

Kwanzaa Place Mat - Make a place mat to decorate your Kwanzaa celebration table. These simple-to-make woven construction paper place mats represent a straw place mat (called mkeka in Swahili

Kwanzaa Preschool Craft Outfit - Kwanzaa, an African-American celebration, is a non-religious holiday celebrated from December 26th to January 1st. Kwanzaa honors values such as unity, creativity, faith, and self-determination.While creating this Kwanzaa holiday craft, you can discuss these important values with your preschooler, while giving her a unique and colorful Kwanzaa outfit to remember them by.

Hanging Kwanzaa Kinara - Lighting the candles on the kinara is an especially joyous time. Our holiday wall hanging makes it easy, and safe, for even the youngest child to participate.

Kalah Game for Kwanzaa - Every African plays some version of kalah, for example, mancala or awari. The game can be simple enough for children as young as five, or complex enough for to satisfy more experienced players.

Kinara Making Crafts Instructions for Kids - You can make a Kinara (a seven branch candlestick) as a way of celebrating Kwanzaa. The seven branches and candles (one black, three red - on the right, three green - on the left) of the Kinara represent each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa Chains - Make a decorative Kwanzaa chain to celebrate the holiday! Make a festive holiday paper chain to decorate with using colored construction paper.

Kwanzaa Yarn and Ribbon Craft - Wonderful yarn and ribbon cards to help you celebrate the holiday! To make this holiday card you will need colored yarn or colored ribbon (red, green, black, and yellow), construction paper, scissors, and glue.

Kwanzaa Ideas for Families - The Kwanzaa celebration occurs right after Christmas. Although the two share some similarities, like exchanging gifts and spending time with loved ones, Kwanzaa has a unique meaning all it's own. Use the links below to learn more about this special occasion or to add to your family celebration.

Kwanzaa Kinara Prinout Craft - Make a Kinara to celebrate Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa Banner Crafts Activity for Kids - This banner features the kinara, a seven-branched candleholder that symbolizes the African people and continent.

Kwanzaa Family History Book - Help your children make a fun book that puts them in touch with their past.

Kwanzaa Card Crafts Project - Make this colorful card to send to your family and friends. "Muhindi" means corn, which represents the children of the family.

Kinara for Kwanzaa Craft - Older children and adults will enjoy making this keepsake.

Kwanzaa Corn Necklace - At the Kwanzaa celebration, each ear of corn represents a child in the family. Moms or Grandmas won't think this necklace is too "corny" to show off.

Kwanzaa "Friends" Paper Doll Craft - Terrific for Kwanzaa! Print our clothes made from Kente cloth or design your own textile patterns.

Mancala Game Kwanzaa Arts and Crafts Project for Children - After you have transformed your egg cartons into a Mancala playboard, collect some tokens and it's time to play!

Mancala Game - Play for hours when you create this fun African Mancala Game from recycled egg cartons and tuna cans. Great for all ages!

Make an African Drum - Kwanzaa is often celebrated with traditional African music, with the rhythm provided by African drums. Here is a craft idea for making your own.

Make A Woven Mat : Crafts to Celebrate Your African American Heritage - People in western Africa wear clothes from a cloth made of thin strips of fabric woven together. Why not weave yourself a paper placemat in the colors of Kwanzaa?

Make A Rain Stick for Kwanzaa - How to make a rain stick for Kwanzaa celebration and play.

Make a Kufi Hat Crafts Project for Kids- Make an traditional African hat from simple materials.

Make a Papier Mache Bowl for Kwanzaa - Use this bowl to hold the Mazao (or fresh fruits and vegetables ) which will be placed on the Mkeka (mat) of your home Kwanzaa table

Make An African Drum : Crafts to Celebrate Your African American Heritage - Kwanzaa is often celebrated with traditional African music, with the rhythm provided by African drums. Here is a craft idea for making your own.

Make an African Mask/Shield : Crafts to Celebrate Your African American Heritage - There are eye holes so the kids can see (they can only see through one hole at a time) and it's a perfect size for protecting your body from the razor sharp claws of Sera our housecat.

Make Your Own Mancala Game - Play for hours when you create this fun African Mancala Game from recycled egg cartons and tuna cans. Great for all ages!

Mkeka Mat Making Instsructions for Kwanzaa- Celebrate Kwanzaa in style with this colorful woven Mkeka mat craft. It's a good activity for one or for a group and the finished craft makes a meaningful keepsake.

Mkekea Craft Kwanzaa Activity Idea for Kids- Celebrating Kwanzaa allows you to show your creativity. You can make a mkeka from cloth, string, paper, or other materials. Make our woven mat with construction paper for easy assembly.

My Kwanzaa Family - My Kwanzaa Family is a wonderful holiday craft project that shows everyone how much your family means to you.

Musical Drums for Kwanzaa - Making music is a big part of the entertainment for the karamu (or feast), and drumming has always been important in African music. Bring the tradition and excitement to Kwanzaa with our easy-to-make drum.

Sign My Kwanzaa Tablecloth - Start your own Kwanzaa tradition with the "Sign my Kwanzaa tablecloth" holiday project -- it is a lovely craft piece that will help you preserve fun memories year after year.

String of African Flags - Make a string of African flags to decorate a room and celebrate Kwanzaa. These simple-to-make strings make a great classroom decoration. You can drape the strings across rooms or over windows.

Sweet Corn Fuse Bead Pattern - Try this sweet corn fuse bead pattern at Kwanzaa.

Unity Cup to Celebrate Kwanzaa - The Kikombe Cha Umoja, or Unity Cup, is used on the sixth day of Kwanzaa to perform the libation ritual during the Karamu feast. Make your own decorative unity cup to celebrate this holiday.

Vinyl Placemat Crafts Project for Kwanzaa- These placemats wipe-off easily and stack easily in a drawer. The placemats are thinner than store bought placemats so you can store many more in the same amount of space.

African Masks Printables - A LOT of printable African Masks that are a lot of fun to wear. You might even like their Other African Printable Crafts Here.

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