Kwanzaa is an African-American holiday which celebrates African-American culture and unity. Kara's first Kwanzaa is spent with her friend Jade. The two of them make a Kwanzaa mat, a kinara, and a drum. The story includes many fun crafts and puzzles for your kids. This makes a great Kwanzaa or Christmas gift. Celebrate diversity and multiculturalism.

Kara, who has never celebrated Kwanzaa before is visiting her friend, Jade, for the holiday. Kara learns all about Kwanzaa and helps Jade make Kwanzaa decorations. This book includes activities and puzzles. Kids learn to make an adinkra print, a drum, and a Kwanzaa mat. There is a dot-to-dot, mazes, and pictures to color. This educational, fun book would make a great Kwanzaa or Christmas gift.

This book tells the story of Kwanzaa and includes crafts for your kids. You can make a Kwanzaa mat, a drum, a kinara, and there are puzzles included. Makes a great Christmas or Kwanzaa present

Symbols of the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa—including harvest fruits and vegetables, the Kwanzaa cup and candles, and the mkeka mat—are the basis of many of the twenty projects in this unique book. Guided by colorful illustrations and using materials that are readily available, even young children will be able to make these easy crafts for a Kwanzaa celebration that is truly special.

“Defines each day with the principle, its candle color, symbol, a descriptive story of poem, and a bunch of make-it-now crafts...Recipes, too, are easy to imitate, from banana bread as a gift to rice and black-eyed peas eaten on New Year’s Day for good luck. Illustrations, including photographs, capture the spirit.”—Booklist. “Full of stories, crafts and recipes.”—Publishers Weekly.

22 fun projects for kids help them learn about Kwanzaa.

Do your readers want to make their own paper kinara pop-up card? The kinara is an important part of Kwanzaa. Readers follow storyteller Randel McGee as he explores Kwanzaa. Readers will learn to make a lion, a mkeka (the mat used in Kwanzaa celebrations), and more.