A great craft to discuss the seven principals for Kwanzaa. Each loop includes the name of each symbol. Kids can also draw or cut out pictures for the symbols as well. Free kids crafts shares the details.
Good for ages 5 and up.
Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/kwanzaa-chain/
The Seven Principals of Kwanzaa:
Each
represents values and concepts reflective of African culture and contribution to community
building and reinforcement. The basic symbols in Swahili and then in English are:
Mazao (The Crops)The African harvest celebrations and of the rewards
of productive and collective labor.
Mkeka (The Mat)The tradition,
history and the foundation on which we build.
Kinara (The Candle Holder)The roots of
continental Africans.
Muhindi (The Corn)Children and the future which they embody.
Mishumaa Saba (The Seven Candles)The Seven Principles, the matrix and
minimum set of values which African people are urged to live by in order
to rescue and reconstruct their lives in their own image and according
to their own needs.
Kikombe cha Umoja (The Unity Cup)The foundational principle and practice of unity which makes all else possible.
Zawadi (The Gifts)The labor and love of parents
and the commitments made and kept by the children.
There are also the supplemental symbols of the flag:
Bendera (The Flag)The colors of the
Kwanzaa flag are the colors of the Organization, black, red and
green; black for the people, red for their struggle, and green for the
future and hope that comes from their struggle.
