Friday, February 7, 2014

Country Day: Africa




I am continuing our Country Day series, this time with Africa. I have included lots of fun books, movies, games, foods and crafts for learning about this amazing place.

See our Country Day post about Russia here and stay tuned as we feature more countries to learn about with your kids.

Books about Africa




And Two Great Books about Nelson Mandela


This one above was just published and is called simply "Mandela." 




African Foods



Melktert


Melkkos


Sweetcorn bread or Mealie

African Games


Go on a Number Safari by hiding numbers around the room or around the house. You can even make some binoculars out of toilet paper rolls to help you spy the numbers more effectively. For a fun variation, hide groups of stuffed animals (7 stuffed bears for example) and have your kids take pictures of each group of animals in order. 1- Giraffe, 2- Plastic Hippos 3- Rubber Snakes etc.





Mancala



5 Fun African Games This list includes such fun games as Stockings, Nyama- Nyama- Nyama, and Kudoda.

Great Movies with African Settings



The Lion King



Duma

The Gods Must Be Crazy



Invictus 
African Crafts



African Animal Crafts







Cave Drawings/ Sand Paper Art


African Masks


African Drum



African Folk Tales


African Folk Tale and Fables for Kids

Traditional African Dancing


Learn an african dance with this dance video!

Dress in Traditional African Clothes by draping brightly colored cloth around your body and your head turban style!



How to Wrap an African Style Kanga

Or check out this gorgeous African Paper Dolls Book.


African Paper Dolls

And don't forget to celebrate Kwanzaa!
Here are two great sites with lots of fun ideas.



Kwanzaa for Kids

Activity Village- Kwanzaa
The activity village site includes free printables!



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