It holds seven candles. During Kwanzaa seven candles are used, three red, three green and one black in the middle. Show class how to place candles in the candle holder. One candle is lighted each day of Kwanzaa until all the candles are lit. Art Activity Use red, green and black construction paper to make the candles, and brown construction paper to make the kinara.
Children can design their own kinara.
Paste red, green, and black construction paper strips on poster board in a row. Paste brown construction paper that has already cut to look like a kinara at the bottom of candles. Put up in the classroom until the end of the lesson. Students can use a drawing program such as KidPix, or AppleWorks to draw the kinara , then print them in color. Name the image and Save in a folder or on the hard drive.