How to Download Kwanzaa Coloring Pages
Whether you're a teacher or a parent, coloring pages are a great way to get very young kids involved in celebrating Kwanzaa. Children who are too young to understand the stories and history behind the holiday and a glimpse into the festivities by coloring pages that feature items such as the "Mishumaa Saba," or Seven Candles, the Unity Cup or the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
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Find and Download Coloring Pages
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Search for age-appropriate coloring pages. Many websites offer options for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten kids. The difference is not only in the complexity of the graphics but also in the meaning of the pictures.
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Choose different coloring pages for each day of Kwanzaa. The coloring pages offered at FirstSchool were designed to represent the seven principles of Kwanzaa: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith (see Resources below).
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Download the coloring page directly to your computer if you want to add words or change some of the graphics on the page before printing it. For example, you can add the name of your child to a certain object on the page, so he feels as part of the design when he's working on it.
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Search teaching websites for ideas on how to use the coloring pages creatively. For example, instead of simply printing the pages for coloring, you can cut them up to make them into a puzzle so kids can have fun putting them together and then coloring them. Or wait for them to color them first, and then cut into pieces.
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Look into Coloring Planet and FirstSchool to download coloring pages that have been combined with other activities, such as WordSearches and Crosswords (see Resources below). Use these pages to keep kids busy and to help them incorporate some of the basic words of Kwanzaa into their everyday vocabulary.
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Tips & Warnings
If you want to use the pages to teach kids about Kwanzaa, choosing one that is age-appropriate can make your job much easier. For example, children under the age of 5 should be encouraged to color large shapes with a variety of colors. Older children can enter drawing contests which encourage cleaner lines and more precise shading.
