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Kwanzaa Coloring Pages

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Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration of African American culture held from December 26 to January 1. Each night a candle is lit on the kinara, the seven-branched candle holder, for one of seven principles. These pages show the kinara on a woven mkeka mat, the carved unity cup, a basket overflowing with the harvest, ears of corn tied together and a table set with all the Kwanzaa symbols.

There are people celebrating too, from a family gathered as a child lights a kinara candle to children and adults dancing and playing djembe drums, plus gifts of books, a kente-style pattern, a Kwanzaa mandala, a kawaii kinara and a simple kinara with seven tall candles. Start with the six picks below or browse every Kwanzaa page, then download the free PDF.

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Line art of a woven harvest basket filled with corn, leafy greens, bananas, grapes, carrots, squash, and assorted round fruits.

Kwanzaa Harvest Basket Coloring Page

A woven basket overflows with harvest produce, including ears of corn, leafy greens, bananas, grapes, carrots, squash, and round fruits. Thick outlines define the braided rim and layered basket weave.

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Symmetrical Kwanzaa mandala with a central candleholder and lit candles, surrounded by corn, bananas, fruit, drums, leaves, sun rays, and geometric patterns.

Kwanzaa Mandala Coloring Page

A symmetrical Kwanzaa mandala centers on a candleholder with lit candles, surrounded by corn, bananas, round fruit, drums, leaves, sun rays, and geometric border bands.

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Tall patterned unity cup on a woven tray, surrounded by ears of corn and a bowl holding round fruit, leaves, and a tall curved fruit shape.

Kwanzaa Unity Cup Coloring Page

A tall patterned unity cup stands on a woven tray beside a bowl of fruit and ears of corn. Diamond and triangle bands decorate the cup, while leaves and round fruit fill the bowl.

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Things to make with your kwanzaa coloring pages

Color the seven candles

The kinara holds one black candle in the middle, three red candles on the left and three green on the right. Color the candles on the kinara pages in that order.

Learn a principle each night

Kwanzaa has seven principles, one for each night. Color a kinara page and write one principle beside each candle as you light it during the week.

Weave a paper mat

Color the kente pattern, cut it into strips and weave them with plain paper strips to make a small mkeka mat for your Kwanzaa table.

Each picture is an individual vector PDF. Print on US Letter, or choose “Fit to page” for A4. Try one copy first to check the margins.

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Questions about kwanzaa coloring pages

Are there Kwanzaa pages with large shapes for younger colorists?

The Simple Kinara shows seven tall candles with flames on a plain holder drawn with extra thick lines, and the kawaii kinara gives its candles, an ear of corn and pieces of fruit smiling faces.

See: Simple Kinara · Kawaii Kinara with Candles

Which Kwanzaa pages show people celebrating?

A family gathers around a table while a child lights one of the kinara candles, and at a community celebration children and adults dance and play djembe drums in front of a table with a kinara.

See: Family Lighting the Kinara · Drum Celebration for Kwanzaa

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