Holiday Lights:
Light is meaningful in holiday celebrations in many cultures.
Share some information about the Hanukkah or Chanukah holiday
below. Read a related picture book, video, sing a song or read a
poem.
Holiday information:
Kwanzaa,
is an Pan-African
festival that honors African American heritage, and it lasts seven
days from December 26th to January 1st. It celebrates families
and traditional African values as outlined in the seven Kwanzaa
principles. Each night, a candle is lit in the Kinara (candle
holder), and a Kwanzaa principle is discussed. The Kinara
symbolizes the stalks of corn that branch off to form new stalks,
representing how the human family is created, and it honors ancestors. One ear of corn is placed on a place mat (mkeka) for
each child present on the Feast of Karamu on December 31st.
Online resource: Kwanzaa
at Wikipedia.org
Activity > Kwanzaa Printable Candle
Review the significant symbols in the craft:
The three colors of Kwanzaa are green, black and red. The ears of corn
represent fertility and that children are the hope of the
future. Each person is responsible for the children in
the community.
Craft instructions >
1. Print on sturdy paper or card stock.
2. Color if applicable with the holiday colors.
3. Cut out and assemble > paste large oval to back of candle,
paste flame, and the two ears of corn as shown.
4. Optional > Write a holiday message on the oval above the
flame.
Uses for craft > Ornament, gift tag, greeting card (paste to
folded paper and write greeting message inside), add to a wreath or
other similar decoration.
Activity > Nursery Rhyme Adaptation (ages 18 months-5):
Twinkle, twinkle Kwanzaa lights,
Fruits of harvest shared these nights.
Twinkle, twinkle Kwanzaa lights,
lights that teach on happy nights.
Activity > Alphabet Skills
Letter C is for Candle and
Corn >
Present letter
C worksheet and mini-book program. Print the four or eight word
search game with writing tracers or blank lines to practice
letter C and it features the word candle.
or
Letter K is for Kwanzaa and Kinara >
Present letter
K worksheet and mini-book program. Print the four word
search game with writing tracers or blank lines to practice
letter K.
Holidays Lights Candle Theme Crafts:
There are other similar holiday candle crafts for Christmas, Hanukkah
and St.
Patrick's Day.
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Kwanzaa
Candle Craft
Templates
Color
version
Black
& White
Review other printable materials listed in the instructions
Materials:
*paper
*scissors
*glues stick
*coloring and writing materials
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