Things You'll Need:
- red, green or gold glitter
- red, black or green ribbons
- red, black and green markers
- 2 Binding Rings
- thin, black felt-tip pens
- Kwanzaa Stickers
- Hole Punchers
- 5x7 Index Cards
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Step 1
Determine the number of people who will be participating in your Kwanzaa celebration.
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Step 2
Ask each person to bring several of their favorite family recipes with them to the first night's event.
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Step 3
After the Kwanzaa ceremony, provide each person with several 5x7 index cards and a thin-tipped black marker.
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Step 4
Ask guests to write down their recipes on the cards.
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Step 5
Invite the children to participate by having them decorate 5x7 cards with red, green and black markers or crayons, Kwanzaa stickers, glue glitter, ribbons and other items.
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Step 6
Gather the cards and punch two holes at the top of each card. (Make sure the holes are located in the same position on each card.)
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Step 7
Organize the recipes. Use the cards decorated by the children as a cover and as category dividers, if desired.
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Step 8
Bind the cards together with ribbon or with single binding rings sold at office supply stores.
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Step 9
Add recipes to the book each year during Kwanzaa.
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Step 10
Take good care of the cookbook so it may be passed down from generation to generation.








