By Gail Leino
Kwanzaa is a special holiday for many people all over and celebrating it is very important. When you decorate for Kwanzaa it is always great to get the kids involved in the decorating. One great way to do this is to have them make their own decorations with crafts.
A fun and easy craft is an African Drum. You will need to have an empty coffee can, glue dots, glue gun (low temp) or tacky glue, tape, safari animal stickers, construction paper, colored tape and scissors. The kids will need to cut a piece of yellow construction paper so that it fits around the coffee can. Glue the paper to the can and then the kids can decorate it their own way.
Another fun and easy craft is mini music makers. You will need to get two empty film canisters for each kid, two crafts sticks for each kid, colored tape, black marker or paint, rice, beans or beads and scissors. The first step is to paint the craft sticks black. Then decorate the sticks and the film containers with the colored tape. Then cut a slit in the bottom of the container so that the craft sticks will be secure. Put some rice, beans or beads into the containers. You want to fill them until they are half full. Put the film container top back on and then push the craft sticks into the bottom. These two crafts are fun, easy to do and a great way to get some family time together.
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