When is Kwanzaa 2026?

Kwanzaa runs for seven days, from December 26, 2026 to January 1, 2027. Each day honors one of the seven principles, and families light one more candle on the kinara each night.

What are the seven principles of Kwanzaa?

The Nguzo Saba: umoja (unity), kujichagulia (self-determination), ujima (collective work and responsibility), ujamaa (cooperative economics), nia (purpose), kuumba (creativity) and imani (faith). The seven principles posters and word search teach one per day.

What Kwanzaa activities work for preschool and kindergarten?

The kinara cut and paste craft, a paper tube candle craft, a handprint wreath, Kwanzaa I Spy and Can You Find? pages, a pencil control booklet, a busy book and an emergent reader. Each page lists its grade range.

Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 as a celebration of African American culture and family. The name comes from the Swahili phrase for first fruits of the harvest.

December 26 to January 1, 2027

Kwanzaa Activities for Kids

Pre-K to 5th Grade · 38 printables · Print-ready PDFs

Kinara crafts, the seven principles and the seven symbols, ready to print.

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Grade-alignedEvery printable is matched to the grades it fits, Pre-K to 5th grade.
Print and goReady-to-print US Letter PDFs, with steps and supply lists on the craft pages. No prep needed.
38 Kwanzaa printables16 kinds of activities in one place, made by teachers for real classrooms.