Labor Day Holiday

Enslow Publishers will be closed on Monday, Sept 2nd, in observance of Labor Day. Did you know that the first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept 5, 1882 in New York City? For information on the history of Labor Day and how it became a nationwide holiday check out the United States Department of Labor web site.

Wishing everyone a safe holiday weekend!

Kwanzaa Craft

Kwanzaa is a family holiday that lasts from December 26 to January 1. Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor, and his friends created Kwanzaa in 1966. They wanted African Americans to have a special holiday to celebrate family and community.

Mkeka Craft 

The mkeka (m-KAY-kah) is the woven mat that decorates the Kwanzaa table. It is usually woven from straw or other natural fibers. Kwanzaa symbols such as the kinara, the seven candles, the unity cup, the ears of corn, and the basket of fruits and vegetables are placed on a mkeka.

What You Will Need

ruler
pencil
scissors
yellow construction paper
light-brown construction paper

What to Do

1. Use a ruler and pencil to draw lines that are 2 inches apart and 18 inches long on yellow construction
    paper. Use a ruler and pencil to draw lines that are 2 inches apart and 18 inches long on the light-brown
    construction paper.

2. Cut along the lines on both sheets of paper.

3. Weave all the strips of light-brown paper and all the strips of yellow paper together.

4. Glue all loose ends. Let dry.

Happy Thanksgiving!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM ENSLOW PUBLISHERS!