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What Gifts to Buy for Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa is a festival that celebrates the values and culture of the African people and its importance in African-American society today. It is celebrated between the 26th of December and the 1st of January. Here are some tips on how to inculcate these values through the perfect gifts for children.
- Each day of the Kwanzaa week emphasizes on one of the seven values. Remember to buy gifts that are relevant.
- Informative and educational books and movies make for the perfect Kwanzaa gifts.
- Creativity and appreciating the arts is one of the values taught during Kwanzaa. Decorating the child’s room with prints from African wildlife or buying handmade African crafts are a wonderful way to teach your child to be creative.
Whatever you decide to buy your child remember to gift wrap it in the Kwanzaa colors: Black, Red and Green.
Happy Kwanzaa!
Giraffe Jewelry Box
We came across this little giraffe sitting pretty on www.elegantbox.com. Measuring 4 inches in height, this giraffe jewelry box makes a nice Kwanzaa gift for girls of all ages. Parts of the giraffes mosaic skin pattern are embedded with Austrian crystals and the jewelry box can be used to store earrings, charm bracelets and other trinkets.
The figurine is hand crafted out of fine pewter, and costs around $77. The perfect Kwanzaa gift for your little princess.
Bring Home Disney Magic this Kwanzaa
There is no better way to teach kids lessons about values than through the beautiful animated stories from Disney. And no movie is as moving and powerful as The Lion King.
Set in Africa, this movie brings alive family values, self preservation, unity, courage and bravery. The perfect gift for any child.
The movie encompasses all the values that Kwanzaa seeks to teach. Bring home the DVD set, which is available at www.amazon.com for $35. Why not make it a complete Lion King gift basket with a personalized Simba tee from zazzle.com. These tees start at around $20.
Bringing home a bit of Africa
L.A. Rug inc. has a beautiful rug titled ‘Out of Africa’. The colorful rug is a perfect addition to any childrens room this Kwanzaa. The rug is made from a non-toxic child friendly nylon with a latex back with makes it easy to clean.
The bold designs and colors in the drawing of the African animals of a huge boat with a border of wild flowers is vivid, bright and festive. The colors are jet printed. The rug measures 39 inches by 58 inches and costs $105. You can pick it up at the BedBath store.
Filling the house with music this Kwanzaa
West music (www.westmusic.com) has some great musical gifts you can give your kids this Kwanzaa. One that your kids will definitely love is the Remo Kids Percussion Djembe Package that costs $60.
This muscial toy is great for kids over five years as the Djembe is the perfect size for small hands. The package also comes with and African playground CD so the kids can play along. This African drum is made from recycled hardwood fibres and makes for hours of musical fun.
Bring home some festive music this Kwanzaa.